Welcome Center:
The Grove City Area Visitors and Convention Bureau operates a Welcome Center at 3378 Park Street in the Town Center. The Park Street entrance has numerous pieces of travel literature available 24/7. Additional Ohio travel information and literature for Central Ohio attractions and other counties in Ohio are available inside the building Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Some popular Central Ohio literature pieces include, The Columbus Zoo and Zoombezi Bay, COSI, Historic German Village, Hocking Hills, Santa Maria, Columbus Museum of Art, Wexner Center for the Arts, Franklin Park Conservatory, Gardens at Gantz Farm, Metro Parks and much more. Special requests are fulfilled by direct mail, E-mail and by calling 800-539-0405. New residents or others considering a move to Grove City can pick-up or request a New Resident Package filled useful information.
COCA-COLA 125th ANNIVERSARY DISPLAY:
The Grove City Welcome Center and Museum is showcasing an exhibit of Coke marketing items and collectibles from several local private collections. The FREE EXHIBIT is open to the public Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. The exhibit runs through Feb. 29, 2012.
The exhibit includes a 125th Coca-Cola Anniversary Lionel train, miniature village, an opportunity to arrange nine full-sized Coke bottle cutouts in the order they were introduced on the market; a television monitor playing a wide variety of Coke commercials and another depicting how the entire Coke headquarters in Atlanta was turned into a huge four-sided light show. Both television screens have sound with the special videos.
Items on display include Coke lunch boxes and trays, bottles and cans, a Coke denim jacket, card collection, 2¼ inch Coke bottle cigarette lighter and too many more to mention here. Why not stop by and see this display for yourself.
Museum:
The City of Grove City has dedicated space for a museum at 3378 Park Street in the Welcome Center building. The museum is open from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and on some special holidays and occasions. One of the showcase items is a 1914 Model T Ford in mint condition. Other exhibits include an 1895 “high speed” wooden washing machine, turn of the century parlor, 1917 portable typewriter, cameras dating to the late 1800's and much more. It is operated in cooperation with the Southwest Franklin County Historical Society. There is no admission.
