| Attraction | Description | Website |
| Columbia Museum of Art | South Carolina's premier international art museum houses an
extraordinary collection of European and American fine and decorative art
that spans centuries.
| http://www.columbiamuseum.org |
| EdVenture Children's Museum | Experience the joy of learning and discovery at EdVenture
Children's Museum! A hands-on experience, Edventure provides children,
families, and teachers with the opportunity to immerse themselves in
dynamic, diverse exhibits, programs, events and more. | http://www.edventure.org |
| McKissick Museum | The McKissick Museum offers adult and children education
programs, scheduled tours, and public exhibits. The McKissick Museum is a
general University museum with galleries exhibiting displays in the natural
sciences, arts, material culture, history, and permanent galleries on the
gem and mineral collections. | http://www.cas.sc.edu/mcks/ |
| Riverbanks Zoo & Garden | Riverbanks Zoo & Garden is home to more than 2,000
magnificent and fascinating animals and one of the nation's most beautiful
and inspiring botanical gardens. The lush 170-acre site features dynamic
natural habitat exhibits, scenic river views, spectacular valley overlooks
and significant historic landmarks. | http://www.riverbanks.org/ |
| South Carolina State Museum | The South Carolina State Museum is a comprehensive museum,
with extensive exhibits in the disciplines of art, science and technology,
cultural history and natural history. In one stop it encompasses all that
South Carolina was, is and can be. It is South Carolina's largest museum and
one of the largest in the Southeast | http://www.southcarolinastatemuseum.org |
| Finlay Park | 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. The park is situated between the streets of Assembly, Taylor, Gadsden and Laurel and remains one of the treasures of Columbia . It is across the street from the Governor's Mansion and has one of the most photographed views of downtown.
| http://www.columbiasc.net/index.php?pageid=101 |
| South Carolina State House | | http://www.scstatehouse.net/studentpage/tour.htm |
| South Carolina Confederate Relic Room & Military Museum | The South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum was organized in December of 1895 by the Wade Hampton Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, to memorialize the service of South Carolinians who fought in defense of South Carolina during the War Between the States. The museum exhibits military and cultural artifacts from South Carolina's historical eras, from the Revolutionary War through Desert Storm, with an emphasis on South Carolina's Confederate Era. The Museum housed in the World War Memorial Building which was built in 1935 as a tribute to all South Carolinians who fought in World War One.
| http://www.crr.sc.gov/ |
| Hampton-Preston Mansion & Gardens | The Hampton-Preston Mansion epitomizes the lives of the planter elite in antebellum South Carolina. Both the Hamptons and the Prestons moved in the highest social and political circles of Columbia society. Their wealth came from cotton plantations in Columbia and sugar cane plantations in Louisiana, on which hundreds of slaves labored. The mansion's collection represents fifty years of occupancy. The rooms reflect an evolving interpretation from the Federal period to the early postbellum years.
| http://www.historiccolumbia.org/ |
| Richland County Public Library | The Richland County Public Library is a perfect place to discover, observe and establish an appreciation of the arts and literature. Special programs, exhibits, theatrical performances and literary readings for all age groups - as well as RCPL's collection, resources and services - helped attract more than 1.8 million visitors annually.
| http://www.richland.lib.sc.us/ |
