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Columbia offers a wide range of recreation; exciting attractions and spectator sports; and top-notch meeting facilities.


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Columbia, South Carolina area attractions are easy to find lying at the confluence of three rivers just downstream from a 50,000-acre recreational lake. Enjoying more than 300 days of sunshine per year, visitors can expect Columbia and the surrounding communities to offer an exciting variety of year-round attractions to explore. You'll find fascinating historical and cultural attractions, a world-class zoo, outdoor recreation, festivals, parks and sporting events. Browse over 80 Columbia attractions below, sortable by type and location.

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701 Center for Contemporary Art

  • 701 Whaley Street
  • Columbia, SC 29201
  • Phone: (803) 779-4571
  • Region: Columbia City Center

701 Center for Contemporary Art in Columbia is South Carolina’s newest art destination for artists and art lovers alike. 701 CCA promotes understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of contemporary art,...More

Adluh Flour Mills

  • 804 1/2 Gervais Street
  • Columbia, SC 29201
  • Phone: (803) 779-2460
  • Region: Columbia City Center

Adluh Flour Mills grinds South Carolina grown wheat and corn into flour, cornmeal, grits, and mixes. Adluh Flour Mills has been operating in Columbia’s Historic Congaree Vista since 1900. Adluh’s...More

African American History Monument

  • South Carolina State House Grounds at Main and Gervais Streets
  • Columbia, SC 29201
  • Phone: (803) 734-2430
  • Region: Columbia City Center

The African American History Monument, the first of its kind on any of the nation's statehouse grounds, was designed to recapture the rich history of African Americans and their contributions to the...More

Allen University

  • 1530 Harden Street
  • Columbia, SC 29201
  • Phone: (803) 376-5700
  • Region: Columbia City Center

Founded in 1870 by the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, Allen University is the first institution of higher education in South Carolina founded by African Americans for the express purpose...More

AMF Columbia Lanes

  • 1733 Bush River Road
  • Columbia, SC 29210
  • Phone: (803) 798-1310
  • Region: Irmo- St. Andrews/Harbison

Come experience the fun of bowling at AMF ... Where good friends meet good times.

AMF Park Lanes

  • 900 Axtell Drive
  • Cayce, SC 29033
  • Phone: (803) 796-6300
  • Region: West Columbia/ Cayce/Airport

Come experience the fun of bowling at AMF ... Where good friends meet good times.

Anchor Lanes

  • 1000 Columbia Avenue
  • Irmo, SC 29063
  • Phone: (803) 732-7880
  • Region: Irmo- St. Andrews/Harbison

 We are a great place for Family Fun. So grab the gang and join us today! Our 40 lanes offer state-of-the-art bowling equipment for both league and recreational bowlers. ...More

Art Smart Academy

  • 7320 Broad River Road
  • Irmo, SC 29063
  • Phone: (803) 667-9912
  • Region: Irmo- St. Andrews/Harbison

Art Smart Academy is a Fine Art and Pottery Painting studio specializing in above National Standards quality Art Instruction and spectacular All Occasion Parties for Adults and Children of All Ages!...More

Associated Model Railroads of Columbia

  • 1800 Lincoln Street
  • Columbia, SC 29201
  • Region: Columbia City Center

Welcome to AMROC! And the world of model railroading in downtown Columbia, South Carolina. We are dedicated to the promotion and operation of Model Railroading. We are open to the public any Thursday...More

Benedict College

  • 1600 Harden Street
  • Columbia, SC 29204
  • Phone: (803) 253-5000
  • Region: Columbia City Center

AboutBenedict College was founded in 1870 on an 80-acre plantation in Columbia, South Carolina by the American Baptist Home Mission Society. This new school was established for the recently...More

Big Apple

  • 1000 Hampton Street
  • Columbia, SC 29201
  • Phone: (803) 252-7742
  • Region: Columbia City Center

Built as the House of Peace synagogue around 1907, the building was located originally at 1318 Park Street. After its congregation outgrew the building, the structure was sold with the stipulation...More

Booker T Washington High School

  • Blossom, Wheat and Marion on the USC Campus
  • Columbia, SC
  • Phone: (803) 777-0169
  • Region: Columbia City Center

Opened in 1916 as the second public school for African Americans, this building was a cultural and social center. The property is now part of the University of South Carolina.

Busted Plug Plaza by Blue Sky

  • AgFirst Farm Credit Bank, Taylor Street
  • (Between Marion and Bull Streets)
  • Columbia, SC 29201
  • Region: Columbia City Center

Unveiled February 18, 2001"Busted Plug Plaza" is among Sky's most widely-recognized and impressive works. Four stories in height and weighing 675,000 pounds, it is located on Taylor St., between...More

Capital City Times Mural by Alcorn Middle School Students

  • N. Main Street
  • on railroad trestle near Earlewood Park
  • Columbia, SC
  • Region: Columbia North

Along one of Columbia's busiest streets, thousands of people pass a billboard-sized work of art each day, but they may not know its history or community significance. Formally called "Capital City...More

Carolina Adventure World

  • 1515 Arrowhead Road
  • Winnsboro, SC 29180
  • Phone: (803) 482-3534
  • Region: Columbia North

Where to Ride! 100 Miles of Trails! Bring It! Bring your dirt bike, ATV or UTV and hit the custom designed trails of the Southeast's largest ATV-UTV and dirt bike riding park. Carolina Adventure World...More

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