Navigation: 3 mega menus (Events, Eat & Drink, Explore) with 2/3 link pane + 1/3 editorial spotlight panel. 2 simple dropdowns (Parking & Safety, About) with icon + label + description per row. Donate CTA styled as distinct button. Per SNA_Navigation_Strategy_OSA: mega menus trigger on hover (200ms open / 300ms close delay in production); editorial panels are CMS-managed single post references with fallback defaults; Explore groups subpages by section (Art & Culture, Shopping, Experiences, Stay); Shopping nav shows only Fashion, Gifts, and All Shopping (analytics-informed — other categories accessible via landing page); Events editorial panel uses NAVY background; Eat & Drink and Explore editorial panels use white background. Mobile: all menus convert to accordion drawers, editorial panels omitted.

§1 — Page Hero. Participatory, active imagery — someone doing something, not watching something. 'Do Something Worth Talking About' — action-forward, slightly confident, works across all three experience types equally. No CTA button — the subpage cards below handle routing. 'Try the Tour. Take the Class. Book the Appointment.' is the strongest functional alternative if the design calls for navigational copy. Daytime to late afternoon atmosphere. Not evening-dominant.

§2 — Subpage Cards: Three Equal Columns. No tiered hierarchy — unlike Shopping (analytics-tiered) and Art & Culture (4 disciplines), Experiences has only 3 subpages with no strong analytics signal differentiating traffic. Treat as equally valid entry points. Section label: 'What Do You Want to Do?' — light, direct, participatory. Signals the choice is about what kind of experience you want, not what category you're browsing.

§3 — Landing Spotlight: Single Cross-Category Feature. Unlike subpage spotlights (2–3 picks from one category), the landing page spotlight can bridge categories: a food tour that ends at a painting workshop, a seasonal experience available only this month, the experience that best answers 'what should I do in the Short North?' for a first-time visitor. Update cadence: monthly — same owner as subpage spotlights (SNA Communications). Single feature rather than 2–3 cards = lower maintenance. Lighter than the subpage spotlights — the landing page's editorial contribution is cross-category curation.

§4 — Cross-Sell Block. 'While You're Planning' — planning-mode framing. Eat & Drink is the natural before/after for all three experience types. Events routes to the broader programming calendar. Tile photography should feel daytime and social. This landing page cross-sell is lighter than the subpage cross-sells — it's about connecting to the broader district, not completing a specific occasion.