Lennox Town Center
Open-air retail along Olentangy River Road with big-box anchors, restaurants, and a large multiplex. Easy surface parking makes it a practical northwest Columbus shopping stop between campus and Upper Arlington.
Lennox Town Center is an open-air power center on Olentangy River Road in Northwest Columbus, aimed at errands and movie nights more than boutique browsing. Anchors, national soft goods, and the AMC Lennox Town Center multiplex share a large surface lot that is the main reason locals keep it in rotation.
We use it when we need predictable parking and a simple retail loop between campus and Upper Arlington without committing to Polaris Fashion Place. Restaurant hours run later than soft-goods stores, so dinner-and-a-movie still works after shops thin out.
How to plan a visit
Park once near the middle of the center if you are hitting more than one store. Check individual retailer hours; the property does not run like a single enclosed mall clock.
Practical tips
The lot is free and large, with peak pressure on weekend evenings around film start times. Olentangy River Road traffic backs up at rush hour, so build a buffer if you are coming from downtown.
Know before you go
Store hours lean standard daytime retail, with the cinema and restaurants extending later than soft-goods shops. Parking is free on the large surface lot that wraps the center. Pricing matches national big-box and chain dining rather than boutique districts. Early Saturday afternoons beat evening movie rushes for a calmer lot if you want a space near your first stop on Olentangy River Road.
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