Worthington offers several distinct focal points for a stay: a spot in the center of downtown, a multi-use trail along the Olentangy River, natural areas, art exhibitions, and a farmers market. To choose a destination, consider whether your interest lies more in the town center, outdoor activity, nature, art, or the market. Each theme has a different focus and its own tips for planning your visit.

Town Center and River Trail

The 3.5-acre Village Green is located in the center of downtown Worthington. If you’re interested in the central area, it’s a specific point of reference. The site offers a different reason to visit than a river trail: it puts the focus downtown, while the Olentangy River Parklands offers outdoor activity. This lets you decide when choosing your destination whether you’d like to associate Worthington primarily with its town center or with activities along the river.

The Olentangy River Parklands features more than two miles of multi-use trail along the Olentangy River. The trail is used for biking, jogging, inline skating, and leisurely walks. This range of activities is useful if you want to choose which aspect of Worthington’s outdoors to explore based on your preferred activity: biking, jogging, and inline skating are available alongside explicitly leisurely walks. The trail thus offers a specific starting point for planning if outdoor activity is one of your travel interests.

Wildflowers and Woodland Trails

East Granville Park offers opportunities to view wildflowers year-round. This year-round option is a distinct nature-focused point to consider when planning. Moses Wright Nature Area is a wooded area with trails. The two places therefore appeal to different interests: at East Granville Park, you can view wildflowers; at Moses Wright Nature Area, the focus is on woods and trails. When choosing between them, consider which nature theme better suits the reason for your trip.

Art Exhibitions at the McConnell Arts Center

The McConnell Arts Center presents five major exhibitions each year. New works rotate every two months in the Main Gallery and the Corridor Galleries. For art enthusiasts, both the number of annual exhibitions and the rotation schedule can help with planning your visit. Schedules are subject to change. Before your trip, check which exhibition will be on during your planned visit if the art program is a deciding factor in choosing your travel dates.

Farmers Market and Summer Market

The Worthington Farmers Market takes place 50 weeks a year. The summer market has more specific hours: it takes place on Saturdays from May through October, from 8 a.m. to noon, in the center of the Worthington Historic District. The annual schedule for the farmers market and the set hours for the summer market answer different planning questions: how regularly the market takes place and when you can plan to visit the summer market. If a visit to this market is important to your trip, plan around the specified Saturday morning hours during the summer.

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