Guidebook for Columbia

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Guidebook for Columbia

Food Scene

Has great food that is farm to table. The menu changes every night and is designed by the chef. Also great, custom made drinks.
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Motor Supply Company Bistro
920 Gervais St
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Has great food that is farm to table. The menu changes every night and is designed by the chef. Also great, custom made drinks.
Great place to find pralines and tons of candy!
The Peanut Man Candy & Nut Co.
1215 Lincoln St
Great place to find pralines and tons of candy!
If you are looking for a great, local place for dessert, this is it! Wins best of Columbia every year.
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Nonnah's
923 Gervais St
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If you are looking for a great, local place for dessert, this is it! Wins best of Columbia every year.
Great, high end Chinese food and sushi.
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M Vista
701 Lady St
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Great, high end Chinese food and sushi.
Another great sushi place that also has a bar.
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Sakitumi
807 Gervais St
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Another great sushi place that also has a bar.
In case you are looking for good fast food. Can order online for pickup. www.zaxbys.com
Zaxby's Chicken Fingers & Buffalo Wings
823 Highway 378
In case you are looking for good fast food. Can order online for pickup. www.zaxbys.com
In case you are looking for good fast food. http://www.chick-fil-a.com/
Chick-fil-A
5560 Sunset Blvd
In case you are looking for good fast food. http://www.chick-fil-a.com/
This is the place for seafood lovers - done "low country" style (think Charleston). http://www.bluemarlincolumbia.com/
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Blue Marlin
1200 Lincoln St
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This is the place for seafood lovers - done "low country" style (think Charleston). http://www.bluemarlincolumbia.com/
If you need to get your coffee fix!
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Starbucks
831 Gervais St
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If you need to get your coffee fix!
If you need to get your coffee fix!
Dunkin'
1525 Broad River Rd
If you need to get your coffee fix!
If you are looking for quick, cheap food at a place that is open 24/7 - this is it.
Waffle House
34 CONTRACTOR'S WAY
If you are looking for quick, cheap food at a place that is open 24/7 - this is it.
Great local Thai restaurant - can dine in or do carry out. http://maithais.com/
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Mai Thai Cuisine
2249 Sunset Blvd
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Great local Thai restaurant - can dine in or do carry out. http://maithais.com/
Local Greek restaurant - in case you need to get your lamb fix.
Grecian Gardens
2312 Sunset Blvd
Local Greek restaurant - in case you need to get your lamb fix.
Nice Wine focused restaurant - food is awesome!
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Hampton Street Vineyard
1207 Hampton St
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Nice Wine focused restaurant - food is awesome!
Get your coffee fix!
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STARBUCKS
6070 Garners Ferry Rd
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Get your coffee fix!

Entertainment & Activities

Great place to go whether your young or old. One of the top zoos in the country. In the spring time, they have a beautiful botanical garden as well.
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Zoo a zahrada Riverbanks
500 Wildlife Pkwy
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Great place to go whether your young or old. One of the top zoos in the country. In the spring time, they have a beautiful botanical garden as well.
Puppet shows - the kid friendly variety.
Columbia Marionette Theater
401 Laurel St
Puppet shows - the kid friendly variety.
Great place to take kids to burn a few hours. It's our Children's Museum. http://www.edventure.org/
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Dětské muzeum EdVenture
211 Gervais St
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Great place to take kids to burn a few hours. It's our Children's Museum. http://www.edventure.org/
Awesome museum near the historic canal, this place even has a planetarium. http://www.museum.state.sc.us/
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South Carolina Military Museum
1 National Guard Rd
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Awesome museum near the historic canal, this place even has a planetarium. http://www.museum.state.sc.us/

Essentials

Nearest location for groceries.
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Food Lion
1013 Broad River Rd
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Nearest location for groceries.
This Publix is located on the site of a Confederate Printing Press. Neat, small grocery store with fresh produce and awesome cakes.
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Publix Super Market at Gervais Place
501 Gervais St
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This Publix is located on the site of a Confederate Printing Press. Neat, small grocery store with fresh produce and awesome cakes.
For all your alcohol needs!
Green's Beverage Warehouse
4012 Fernandina Rd
For all your alcohol needs!
For all your healthy food needs!
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Whole Foods Market
702 Cross Hill Rd
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For all your healthy food needs!
For all your healthy food needs!
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The Fresh Market
4840 Forest Dr
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For all your healthy food needs!
For all your healthy food needs!
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Earth Fare
3312b Devine St
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For all your healthy food needs!

Shopping

It's Walmart. Need I say more?
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Walmart Supercenter
7546 Garners Ferry Rd
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It's Walmart. Need I say more?
Our main mall for Columbia. Has stores such as Belk's, Sephora, and JCPenney's.
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Columbiana Centre
100 Columbiana Cir
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Our main mall for Columbia. Has stores such as Belk's, Sephora, and JCPenney's.
For all your electronic needs!
Best Buy
370 Harbison Blvd
For all your electronic needs!
In case you are anti-Walmart, yes we do have a Target.
Target
134 Harbison Blvd
In case you are anti-Walmart, yes we do have a Target.
Print photos, refill scripts, get first aid supplies.
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CVS
900 Assembly St
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Print photos, refill scripts, get first aid supplies.
Large gun store and shooting range. If you are into that kind of thing.
3760 Fernandina Rd
3760 Fernandina Road
Large gun store and shooting range. If you are into that kind of thing.

