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Columbia offers a wide range of recreation; exciting attractions and spectator sports; and top-notch meeting facilities.
Attractions
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.
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 Midle School Students
- N Main Street
- on railroad trestle near Earlewood Park
- Columbia, SC 29201
- 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
Carolina Carriages
- 15 Country Girl Road
- Blythewood, SC 29016
- Phone: (803) 754-4724
- Region: Richland NE & Ft. Jackson
Since 1994, Carolina Carriages, a family owned and operated business, has been adding romance and elegance to special occasions throughout the Midlands. Our attention to detail and reliable service...More
Carolina Honda
- 901 Buckner Road
- Columbia, SC 29203
- Phone: (803) 252-3381
- Region: Columbia North
At Carolina Honda, we rent fun. You can try out a Honda ATV, take a ride on a Gold Wing or even head for the lake with a Honda AquaTrax. So what are you waiting for? Call us today and rent some fun.
Cayce Historical Museum
- 1800 12th Street
- Cayce, SC 29171
- Phone: (803) 739-5385
- Region: West Columbia/ Cayce/Airport
The Cayce Historic Museum chronicles the history of the first European settlement in the Midlands of South Carolina. The Museum interprets the agricultural, social, and cultural heritage of Saxe...More
Challenger Learning Center
- 2600-A Barhamville Road
- Columbia, SC 29204
- Phone: (803) 929-3951
- Region: Columbia North
The Challenger Learning Center for Space Science Education in Richland County School District One offers a variety of programs for K-12 students. Please visit our website for details about: ...More
Chesnut Cottage Bed & Breakfast
- 1718 Hampton Street
- Columbia, SC 29201
- Phone: (803) 256-1718
- Region: Columbia City Center
The war-time home of Mary Boykin Chesnut, author of "Diary from Dixie". President Jefferson Davis visited in 1864 and gave a speech from the front porch of the Cottage.
Clinton Sease Farm and Corn Maze
- 382 Olde Farm Road
- Lexington, SC 29072-8781
- Phone: (803) 730-2863
- Region: Lexington County
This Year's Corn Maze Theme - Race for the Whitehouse!! Learn about the democracy that makes our country great. Can you see the candidates in the maze? We extend a special welcome to you, as you make...More
Columbia Carriage Works
- 105 Burmaster Drive
- Columbia, SC 29229
- Phone: (803) 227-3833
- Region: Richland NE & Ft. Jackson
Carriage Rides in the Vista Start at the Blue Marlin on Friday & Saturday from 6 - 10 pm. Reservations Encouraged! Our professional drivers and event planners will help you create a memory that will...More
Columbia Fire Museum
- 1800 Laurel Street
- Columbia, SC 29201
- Phone: (803) 545-3701
- Region: Columbia City Center
The Columbia Fire Museum celebrates the rich history of South Carolina's largest fire department. Located downtown at Fire Department Headquarters, 1800 Laurel Street, it is near the historic Robert...More
Columbia Interactive Ghost Tours
- Columbia, SC
- Phone: (803) 463-2151
Guided by the director of a professional paranormal investigation team, you will experience a ghost tour like you have never experienced one before. With the use of paranormal investigation equipment,...More
Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center Self-Guided Art Tour
- 1101 Lincoln Street
- Columbia, SC 29201
- Phone: (803) 545-0001
- Region: Columbia City Center
Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center invites you to take a self-guided art tour of the facility. Pick up your copy of the self-guided art tour brochure in the Columbia Regional Visitors Center,...More
Columbia Museum of Art
- 1515 Main Street
- Main at Hampton Street
- Columbia, SC 29201
- Phone: (803) 799-2810
- Region: Columbia City Center
The Columbia Museum of Art is South Carolina's premier international art museum with extraordinary collections of European and American fine and decorative art that span centuries. Founded in 1950,...More
Congaree Vista: A Self-Guided Walking Tour
- 1601 Richland Street
- Columbia, SC 29201
- Phone: (803) 252-7742
- Region: Columbia City Center
Historically a residential, light industrial, mercantile, and transportation district, the Congaree Vista compromises almost 800 acres. Bounded by the Congaree River to the west and Assembly street to...More
Deceased Farm
- 382 Olde Farm Road
- Lexington, SC 29072-8781
- Phone: (803) 730-2863
- Region: Lexington County
Open Friday & Saturday, September 28 – 29; Friday – Sunday, October 5 – 7; Thursday – Sunday, October 11 – 14 & October 18 – 21; Thursday – Wednesday, October 25 – 31 Hours: Thursdays & Sundays, 7 –...More
Ebenezer Lutheran Church
- 1301 Richland Street
- Columbia, SC 29201
- Phone: (803) 765-9430
- Region: Columbia City Center
Dedicated as Columbia's first Lutheran Church in 1830, the original church burned in 1865. Quiet communion is held in the chapel, built in 1840, at 7:15 am Wednesday mornings. Please call...More
EdVenture Children's Museum
- 211 Gervais Street
- Columbia, SC 29201
- Phone: (803) 779-3100
- Region: Columbia City Center
The South's largest children's museum is the home of Eddie, the world's largest child, along with 300 exhibits to inspire children to experience the joy of learning. Where else but EdVenture can...More
Elmwood Cemetery & Gardens
- 501 Elmwood Avenue
- Columbia, SC 29201
- Phone: (803) 252-2133
- Region: Columbia City Center
Founded in 1854, Elmwood Cemetery has been the metropolitan area's most prestigious cemetery. The grounds selected, a sloping tract that overlooked the Broad River, were part of the original Taylor...More
Ensor Keenan House
- 801 Wildwood Avenue
- Columbia, SC 29203
- Phone: (803) 733-8510
- Region: Columbia North
Ensor Keenan House was built in 1868 by Dr. Joshua Fulton Ensor, a major in the Union Army during the Civil War who was sent to Columbia to treat wounded Union soldiers. The house was purchased in the...More
Equitable Arcade Building
- 1332 Main Street/1216 Washington Street
- Columbia, SC 29201
- Region: Columbia City Center
Historical Overview (source: Historic Columbia Foundation) Located within the 1300 block of Main Street, the Arcade Mall was Columbia's first indoor shopping center. The Equitable Real Estate Company,...More
Finlay Park
- 930 Laurel Street
- Columbia, SC 29201
- Phone: (803) 545-3100
- Region: Columbia City Center
One of the best known parks in the state of South Carolina, Finlay has hosted just about everything from festivals and political rallies to road races and Easter Sunrise services. This beautiful...More
First Baptist Church
- 1306 Hampton Street
- Columbia, SC 29201
- Phone: (803) 256-4251
- Region: Columbia City Center
First Baptist Church is the site of the first Secession Convention in December 1860. The church was constructed in 1859 for a congregation dating from 1807 and is listed on the National Register of...More
First Presbyterian Church
- 1324 Marion Street
- Columbia, SC 29201
- Phone: (803) 799-9062
- Region: Columbia City Center
Presbyterians organized their first congregation in Columbia in 1795. The present building was constructed in 1853 and enlarged in 1925. The 188-foot steeple was once Columbia's tallest structure....More
