South Carolina State Museum

The South Carolina State Museum is a museum dedicated to the history of South Carolina. It has four floors of permanent and changing exhibits, a digital dome planetarium, 4D interactive theater, and an observatory.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday: closed
    Tuesday—Saturday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM and Sunday noon—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.A.
  • Also known as: “SCSM”
  • Address: 301 Gervais Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include EdVenture and Columbia Canal.

Museum
Children’s Museum is a museum and nonprofit educational attraction aimed primarily at children and families. features hands-on experiences and interactive spaces designed to encourage learning and creativity in young children. is situated 620 feet south of South Carolina State Museum.

Power station
Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
The is the surviving canal of a series of canals built by the in 1824 using the labor of indentured Irishmen to provide direct water routes between the upstate settlements and the towns on the Fall Line. is situated 740 feet southwest of South Carolina State Museum.

Bridge
Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
is a historic bridge in in the United States and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is an arch bridge constructed from reinforced concrete. is situated 1,400 feet southwest of South Carolina State Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Columbia and West Columbia.

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is the capital city and second largest city in . It is home to the main campus of the University of South Carolina, and to the Army's Fort Jackson.

Town
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, formerly Brookland, is a city and commuter town in the suburban eastern sections of , United States. As of the 2020 census, had a population of 17,416.

Hamlet
is a residential neighborhood and historic district in what is now the center of . Founded in the early 1900s, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Historic District in 1991.

South Carolina State Museum

Latitude
33.99893° or 33° 59′ 56″ north
Longitude
-81.04809° or 81° 2′ 53″ west
Elevation
200 feet (61 metres)
Levels
4
Height
69 feet (21 metres)
Roof shape
flat
Open location code
865WXXX2+HQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 571395290
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­museum
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
4597037
Wiki­data ID
Q7566640
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