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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.
Arsenal Hill - Self-Guided Walking Tour
- 1601 Richland Street
- Columbia, SC 29201
- Phone: (803) 252-7742
- Region: Columbia City Center
Named for the military academy established here in 1842, Arsenal Hill rests within the northwest section of Columbia's original two-mile-by-two-mile city limits. As highest point within the capital...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
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
General Sherman's March on Columbia, South Carolina - Self-Guided Walking Tour
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- Phone: fknapp@knappagency.com
- Region: Columbia City Center
VIEW THE BROCHURE “The truth is, the whole army is burning with an insatiable desire to wreak vengeance upon South Carolina. I almost tremble at her fate, but feel that she deserves all that seems...More
Historic Waverly Neighborhood: Self Guided Walking Tour
- Roughly bounded by Hampton, Heidt,
- Gervais and Harden Streets
- Columbia, SC 29201
- Region: Columbia City Center
Columbia's first suburb, Waverly, evolved into a community of black artisans, professionals and social reformers. Many of the residents made important contributions to Columbia and across the state....More
Main Street: Self-Guided Architectural Walking Tour
- 1601 Richland Street
- Columbia, SC 29201
- Phone: (803) 252-7742
- Region: Columbia City Center
Columbia's Main Street boasts architectural styles spanning three centuries that speak to the tastes, interests, and aspirations of persons living and working in South Carolina's state capital. The...More
Melrose Heights: Self-Guided Architectural Walking Tour
- 1601 Richland Street
- Columbia, SC 29201
- Phone: (803) 252-7742
- Region: Columbia City Center
The Melrose Heights neighborhood bears the distinction of being one of Columbia's earliest suburbs. Established from 1900 through 1950 on land amassed by members of the Powell family, this...More
Robert Mills District - Self-Guided Walking Tour
- 1601 Richland Street
- Columbia, SC 29201
- Phone: (803) 252-7742
- Region: Columbia City Center
Named after the nation's first federal architect who designed the circa-1823 Robert Mills House and the circa-1828 Asylum, today's Robert Mills Historic District was listed in 1971 within the National...More
South Carolina State House Grounds: Self-Guided Walking Tour
- 1100 Gervais Street
- Columbia, SC 29201
- Phone: (803) 734-2430
- Region: Columbia City Center
Take a moment and discover nature and history on the Capitol grounds.You State Capitol Complex sits on 18 beautifully landscaped acres, and these grounds are as much a part of history as the debates...More
The Great Five Points Leprechaun Hunt
- 2002 Blossom Street
- Columbia, SC 29205
- Phone: (803) 748-7373
- Region: Columbia City Center
Logan the leprechaun is very important to Five Points. Each year, Logan serves as the official mascot of the St. Pat's in Five Points festival and can be seen on billboards, posters, T.V. and walking...More
Sally Salamander Walking Tour
- Columbia Regional Visitors Center
- 1101 Lincoln Street
- Columbia, SC 29201
- Phone: (803) 545-0002
- Region: Columbia City Center
I’m Sally, Columbia’s newest ambassador! As you look for me around Columbia, be sure to notice the beautiful architecture and cultural icons of South Carolina’s “Famously Hot” capital city. We pride...More
