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142 businesses rated

15 subcategories · avg score 7.7/10 · Good

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Score Distribution

Excellent (9–10)
1
Good (7–8)
115
Fair (5–6)
24
Needs Work (<5)
2
01

Annual Event / Festival

avg 7.8/10
1
8.6
Fountain City Tattoo Expo
www.fountaincitycoffee.com/★ 4.6
→2
8.5
The Chattahoochee Valley Daylily Festival
www.columbusbotanicalgarden.org/★ 4.5
→3
8.4
Columbus Botanical Garden
www.columbusbotanicalgarden.org/★ 4.5
→4
8.2
TriColumbusGA
www.tricolumbusga.com/★ 4.7
→5
8.2
Christmas Made in the South
columbustradecenter.com/★ 4.5
→6
8.2
Hot Air Balloon Festival at Callaway Gardens
www.callawaygardens.com/beach/activities/robin-lake-beach/★ 4.6
→7
8.1
Breakfast with Santa - Columbus Georgia Convention & Trade Center
columbustradecenter.com/★ 4.5
→8
7.9
Music Under the Dome
www.ccssc.org/★ 4.5
→9
7.9
Toast of the Town
www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551518241663&mibextid=MKOS29★ 4.5
→10
7.8
Canterbury Creepers
canterburycreepers.com/★ 4.9
→11
7.7
Broadway Holiday Parade - Uptown Columbus
www.uptowncolumbusga.com/★ 4.6
→12
7.7
Friday Night Concert Series - Uptown Columbus
www.uptowncolumbusga.com/★ 4.6
→13
7.7
JARFEST
jarflymidtown.com/★ 4.2
→14
7.7
Spring Food Truck Festival - Uptown Columbus
www.uptowncolumbusga.com/★ 4.6
→15
3.8
Bugs on the Hooch
No website★ 1.6
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02

Art Gallery

avg 8.4/10
1
8.8
Heritage Art Center
www.heritage-art-center.com/★ 4.8
→2
8.5
The Bo Bartlett Center
www.columbusstate.edu/bartlett-center/★ 4.8
→3
8.5
The Sarah West Gallery Fine Art
www.thesarahwestgalleryoffineart.com/★ 5.0
→4
8.2
Two Sisters Gallery
www.twosisgallery.com/★ 4.9
→5
8.0
Gloria Mani Fine Art
gloriamanifineart.com/★ 5.0
→
03

Attraction

avg 8.1/10
1
9.1
Whitewater Express
chattahoochee.whitewaterexpress.com/★ 4.8
→2
8.9
National Civil War Naval Museum
www.portcolumbus.org/★ 4.7
→3
8.8
Painting with a Twist
www.paintingwithatwist.com/studio/columbus/★ 4.8
→4
8.4
Launch
launchtrampolinepark.com/columbus★ 4.7
→5
8.4
The Columbus Museum
columbusmuseum.com/★ 4.6
→6
8.3
The National Infantry Museum
www.nationalinfantrymuseum.org/★ 4.9
→7
7.9
Street Food Saturdays
franksalley.com/★ 4.8
→8
7.9
Coca-Cola Space Science Center
www.ccssc.org/★ 4.5
→9
7.9
HobbyTown Columbus
www.hobbytown.com/★ 4.3
→10
7.9
Callaway Resort & Gardens
www.callawaygardens.com/?utm_source=local&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=website_link★ 4.4
→11
7.9
Columbus River Dragons
www.rdragons.com/★ 4.5
→12
7.9
Stars & Strikes
starsandstrikes.com/★ 4.4
→13
7.8
Ludy's Christmas Light Spectacular
www.ludychristmas.com/★ 4.8
→14
7.8
Just Breathe for Kids
www.justbreatheforkids.com/★ 5.0
→15
7.7
Market Days on Broadway
www.uptowncolumbusga.com/★ 4.6
→16
7.5
Springer Opera House
springeroperahouse.org/★ 4.3
→17
7.0
Hollywood Connection Family Fun Center
www.amctheatres.com/amc-classic-ritz-13/hollywood-connection★ 3.9
→
04

