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Downtown Gahanna

Creekside Park (courtesy of Gahanna Convention & Visitors Bureau)

Creekside Park (courtesy of Gahanna Convention & Visitors Bureau)

Retail meets history and nature in downtown Gahanna, which is adjacent to Creekside Park and Big Walnut Creek. Between the serenity of the park, Olde Gahanna’s historic brick architecture, several Creekside restaurants and shops and a budding brewery scene, there’s something for ‘most everyone here.

Barrel & Boar (courtesy of Gahanna Convention & Visitors Bureau)

Barrel & Boar (courtesy of Gahanna Convention & Visitors Bureau)

New: Laurie Jadwin, executive director of the Gahanna Convention & Visitors Bureau, recommends new Creekside addition Barrel & Boar, a barbecue restaurant with Columbus and Newark locations.

“It’s now one of the mainstays in my diet,” Jadwin says.

Other area additions include Amish Country Essentials, a shop that stocks handmade items from Millersburg, and craft brewery Kindred Artisan Ales. Pigskin Brewing Co., which opened early last year, has also recently expanded and now includes a gastropub with bar bites like decked-out mac-‘n’-cheese, flatbread pizzas, sandwiches, wraps and more.

Coming soon: Self-described as the “herb capital of Ohio,” Gahanna currently offers an Herbal Trail, featuring 45 stops through restaurants, shops, herb gardens and more. And starting next year, a new Herbal Cocktail Trail will take participants to dining and drink establishments such as Pigskin Brewing Co. and Somedays Bistro and Wine Bar for herbal-themed cocktails. Herb enthusiasts can also stop into the Ohio Herb Education Center for workshops, resources and more.

Griffin Gallery (courtesy of Gahanna Convention & Visitors Bureau)

Griffin Gallery (courtesy of Gahanna Convention & Visitors Bureau)

Don’t miss: Near the center of Creekside, Griffin Gallery features Ohio historical art, including works by early 20th-century Columbus artist Emerson Burkhart.


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