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Get hands-on with one of Columbus’ experiential tours. Pull together a group of friends and go behind the scenes like a VIP. For details, check the specific tour Web site, then invite your neighbors, girlfriends, the guys or your book club.

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Featured Experience -- Wax, wicks and wine in Olde Worthington
Pick from hundreds of fragrances before pouring your own custom-scented candle at The Candle Lab. Then, stroll next door to House Wine to sample your favorite.

		Arts and Culture Learn traditional Irish dance steps in Dublin or dance moves from the pros at BalletMet. Go on stage with the former lead trumpeter for Count Basie and meet the cast of a Broadway show.

		Culinary Columbus’ culinary scene is hot. Stir up some fun with Chef Tami Cecil at Woodhaven Farm. Savor a sauvignon blanc at Camelot Cellars. Heat things up with CaJohns Flavor & Fire at the North Market.

		Gardens Develop your own green thumb at Franklin Park Conservatory. Use fresh herbs to create aromatherapy and herbal tea blends in Gahanna - the Herb Capital of Ohio.

		Great Neighborhoods Create wine from start to finish at Camelot Cellars in the Short North Arts District. Pour a candle at The Candle Lab in Worthington. Blow a glass ornament in Licking County.

		History Step into the Underground Railroad hideaway at the Kelton House. Solve a “Dickens of a Mystery” at the Ohio Village. Join socialite Miss Emma for a meal at the Ohio Statehouse.

		Play Here Explore an ancient civilization in Adventure at COSI. Interact with exotic animals at the Columbus Zoo. Learn fashion trends, create personalized cards and become a top chef at Easton Town Center.

		Sports Be a Columbus Clippers Triple-A baseball player for a day (farm team for the Cleveland Indians). Open the starting gates or be a trainer at Beulah Park thoroughbred race track in Grove City.