Children's Birthday Party Venue

avg 7.6/10
1
8.7
The Park At Cascade Hills Church
cascadehills.com/park★ 4.9
→2
8.4
Gymnastics Unlimited
www.gymunlimitedga.com/★ 4.5
→3
8.2
iParty
theiparty.com/★ 4.9
→4
8.1
East West Martial Arts
www.eastwestfamilymartialarts.com/★ 5.0
→5
8.0
Sky Zone Trampoline Park
www.skyzone.com/columbus-ga/★ 4.4
→6
7.9
Trinkets Spa & Party Play Center
www.trinketsspa.com/★ 3.3
→7
7.9
Bowling & Entertainment Center
starsandstrikes.com/★ 4.4
→8
7.7
My Gym Columbus
www.mygym.com/columbus★ 4.7
→9
7.1
The Kombat Zone
No website★ 4.9
→10
6.8
Xanadu Skate Center
www.amctheatres.com/amc-classic-ritz-13/hollywood-connection?rel=hollywoodconnection-theatrepage_targeted_promo★ 3.5
→11
6.4
D's Dream Party Entertainment
No website
→12
6.4
The Slime Laboratory
No website
→
05

Dance Studio

avg 7.8/10
1
8.5
Tasha's Dance & Prep
www.tashasdanceprep.com/contact-us★ 5.0
→2
8.3
Academy Dance Center
www.academydancecenter.com/★ 4.8
→3
8.2
Clement Arts
www.clement-arts.org/★ 4.9
→4
8.2
Prodigy Dance Centre
www.prodigydancecentrega.com/★ 4.6
→5
8.0
Columbus DanceCentre
www.dancecentreballroom.com/★ 5.0
→6
7.9
Columbus School of Music & Dance
www.columbusmusicanddance.com/★ 4.1
→7
7.9
Alicia Menzie's Dance Company
www.menziedance.com/★ 4.1
→8
7.7
Performance Dance Centre
www.performancedancega.com/★ 4.2
→9
7.7
Company C, Academy of Dance
www.companycacademyofdance.com/★ 4.7
→10
7.7
Elite Dance Academy
www.elitedanceacademyinc.com/★ 4.3
→11
7.5
Toni's Dancing School
www.tonisdancingschool.com/contact★ 4.3
→12
7.1
CSU Youth Dance Conservatory
No website★ 5.0
→13
6.4
Body Language Dance Studio
No website
→
06

Event Venue

avg 7.8/10
1
8.4
Columbus Georgia Convention & Trade Center
columbustradecenter.com/★ 4.5
→2
8.4
The Illges Woodruff House
illgeshouse.com/★ 4.8
→3
8.4
Legacy Center
www.columbuslegacycenter.com/★ 5.0
→4
8.3
Unparalleled Events
www.unparalleledevents.co/★ 4.8
→5
8.3
The Farm at Lullwater
www.thefarmatlullwater.com/★ 4.8
→6
8.3
The Wynn House
www.thewynnhouse.com/★ 4.6
→7
7.9
PowerHouse
www.powerhouse-events.com/★ 4.5
→8
7.9
The Greenhouse Venue
www.greenhouse-venue.com/★ 5.0
→9
7.9
The Fifth Quarter Event Center
fifthquarterga.com/★ 4.5
→10
7.7
Columbus Civic Center
www.columbusciviccenter.org/★ 4.4
→11
7.5
1234 Events on Broadway
1234event.com/★ 4.0
→12
7.0
The Liberty Theatre & Cultural Center
No website★ 4.2
→13
6.9
Rankin Garden & Atrium
No website★ 4.4
→14
6.5
Eilands Event Center
No website
→
07

Family Attraction

avg 8.0/10
1
8.4
North Columbus Public Library
www.cvlga.org/about-us/north-columbus-public-library★ 4.5
→2
8.1
Family Theatre
familytheatre.org/★ 4.8
→3
8.1
The Nutcracker, Presented by The Columbus Ballet
ballet.columbusstate.edu/★ 5.0
→4
7.9
Giant Screen Theater - National Infantry Museum
www.nationalinfantrymuseum.org/theater★ 4.8
→5
7.9
South Columbus Public Library
www.cvlga.org/★ 4.6
→6
7.7
Bowlero
www.bowlero.com/location/bowlero-columbus/?utm_source=gbp&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=yext_listings★ 4.2
→
08

