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* Condé Nast Traveler has featured Columbus, Ohio, as a city of "unexpected delights."

* The travel magazine highlights the city's mix of art, history, and simple pleasures.

* Specific attractions mentioned include the Columbus Museum of Art, German Village, and Fox in the Snow Café.

A popular lifestyle travel magazine is shining a spotlight on Columbus, calling the capital of the Buckeye State a city of "unexpected delights."

In the Oct. 11 piece. in Condé Nast Traveler, author Rumaan Alam narrates a weekend spent exploring the city's mix of art, history and simple pleasures. The essay highlights the best of Columbus, which may shock tourists who aren't familiar with the city's charm.

"Sometimes what you want is simple: a warm spell, an old friend, an oversized cinnamon roll, a long walk, some world-class art," Alam wrote, nodding to the Fox in the Snow Cafe, Columbus Museum of Art and German Village.

The essay celebrates Columbus' quiet charm and accessibility, noting how Downtown's architecture, public spaces like Schiller Park, and cultural staples such as the Main Library make it an underrated getaway.

Alam reminds readers that great travel doesn't always require a big city. "As Columbus shows," he wrote, "there's more than one place to find those things in this country."

Columbus has been named one of the best crowd-free destinations in the world, ideal for road trips and a great place for a solo woman to travel, so being an unexpected delight comes as no surprise.

Conde Nast Traveler lists 7 'Unexpected Delights' in Columbus

* Columbus Museum of Art: Home to famous works like a Paul Cadmus painting and a Helen Frankenthaler piece, just steps from downtown.

* German Village: A walkable historic neighborhood filled with elegant brick homes, cyclists, and tree-lined streets.

* The Book Loft: A sprawling, maze-like used bookstore described as "a bibliophile's labyrinth."

* Fox in the Snow Café: Known for its enormous cinnamon rolls.

* Schiller Park: A peaceful green space with pickleball courts, a small lake, and shaded benches.

* Comune: A minimalist vegetarian restaurant at 677 Parsons Ave., praised for its "delicious and unfussy shared plates."

* Columbus Metropolitan Library (Main Library): An elegant marble landmark at 96 S. Grant Ave., originally funded by Andrew Carnegie and described by Alam "as uplifting as going to a museum."

Popular travel magazine celebrates Columbus' 'unexpected delights'