it’s time for a new kind of adventure
Otherworld is a 32,000 square foot immersive art installation in Columbus. Explore over 40 scenes filled with large-scale art and mixed reality playgrounds. It’s an all new kind of art experience where visitors are encouraged to freely explore and interact with a surreal world of science fiction and fantasy.
covid-19 safety measures
We switched to Timed Ticketing to minimize wait times and limit attendance to ensure social distancing. Tickets are now available online only. When purchasing a ticket you will be asked to select an entry time at checkout. We are taking additional precautions like increased surface cleaning, sanitizing stations, and requiring staff to wear masks. Masks are now required in accordance with the City of Columbus Mask Mandate.
Otherworldly Updates
otherworld in the news
World's Coolest Places 2019
TIME
Otherworld is an art installation built by more than 40 artists. They filled a 32,000-square-foot facility with large-scale works, secret passages, and playgrounds that blur the line between virtual and digital. Each of Otherworld’s 47 rooms is designed to resemble a science-fiction fantasyland.
America's Best New Attractions
THRILLIST
What sets Otherworld apart, is the combination of art, sculpture, and tech “in a way that hasn’t been done.” Every aspect — tactile floors and walls, sound, the rave-meets-Kusama lighting — are designed for total immersion.
Cover: Inside the imaginative, fully immersive art escape of Otherworld
COLUMBUS ALIVE
“Maybe you’re still not quite sure what to make of Otherworld… So we went next-level. Alive recently sent five staffers — four writers and a photographer — through Otherworld, not on a media tour, but to experience it as any visitor would…”
An Awakening in Columbus, a Reckoning in Williamsburg
NEW YORK TIMES
“Otherworld will be an immersive experience that combines storytelling, interactive art and escape rooms. As I made my way from room to room, things got stranger and stranger… It felt like the future walking through those tripped-out halls”
Upcoming Events
We regularly host concerts, dance parties, performance art, arts & crafts classes and other events. Visit the ‘Events’ page below for a full list of what’s on the horizon!
Visit Us
5819 Chantry Drive
Columbus, OH 43232
THU, FRI | 11 AM – 10 PM
SAT | 10 AM – 10 PM
SUN | 11 AM – 8 PM
MON, TUE, WED | Closed
Contact us
hello@otherworldohio.com
614.868.3631