Golf Course

avg 7.7/10
1
8.5
Bull Creek Golf Course
www.columbusga.org/bullcreek/★ 4.3
→2
8.3
Green Island Country Club
greenislandcc.org/★ 4.7
→3
7.7
Maple Ridge Golf Course
www.golfmapleridge.com/★ 4.3
→4
7.1
Mark Immelman Golf Instruction
markimmelman.com/★ 3.0
→5
6.9
Lakewood Golf Course
phenixcityal.us/lakewood-golf-course/★ 3.8
→
09

Hotels & Lodging

avg 7.1/10
1
8.9
Goings Places
www.goingsplacesllc.com/listings★ 5.0
→2
7.9
Hampton Inn
www.hilton.com/en/hotels/csgrghx-hampton-columbus-downtown/?SEO_id=GMB-AMER-HX-CSGRGHX&y_source=1_NDY5ODMwOTUtNzE1LWxvY2F0aW9uLndlYnNpdGU%3D★ 4.7
→3
7.7
Hotel Indigo Columbus at Riverfront Place
www.ihg.com/hotelindigo/hotels/us/en/columbus/csggo/hoteldetail?cm_mmc=GoogleMaps-_-IN-_-US-_-CSGGO★ 4.4
→4
7.6
Microtel Inn & Suites
www.wyndhamhotels.com/microtel/columbus-georgia/microtel-inn-and-suites-columbus-north/overview?CID=LC:5b3ss9kd80xe5ox:29438&iata=00093796★ 4.3
→5
7.5
Columbus Marriott
www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/csgmc-columbus-marriott/overview/?scid=f2ae0541-1279-4f24-b197-a979c79310b0★ 4.3
→6
7.4
Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Columbus
www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/csgfi-fairfield-inn-and-suites-columbus/overview/?scid=f2ae0541-1279-4f24-b197-a979c79310b0★ 4.2
→7
7.3
SpringHill Suites by Marriott
www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/csgsh-springhill-suites-columbus/overview/?scid=f2ae0541-1279-4f24-b197-a979c79310b0★ 4.1
→8
7.2
Hilton Garden Inn
www.hilton.com/en/hotels/csgghgi-hilton-garden-inn-columbus/?SEO_id=GMB-AMER-GI-CSGGHGI&y_source=1_MjA4MjQzOS03MTUtbG9jYXRpb24ud2Vic2l0ZQ%3D%3D★ 4.1
→9
7.2
Home2 Suites by Hilton
www.hilton.com/en/hotels/csgbpht-home2-suites-columbus-ga/?SEO_id=GMB-AMER-HT-CSGBPHT&y_source=1_MjA4MjYwNi03MTUtbG9jYXRpb24ud2Vic2l0ZQ%3D%3D★ 4.1
→10
7.1
Best Western Plus Columbus Ft. Benning
deals.vio.com/?sig=73aca13c7f952d2641c156f3e69125e1eb497c325f122828ee5aa8797168b9a12d32303331333438363233&turl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vio.com%2FHotel%2FSearch%3FhotelId%3D1441749%26utm_source%3Dgha-vr%26utm_campaign%3Dstatic%26openHotelDetails%3D1
→11
7.0
Staybridge Suites Columbus
www.ihg.com/staybridge/hotels/us/en/columbus/csgsb/hoteldetail?cm_mmc=GoogleMaps-_-SB-_-US-_-CSGSB★ 3.9
→12
6.8
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Columbus
www.hilton.com/en/hotels/csgdtdt-doubletree-columbus/?SEO_id=GMB-AMER-DT-CSGDTDT&y_source=1_MTM3MjUzOS03MTUtbG9jYXRpb24ud2Vic2l0ZQ%3D%3D★ 3.9
→13
6.7
Homewood Suites by Hilton
www.hilton.com/en/hotels/csghwhw-homewood-suites-columbus/?SEO_id=GMB-AMER-HG-CSGHWHW&y_source=1_MjA4NDc3NC03MTUtbG9jYXRpb24ud2Vic2l0ZQ%3D%3D★ 3.8
→14
6.6
Howard Johnson by Wyndham
www.wyndhamhotels.com/hojo/columbus-georgia/howard-johnson-howard-johnson-columbus-fort-moore/overview?CID=LC:q68ryvg9cq3avi8:53082&iata=00093796★ 3.6
→15
6.0
Econo Lodge Inn & Suites
www.choicehotels.com/georgia/columbus/econo-lodge-hotels/ga181?mc=llgoxxpx★ 3.3
→16
5.8
Baymont by Wyndham
www.wyndhamhotels.com/baymont/columbus-georgia/baymont-inn-and-suites-columbus-ga/overview?CID=LC:cfixxwa8fefdt79:50596&iata=00093796★ 3.1
→17
5.7
Super 8 at Columbus Airport
www.wyndhamhotels.com/super-8/columbus-georgia/super-8-columbus-airport/overview?CID=LC:yytq4fvvehxh7se:3143&iata=00093796★ 2.9
→
10

