Columbus Landmarks invites you to join us for a pleasant walk through historic neighborhood "villages" of Columbus. These guided tours last about two hours and cover one to two miles along architecturally interesting and historically significant streets and spaces.

Many people do not realize that the westside of Olentangy River Road, near King Avenue, Fifth Avenue and Kinnear Road, once had several thriving small communities. One of these was Sellsville, which can still be discerned in a few areas, and it took its name from the Sells Brothers Circus. Here the circus wintered over, starting in the late 19th century. The remaining architecture fits a community with a variety of past lives—a county infirmary, saloons, greenhouses, truck farms, circus people, and an early racially integrated neighborhood—though it might be best noted now for its proximity to the Lennox shopping center and the now-gone Jai Lai restaurant. Meet at the front of the Cup of Joe’s at the Lennox Center.