The Columbus Visitor Center in downtown Columbus is open Mon.-Fri. from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., with extended hours seasonally and for some special events. The Center offers personalized service, brochures, information kiosks and Columbus merchandise.

Experience Columbus' vision is to be the orchestrator of a unique, positive and unparalleled experience for any and all visitors to Columbus. Experience Columbus' mission is to create, sell and market a customized "Columbus Experience" to visitors resulting in greater community prosperity and vitality through visitor spending.

Experience Columbus is governed by a Board of Directors and supported by more than 900 members who invest in the efforts of Experience Columbus and help make Greater Columbus an appealing destination by offering their services, attractions and facilities to visitors, meeting planners, convention delegates and residents.

Experience Columbus employs approximately 40 people working in convention sales, tourism sales, convention services, membership, marketing, communications, events and sponsorship development and administration. In June 2002, Experience Columbus created the Greater Columbus Sports Commission to attract professional, collegiate, amateur and youth sports events to Greater Columbus.