Things To Do

Soda City Market

Held every Saturday, rain or shine! This is a Columbia social event, with food trucks, farmers, and other vendors. Open from 9am-1pm. Stop by for a bite to eat or pick up some Columbia goodies to take home!

Columbia Canal and Riverfront Park

Take a stroll along the river and keep a look out for eagles, river otters, and other critters!

Riverbanks Zoo and Garden

Visit the top zoo in the southeast (really!) and all the new zoo babies, or take a stroll in the botanical gardens, also on the same site. There's a zip line as well if you're feeling really brave!

West Columbia Riverwalk Park and Amphitheater

Check out the river - and the Columbia skyline - from the other side of town! Also on Sundays is the Brookland Brunch, with food trucks, a farmer stand, coffee, brunch drinks, and beer!

South Carolina State House

The State House offers free tours on Saturday mornings - stop by for the tour or simply wander the grounds and look for the bronze stars on the west and southwest sides of the building, indicating where Sherman's cannons struck the exterior walls.

Tapp's Arts Center

The building where Richie lived is also a free art museum of sorts, with studio stalls for individual artists. Take a stroll around!

Columbia Craft Brewing Company

Some of the best beers in Columbia - but note, it's beer only, and not open on Sundays!

University of South Carolina

Very walkable campus sprawling through town. Some famous/well-known spots include the Horseshoe (Tio's restaurant nearby has some great sangria!) and Williams Brice Stadium (the football stadium).

Twisted Spur Brewing

Grab a house-brewed beer (or wine, or cocktail) here at the place it all began for us :)

Columbia Museum of Art

River Rat Brewery

Swamp Cabbage Brewery

Conquest Brewing Company

Congaree National Park

The only National Park in the state of South Carolina is conveniently only about a 30 minute drive away. It's swampy - but the main trail is about a 2 mile easy walk, with longer trails off the boardwalk available. If it's warm, bring some bugspray!

Historic Camden Revolutionary War

If you're into history, Camden is a great spot. Visit the site of old Camden, which the British maintained during the Revolutionary War, and two battlefields a few miles away.

Lake Murray Dam

Lake Murray is a pretty massive manmade lake that hosts multiple fishing competitions each year. There's also the dam, which you can walk across, and has its own makeshift "love locks." Bring your own and add yourself to a little bit of South Carolina :)