Hotels in Columbia

Wander among monuments and magnolias on the State House grounds, where history feels less like a textbook and more like a neighbor who won't stop talking. The Soda City Market transforms Main Street into a bustling bazaar of local crafts and food that'll make your stomach growl. At the Columbia Museum of Art, even the most art-resistant companions find something worth photographing. The EdVenture Children's Museum features a child-sized human named Eddie that children can climb through—simultaneously educational and mildly unsettling. The University of South Carolina campus pulses with academic energy and tailgate parties that treat football as religion. Fort Jackson reminds visitors that beyond the city's leafy streets lies America's largest Army training facility.