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An Evening with Rick Steves
2025-02-20 19:00:00 2025-02-20 20:00:00 America/New_York An Evening with Rick Steves Rick Steves comes to Mershon Auditorium to discuss his new travel book, On The Hippie Trail. Visit co-hosted by 12 Central Ohio libraries. Mershon Auditorium - 1871 N. High St.

Thursday, February 20
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-02-20 19:00:00 2025-02-20 20:00:00 America/New_York An Evening with Rick Steves Rick Steves comes to Mershon Auditorium to discuss his new travel book, On The Hippie Trail. Visit co-hosted by 12 Central Ohio libraries. Mershon Auditorium - 1871 N. High St.

Mershon Auditorium

1871 N. High St.

Rick Steves comes to Mershon Auditorium to discuss his new travel book, On The Hippie Trail. Visit co-hosted by 12 Central Ohio libraries.

An Evening with Rick Steves

Thursday, Feb. 20
7-8 p.m.

Mershon Auditorium
1871 N. High St.

Join popular travel writer and public television host Rick Steves as he recalls adventures from his new book On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer, which features curated and transcribed journal entries and stunning photographs chronicling his 1978 journey on the famed Hippie Trail, a 3,000-mile trek from Istanbul to Kathmandu.

The program includes a presentation, book sale and signing. Learn more about Rick at ricksteves.com. 

Tickets go on sale Friday, Dec. 20 at 10 a.m. on Ticketmaster.com. Prices range from $15-$50, plus fees.

Skip the book sale line! Pre-order a discounted copy of On the Hippie Trail with your ticket purchase, then pick up the book at the event and have it signed. Additional copies sold by Beanbag Books will be available for purchase the evening of the program. 

Rick will sign copies of On the Hippie Trail pre-ordered through Ticketmaster or purchased at the event at the conclusion of his presentation.

Mershon Auditorium is located on The Ohio State University campus at the intersection of 15th Avenue, between High Street and College Rd. The Auditorium is part of the Wexner Center for the Arts. Learn more about visiting and parking at the Wexner Center for the Arts at www.wexarts.org/plan-your-visit


Presented by 12 Central Ohio library systems

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Author Visit |

Venue details


Mershon Auditorium is located on The Ohio State University campus at the intersection of 15th Avenue, between High Street and College Rd. The Auditorium is part of the Wexner Center for the Arts.

Mershon Auditorium
1871 North High St.
Columbus, Ohio 43210


Drop-off Points and Parking

A small parking area on the High Street side of Mershon Auditorium may be used as a temporary drop-off and pick-up point for attendees. NOTE: There are no drop-off points on College Rd.

Nearest parking garages:

· Ohio Union South Garage - one block south of Mershon Auditorium. Accessible from High Street and College Rd.

· Arps Garage - one block north of Mershon at the corner of College Rd. and W. 18th Ave. Entry point is on W. 18th

Street parking along High Street is free on Sundays. COTA bus service, scooters and bike shares are available throughout the campus area.

Learn more about visiting the Wexner Center for the Arts at www.wexarts.org/plan-your-visit