Experts' Choice Award German Village
What the experts agree on
This 223-acre neighborhood south of downtown preserves 19th-century German immigrant heritage through brick cottages, cobbled streets, and wrought-iron details. Pedestrians flock here for its walkable charm, historic architecture, and authentic
“the 233-acre enclave of preserved cottages and town homes six blocks south of the Ohio Statehouse, has its roots in an 1814 addition to Columbus's south side.”
– Fodor's
Lonely Planet "The remarkably large, all-brick German Village, a half-mile south of downtown, is a restored 19th-century neighborhood with beer halls, cobbled streets, arts-filled parks and Italianate and Queen Anne architecture."
U.S. News & World Report3.0
"This village earned its name from the German immigrants who settled here in the early 19th century. Much of the neighborhood has retained its Germanic roots, evident in the architecture..." Full review
National Geographic "One of Columbus's longest standing—and most welcoming—pockets lies just south of downtown: German Village. Settled by German immigrants in the mid-1800s, the 223-acre community possesses..."
Condé Nast Traveler