Everything Else

Location of our main local airport - if you travel between cities by train.
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Columbia Metropolitan Airport
3250 Airport Blvd
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Location of our main local airport - if you travel between cities by train.
This is where to go to see someone graduate from the Fort Jackson Army base.
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Fort Jackson
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This is where to go to see someone graduate from the Fort Jackson Army base.
Location of Columbia's Amtrak station - if you travel between cities by train.
Columbia, S.C. station
850 Pulaski St
Location of Columbia's Amtrak station - if you travel between cities by train.
Location of Columbia's Greyhound bus station - if you travel between cities by bus.
Greyhound station
Location of Columbia's Greyhound bus station - if you travel between cities by bus.
Location of Columbia's visitor center - also hosts many business conventions.
Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center
1101 Lincoln St
Location of Columbia's visitor center - also hosts many business conventions.
Local hospital for your emergency needs.
Prisma Health Baptist Hospital
Marion Street
Local hospital for your emergency needs.
Local hospital for your emergency needs.
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Lexington Medical Center
2720 Sunset Blvd
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Local hospital for your emergency needs.
Local hospital for your emergency needs.
Palmetto Health Richland Emergency Room
5 Richland Medical Park Dr
Local hospital for your emergency needs.

Sightseeing

Tour the historic South Carolina State house. On outside, there are stars marking where cannon fire hit the statehouse from Sherman's troop during the Civil War.
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South Carolina State House
1100 Gervais St
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Tour the historic South Carolina State house. On outside, there are stars marking where cannon fire hit the statehouse from Sherman's troop during the Civil War.
If hiking, nature, and adventure is your thing, check out our swap. It is free admission every day and has a nice boardwalk if you don't want to get you feet dirty.
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Kongaree
100 National Park Rd
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If hiking, nature, and adventure is your thing, check out our swap. It is free admission every day and has a nice boardwalk if you don't want to get you feet dirty.
Location of the Dreher Shoals Dam, which used to be the largest earthen dam in the world. Has a 1.7 mile long walking/jogging pathway that offers great views of Lake Murray and Columbia.
South Carolina Electric & Gas
1888 N Lake Dr
Location of the Dreher Shoals Dam, which used to be the largest earthen dam in the world. Has a 1.7 mile long walking/jogging pathway that offers great views of Lake Murray and Columbia.
Enjoyable walk along the Congaree river. Great for morning exercise. http://www.riveralliance.org/
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Three Rivers Greenway
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Enjoyable walk along the Congaree river. Great for morning exercise. http://www.riveralliance.org/
Great place to have a picnic - this is the original campus grounds of USC, established 1801.
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The Horseshoe
Sumter Street
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Great place to have a picnic - this is the original campus grounds of USC, established 1801.
Great place for photo ops - the waterfalls are calming and the view of Columbia is spectacular.
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Finlay Park
930 Laurel St
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Great place for photo ops - the waterfalls are calming and the view of Columbia is spectacular.
This is where college students go to hang out. Cool little shops found around this area and plenty of restaurants.
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Five Points
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This is where college students go to hang out. Cool little shops found around this area and plenty of restaurants.
See President Woodrow Wilson's boyhood home. http://www.historiccolumbia.org/woodrow-wilson-family-home
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Woodrow Wilson Family Home
1705 Hampton St
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See President Woodrow Wilson's boyhood home. http://www.historiccolumbia.org/woodrow-wilson-family-home

Arts & Culture

Venue that offers college basketball games, circuses, monster trucks, and concerts throughout the year.
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Colonial Life Arena
801 Lincoln St
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Venue that offers college basketball games, circuses, monster trucks, and concerts throughout the year.
Great local performing arts theater that offers a wide range of classic, eclectic and new works in a casual, intimate space https://www.trustus.org/
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Trustus Theatre
520 Lady St
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Great local performing arts theater that offers a wide range of classic, eclectic and new works in a casual, intimate space https://www.trustus.org/
Nice, calm place to go to look at paintings and traveling art exhibits. Museum admission is free on Sundays.
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Columbia Museum of Art
1515 Main St
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Nice, calm place to go to look at paintings and traveling art exhibits. Museum admission is free on Sundays.
Awesome drive-in theatre that is almost always packed in the summer. Has three different screens, with each one providing a double feature. Well worth the drive for the experience.
Monetta Drive In Theatre
5822 Columbia Hwy N
Awesome drive-in theatre that is almost always packed in the summer. Has three different screens, with each one providing a double feature. Well worth the drive for the experience.
Columbia's main performing arts center. Has ballet, symphony orchestras, comedy acts, and guest speakers.
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Koger Center for the Arts
1051 Greene St
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Columbia's main performing arts center. Has ballet, symphony orchestras, comedy acts, and guest speakers.
All around fun park that has go-carts, putt-putt, and an arcade.
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Frankieho zábavní park
140 Parkridge Dr
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All around fun park that has go-carts, putt-putt, and an arcade.
Nice movie theater that has plenty of screens showing the newest movies.
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Regal Cinemas Columbiana Grande 14
1250 Bower Pkwy
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Nice movie theater that has plenty of screens showing the newest movies.
Historic movie theater that has a unique selection of movies. http://nickelodeon.org/
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Nickelodeon Theatre
1607 Main St
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Historic movie theater that has a unique selection of movies. http://nickelodeon.org/