Columbus, Georgia

Columbus, Georgia is also known as "The Lowell of the South". Columbus is located in the western central part of Georgia in Muscogee County. Columbus is surrounded by: Smiths Station, Opelika, Auburn and Dadeville to the northwest; LaGarange, Hogansville and Franklin to the north; Manchester, Thomason and Barnesville to the northeast; Butler, Fort Valley and Perry to the east; Americus, Preston and Montezuma to the southeast; Richland, Lumpkin and Cuthbert to the south; Viillula, Hurtsboro and Union Springs to the southwest; and Phenix City, Tuskegee and Montgomery to the west. Major roads serving Columbus include: Georgia State Route 1, Georgia State Route 22, Georgia State Route 411, Georgia State Route 8, Georgia State Route 85, US Route 27, US Route 280, US Route 431 and Interstate Highway 185.

Columbus Metropolitan Airport (CSG) is small publicly owned airport. The airport can be reached after a thirteen minutes drive from Columbus. Only Delta Connection serves Columbus Metropolitan with direct flights to Atlanta.

Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM) also known as "Dannelly Field" is located about one-hour and forty-five minutes away from downtown Columbus. Some of the carrier airlines in the Montgomery Regional Airport would be Delta Connection, NWA Airlink, US Airways, Continental Express and Dayjet.

While in Columbus, visitors will be able to choose from a wide variety of different restaurant styles and cuisines. Some of the restaurants in Columbus include: A & A Café, A Bagel Café, Asia Restaurant, Bagel Break, Bangkok Wok, Betty's Café, Buffalos Café, Butler's Pantry, Café Amici, Café Di Italia, Captain Toms Seafood and Steaks, China Bell, Cottage Kitchen, Country Crossing, Country Life Vegetarian Buffet, Crawford's Cafeteria, Crystal River Seafood Restaurant, Deorio's, Dianne's, Dinglewood Pharmacy, Eastway Barbeque and Grill, Fish'n Chicken, Golden China Restaurant, Krustee's Pizza, Lee's China Wok, Lee's Golden China, Logan's Roadhouse Restaurant, Longhorn Steakhouse, Louie Louie's Bakery, Macon Road Barbecue, Macon Road BBQ Too, Main Ingredient Café, Mandarin House, Mom's, OK Sun Oriental Restaurant, Olive Branch Café, Peluso's Italian Restaurant, Propeller's, Rankin Quarter Dining-Catering, Red Lobster Restaurants, Rio Bravo Restaurant, Rockafella's Seafood, Sandy's Family Restaurant, Sarku Japan, Service America, Shogun Japanese Steak House, Speakeasy Pub, Staley's Seafood, Steak N Shake, Sub Hub, Texas Steakhouse, Tokyo Japanese Restaurant, Yogurt Shoppe and Zeb's Seafood and Chicken.

Columbus has crisp winter temperatures averaging around forty degrees Fahrenheit and mild warm summers with temperatures in the 80's. Columbus experiences it's hottest month in July with maximum temperatures close to the 90's and the coldest month is usually January with temperatures in the mid 30's.

Columbus provides many hotels with different price ranges for a nice relaxing stays that will make you want to come back. Some of the hotels in Columbus include: Comfort Suites, Courtyard by Marriott, Extended Stay America Airport, Fairfield Inn & Suites, Hampton Inn Airport, Holiday Inn North I-85, La Quinta Inn Columbus State University, Sleep Inn, Econo Lodge Historic District, Hilton Garden Inn, Howard Johnson Express Inn, Quality Inn, Econo Lodge Fort Benning, Microtel Inn & Suites, Suburban Extended Stay Fort Benning, Best Western, Comfort Inn, Days Inn Fort Benning, La Quinta Inn Midtown, Country Inn & Suites, Country Inn & Suites by Carlson, Extended Stay America Bradley Park, Hampton Inn North, Holiday Inn Express Suites Northlake , Home Towne Suites, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Microtel Inn & Suites North, Residence Inn by Marriott, SpringHill Suites by Marriott, Staybridge Suites and Wingate by Wyndham.

