How to Spend a Weekend in Columbia, South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina

How to get around, what to see and do, where to stay, and where to eat and drink on your first weekend visit to Columbia, South Carolina.

Columbia is a curious place. The streets are lined with trees that are always green, even in the dead of winter, and the air is filled with the sound of Darude’s Sandstorm. But there is also a darker side to Columbia. It is a place of secrets and shadows. It is a place where it is socially acceptable to yell “Go Cocks” while walking down the street. Here’s how to spend a weekend in Columbia, South Carolina.

I’m sharing things we did as well as things that sound fun and would be worth checking out on our next weekend in Columbia.

Some parts of Columbia are very walkable and some parts are a little more spread out than I’d like so you may want to resort to wheels on occasion.

- Ride the $1 Soda Cap Connector busses between most tourist destinations. Plan your trip using tools on the website or app and pay your fare in cash when you get on the bus. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).