Visiting a new city can be exciting and, at times, overwhelming. Answers and decisions for questions like, “Where is the best place to stay?” and “Where is the closest restaurant?” do not come easily. In fact, you may find that you spend more time worrying about finding your way around than you actually get to spend enjoying the city. This is especially true if you use traditional, spur-of-the-moment tools such as a telephone directory or the hotel desk to aid you in your decisions.

When visiting a new city or learning new things about the city in which they live, a tool that many people use with much success is the online directory. These can be great tools. All you have to do is enter the name of the city that you want information about, click the link indicating what specific attraction you are looking for and you will be presented with a multitude of options. Many directories also have ratings and reviews that you can browse so that you are sure to find the best spots the city has to offer with little effort.

No matter how great they are, there is a downside to many of the online directories that you will find. Some directories are nothing more than vast databases filled with information that’s not even relevant to the city that you’re interested in. Others are outdated, and you could end up driving to a restaurant only to find that it has closed down years earlier. The majority of online directories are also managed by people who do not live in the city and, therefore, have no way of verifying the information that was posted by visitors or business owners “once upon a time”. The result: Many, if not most of these online directories are nothing more than a wild goose chase and a waste of time.

If you live in the Columbus, Ohio area or if you are planning on visiting Columbus anytime soon, you may be interested in knowing that this city has an online directory that is very different from the poorly-managed sites referenced previously. The site is entirely local and features information supplied by local business owners and residents. But rather than trying to keep a huge database of business info updated, the creators of this site have a unique vision: The site helps you find the category of business and a specific business itself. But once you know which business interests you, you click on their web site link…rather than hanging out on the business directory. And, of course, the business’s own web site is more likely than any other online resource to be kept up-to-date with the info you really need to know.

So, if you want to see what Columbus has to offer as far as fine dining, accommodations, activities and shopping, perhaps you should log on to this site: ColumbusWebDirectory.com. You can even find out what exciting events are coming up so that you can plan your visit to the city to coincide with one of the many annual festivities that Columbus has to offer.