National Civil War Naval Museum at Port Columbus is home to equipment, weapons, uniforms and military vessels used by the Confederate and Union navies in the American Civil War. The National Civil War Naval Museum at Port Columbus is the United States only museum, which unfolds the story of the two navies in the Civil War. Also containing military artifacts and art collections is the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center at Patriot Park.

The Columbus Museum contains collections of books, furnishing, paintings, sculptures and other artifacts that depict the area's history and offers lectures, art activities, films and other educational programs.

Chattahoochee Shakespeare Company hosts great performances throughout the year. The Springer Opera House also offers amazing performances, educational programs for people of all ages and a museum.
Those interested in subjects such as physics, astronomy and science will become fascinated once they take step into the Coca-Cola Challenger Space Science Center home of Omnisphere Theater, Challenger Learning Center and Mead Observatory.
Football aficionados will enjoy visiting the A.J McClung Memorial Stadium since it hosts games of both The Georgia Stallions of the United National Gridiron League and The Georgia Tigers of the LaBelle Community Football League. For those who rather watch indoor football or ice hockey visit the Columbus Civic Center home of the Columbus Cottonmouths of the Southern Professional Hockey League and the Columbus Lions of the American Indoor Football Association.
The RiverWalk covers 15 miles of the Chattahoochee River and offers residents and visitors a space to stroll and relax with nature's love and options of shopping, art and hangout places.
Springer Opera House hosts various live Broadway Style productions, plays and musicals throughout the year. RiverCenter for the Performing Arts features educational programs and many dancing, musical, comedy and acting performances throughout the year. Music lovers will enjoy the sound of the Broadway SpringFest in April when regional and local artist offer live music and arts and crafts for sell.
International Marketplace is home to The Antique Mall (furniture and vintage collectables), The Museum of Southern Stoneware, Lunchbox Museum (largest Lunchbox Museum in the world), The Museum of Transportation Memorabilia and Flea Market. Peachtree Mall and Columbus Park Crossing offer great shopping opportunities for everyone in the community of Columbus.
We all know how important conservation is, now more then ever, Reduce, Reuse Recycle programs better known as Green or Greening are the responsibility of all people in all places. Columbus provides a blue bin and recyclables collection free of charge, residents may recycle paper, newspaper, magazines, phone books, glass, metal cans, plastic, automobile fluids and ink cartridges. Columbus has a commitment to ensure green spaces are created and preserved. Columbus is concerned with its Urban Environment as well as the Global Environment, From low-flow toilets to conserving gas in our cars and homes, planting trees, shrubs and even a garden to supply some fruits and vegetables helps in taking small step towards Environmental Protection and Conservation, our precious natural recourses hang in the balance. Many cities have issues with the amount of water or the pollution of water, it is each cities responsibility to address these issues and find ways to develop Environmental friendly Energy such as Wind and Solar power, increase Water Energy and create Sustainable Energy for generations to come. Over the last Century we have managed to pollute our world to a point of all most no return. www.beemazed.com is committed to Environmental Development and will make as many green products and services available as an alternative for people that are concerned for our environment. Many companies are learning Green not only helps the Environment but is also a good business. The Green Economy and Emerging Green Industries if managed properly will have a great impact on the Ecology Environment and in turn assist in preserving our natural recourses. As a commitment to the our Environment and Environmental Projects www.beemazed.com will create a Simply Green link that will profile companies that provide Green Products and Services this link may be found on every page of www.beemazed.com website. In addition you may find stories from Individuals, Communities and Businesses that have innovative ways to assist in the greening and conservation of our Environment. www.beemazed.com will contribute 5% of sales from companies that place ads in the Simply Green section of the website. These donations will go directly to organizations that have proven to make a positive impact on the Environment. All donations will be listed in the Simply Green section of www.beemazed.com
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