Creating a self-guided walk to explore Columbia is easy. Choose the attractions that interest you the most, and let our software create a walking route based on your selections. Afterward, retrieve your walk in the GPSmyCity app on your mobile device. The app will guide you from one tour stop to the next as if you had a personal tour guide. Our short
tutorial video shows the steps needed to create your walk.
Step 1: Select Attractions
Select "Interface" below to select the 'List' or 'Map' interface. Use "Filter Sights" to filter attractions by category. Maximum 20 sights per walk. If you select the 'Map' interface, click a map pin to view the sight information and select the sight.
Interface* :
Map and List of attractions
List of attractions
Map with attraction pins
Filter Sights* :
-- Show all sights --
Must-see
Attraction/Landmark
Museum/Gallery
Religious
Food/Drink
Shopping
Park/Outdoor
Bethel A.M.E. Church
City Art
Columbia Fire Museum
Columbia Marionette Theater
Columbia Museum of Art (must see)
Ebenezer Lutheran Church
EdVenture (must see)
First Baptist Church
First Presbyterian Church
Five Points (must see)
Hampton-Preston Mansion and Gardens (must see)
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church (must see)
Hunter-Gatherer Brewery
Main Street
Mann-Simons Cottage
McKissick Museum (must see)
Memorial Park
One Eared Cow Glass
Riverbanks Zoo (must see)
Robert Mills House (must see)
Seibels House
South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum
South Carolina Governor's Mansion (must see)
South Carolina Military Museum
South Carolina State House (must see)
South Carolina State Museum (must see)
St. Peter's Catholic Church
The Big Apple
The Mad Platter
The Publick House
Township Auditorium
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral (must see)
Tunnel Mural
University of South Carolina (must see)
Woodrow Wilson Family Home
Zion Baptist Church
Step 2: Select Starting Point
Indicate walk's starting point which can be either one of the selected sights (shown on the map in 'Step 3') or a custom sight of choice, e.g. your hotel or a metro station.
Select One* :
Use one of the selected attractions
Use my hotel or a location specified by me
Use a walk friendly hotel
Enter Place Name* :
GPS Coordinates* :
Locate the place on map
Choose a Hotel* :
Hyatt Place Columbia/Downtown/The Vista (view info)
Sheraton Columbia Downtown Hotel (view info)
Aloft Columbia Downtown (view info)
Starting Point* :
Step 3: Create/Update Route
The selected attractions are displayed on the map below.
Walk Distance:
Your walk is not saved yet. To save it, please proceed to the final 'Step 4' below.
Selected Attractions:
Step 4: Save Your Custom Walk
Enter a name for your custom walk, along with your email address, in the fields below. You will receive the instructions for retrieving your custom walk in the GPSmyCity app by email. The GPSmyCity app offers turn-by-turn travel directions to guide you from one attraction to the next.
Walk Name* :
Email* :