Columbus on a Budget: 3 Days of Adventure Under $400

🎒 Columbus, Ohio – Budget Adventurer ($1,000 Tier)

Lodging & Transportation

• Lodging (3 nights at Wayfaring Buckeye Hostel): $180

  
  

  https://www.wayfaringbuckeye.com/

• COTA 3-Day Transit Pass: $14

  
  

  https://www.cota.com/fares/

Day 1

• Breakfast at Fox in the Snow Café – $14

  
  

  https://www.foxinthesnow.com/

• Stroll through Franklin Park Conservatory Gardens – $15

  
  

  https://www.fpconservatory.org/

• Lunch at Dirty Frank’s Hot Dog Palace – $15

  
  

  https://dirtyfrankscolumbus.com/

• Visit Topiary Park – Free

  
  

  https://www.columbus.gov/recreationandparks/parks/Topiary-Park/

• Dinner at Northstar Café – $25

  
  

  https://www.thenorthstarcafe.com/

• ✅ Day 1 Subtotal: $69

Day 2

• Breakfast at Kittie’s Café – $12

  
  

  https://kittiescakes.com/

• Explore German Village & Book Loft – Free (books optional)

  
  

  https://www.bookloft.com/

• Lunch at Schmidt’s Sausage Haus – $20

  
  

  https://www.schmidthaus.com/

• Visit Scioto Mile Riverwalk – Free

  
  

  https://www.sciotomile.com/

• Dinner at The Thurman Café – $28

  
  

  https://thethurmancafe.com/

• ✅ Day 2 Subtotal: $60

Day 3

• Breakfast at Pistacia Vera – $10

  
  

  https://www.pistaciavera.com/

• Columbus Museum of Art – $18

  
  

  https://www.columbusmuseum.org/

• Lunch at North Market Downtown – $18

  
  

  https://northmarket.org/

• Afternoon visit to OSU Campus & Oval – Free

  
  

  https://www.osu.edu/

• Dinner at Harvest Pizzeria – $24

  
  

  https://www.harvestpizzeria.com/

• ✅ Day 3 Subtotal: $70

🎯 Budget Grand Total: $393