Live Music

avg 7.6/10
1
8.7
River Center for The Performing Arts
rivercenter.org/★ 4.8
→2
7.7
Riverside Theatre Complex
theatre.columbusstate.edu/★ 4.5
→3
6.4
Columbus Jazz Society
No website
→
11

Live Theatre

avg 7.8/10
1
7.8
Drama Kids of Columbus
dramakids.com/ga2★ 4.7
→
12

Martial Arts Studio

avg 8.3/10
1
8.8
Columbus Martial Arts Academy
www.mmacolumbusga.com/★ 4.6
→2
8.8
Dean's Martial Arts Institute
www.mmacolumbusga.com/★ 4.6
→3
8.7
F3 Training Center
www.badapplemma.com/★ 4.9
→4
8.6
Columbus Dojo
columbusdojo.com/membership/★ 5.0
→5
8.6
Eagle Pride Martial Arts
eaglepridemartialarts.com/★ 5.0
→6
8.6
Thai Top Team USA
www.badapplemma.com/★ 4.9
→7
8.3
Jiujitsu Columbus
www.jiujitsucolumbus.com/★ 4.9
→8
8.2
Gracie Barra Columbus
rubiconjiujitsu.com/★ 4.9
→9
8.2
Rubicon Jiu Jitsu & Self Defense
rubiconjiujitsu.com/★ 4.9
→10
8.1
Won's Martial Arts Academy
wonsmartialartsacademy.com/★ 4.8
→11
7.8
Russell County Training Center
www.rctc980.com/★ 5.0
→12
7.7
Against the Grain MMA and Boxing
atgfighthouse.com/★ 5.0
→13
7.6
Columbus Karate Academy
www.columbuskarateacademy.com/★ 5.0
→
13

Museum

avg 7.8/10
1
8.2
Carson McCullers Center
www.columbusstate.edu/mccullers-center/★ 4.8
→2
7.5
MA Rainey House
parks.columbusga.gov/Parks/MA-Rainey-Home★ 4.4
→
14

Nightclub

avg 6.3/10
1
7.4
Cru Lounge
crulounge.com/★ 4.0
→2
7.2
Club Martini's
m.facebook.com/gamartinis/★ 4.1
→3
6.8
Club Visions
No website★ 4.2
→4
3.8
The Hooch
No website★ 1.6
→
15

Travel Agency

avg 7.0/10
1
8.1
Columbus Travel
www.columbustvl.com/★ 4.8
→2
8.1
Travel With Lorna
www.columbustvl.com/★ 4.8
→3
8.1
Travels By Donna
www.travelsbydonna.com/★ 4.3
→4
8.0
Alpha Worldwide Travel
alphaworldwidetravel.com/★ 4.7
→5
8.0
Kristi Gibson - Painted Sky Vacations
www.columbustvl.com/★ 4.8
→6
7.6
Booked by Brandi at DWB Vacations
www.travelsbydonna.com/★ 4.3
→7
6.4
Cruise Planners
No website
→8
6.4
Dream Vacations - Planet Fun Travel
No website
→9
6.4
Gari-Leigh with DWB Vacations
No website
→10
6.4
Jordan Keeney - Travelmation
No website
→11
6.4
KBG Travel
No website
→12
6.4
Lumpkin Travel
No website
→13
6.4
The Habitual Traveler
No website
→14
6.4
Travels By Darrell
No website
→15
6.4
W L Phearson & Associates-Dream Vacations
No website
→

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