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Ready to look into the past and learn about the heritage of this fascinating city? We list historic homes, plantations, battlegrounds, and churches that are rich in history and provide for an educational travel diversion.
Category: Historic Sites - Columbia Attractions & Activities
Address: 804 Gervais St, Columbia, SC 29201
The last operating mill of its kind in South Carolina, the Adluh Flour Company is on National Register of Historic Properties, making it one of the most treasured historic Columbia, South Carolina attractions. While the Adluh Flour Company historic site does not offer tours, it is still worth stopping by for a snapshot or two. And don’t feel too...
Category: Historic Sites - Columbia Attractions & Activities
Address: 800 Richland St, Columbia, SC 29201
Among the many historic Columbia, South Carolina attractions, the lavishly cultivated gardens comprising the Governor's Green are magnificent sights, especially in the spring. Surrounding the Caldwell-Boylston House, Lace House, and the Governor's Mansion, the Governor's Green exemplifies Southern horticulture at its finest, and it’s certainly one...
Hampton-Preston Mansion and Gardens
Category: Historic Sites - Columbia Attractions & Activities
Address: 1615 Blanding St, Columbia, SC 29201
The oldest of the four Columbia, SC museums (Mann-Simons Cottage, Robert Mills House and the Woodrow Wilson Boyhood Home being the others), the Hampton-Preston Mansion and Gardens is among the historic Columbia, South Carolina attractions that shouldn't be forgotten. Built in 1818 the house depicts the lives of family planters up to 1868. All...
Category: Historic Sites - Columbia Attractions & Activities
Address: 1403 Richland St, Columbia, SC 29201
Of the four museums preserved by Historic Columbia (Hampton-Preston Mansion and Gardens, Robert Mills House and the Woodrow Wilson Boyhood Home), the Mann-Simons Cottage was inhabited for the longest period of time. Attained by Celia Mann in 1840, this South Carolina attraction went on to serve as home to Mann’s descendants until the 1970s, when...
Category: Historic Sites - Columbia Attractions & Activities
Address: 1616 Blanding St, Columbia, SC 29201
A National Historic Landmark maintained by an organization called Historic Columbia, the Robert Mills House serves as a historical museum for the Columbia area. The home was built in1823 by one of South Carolina's (and the country’s) most noteworthy architects, Robert Mills, the man who designed the Washington Monument in DC. Tours of this and the...
Category: Historic Sites - Columbia Attractions & Activities
Address: 1700 Richland St, Columbia, SC 29201
The cemetery occupies land given to the State by the Taylor family over 200 years ago, and Columbia’s founding father, Thomas Taylor, is among the many prominent figures who were laid to rest here. No list of the top historic Columbia, South Carolina attractions list is complete without the Taylor Burial Ground!
Category: Historic Sites - Columbia Attractions & Activities
Address: 1000 Hampton St, Columbia, SC 29201
First a synagogue, then an African-American night club, and now popular reception hall, the historic Big Apple is one of the most unique South Carolina attractions. Acclaimed as the place where a popular dance called the Big Apple was invented, the nightclub attained a great deal of fame across the country during the first half of the 20th...
Category: Historic Sites - Columbia Attractions & Activities
Address: 900 Sumter St, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29201
Surrounded by several historic university buildings, the USC Horseshoe is one of the more relaxing Columbia, South Carolina attractions you’ll find. It's not only a great place to stroll around or have a picnic, this Columbia historic site also provides the setting for various special events, concerts and school functions throughout the year. The...
Category: Historic Sites - Columbia Attractions & Activities
Address: Hampton, Heidt, Gervais and Harden Sts, Columbia, SC 29204
An influential 20th century African-American community, the Waverly Historic District is among the top Civil Rights-related Columbia, South Carolina attractions. With its distinct antebellum architecture, it’s one of the more charming and historic Columbia neighborhoods. Waverly was actually the city's first suburb, and today it’s sandwiched...
Category: Historic Sites - Columbia Attractions & Activities
Address: 1705 Hampton St, Columbia, SC 29201
[The Woodrow Wilson Boyhood Home is closed due to renovation and will not open again until fall of 2010.] The only Victorian-era structure of the four properties maintained by the Historic Columbia organization, the Woodrow Wilson Boyhood Home depicts life in the early 1870s. Within are family heirlooms belonging to President Wilson as well as...
