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McKissick Museum is one of the largest University museums in the Southeast. As the main repository for the University of South Carolina, the Museum houses collections in material culture, decorative arts, natural sciences, history and fine arts.... Read More

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Founded in 1871 by the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the university was the first private black school in the state established to educate clergy for the AME Church. Law and vocational degrees also were conferred. The school moved to Columbia in... Read More

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This c. 1900 house was was the home of Mojeska Simkins, a key leader in the state's Civil Rights Movement, director of Negro Work in South Carolina's Anti-Tuberculosis Association and the first woman to serve as state secretary of the state NAACP.... Read More

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Experience Columbia SC strengthens the regions economy by marketing and selling Columbia including its accommodations, restaurants, facilities and attractions as a destination for meetings, conventions, tradeshows, special events and leisure travel. Read More

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“Jingle All the Way” blends the jazz, bluegrass and fusion sound of the multiple Grammy Award winners with Music Director Morihiko Nakahara and the South Carolina Philharmonic for a holday concert. Multiple Grammy-winners Béla Fleck and the Flecktones... Read More

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Located in downtown Columbia, the South Carolina State House is the seat of state government. Visitors are welcome to take free guided and self-guided tours of the South Carolina State House. While the legislature is in session (January - May),... Read More