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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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.
- Address: 301 Gervais Street, Columbia, SC 29201
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include EdVenture and Columbia Canal.
EdVenture
Museum
EdVenture is the largest children's museum in the Southeast United States, located in Columbia, South Carolina. It is second only to The Children's Museum of Indianapolis which is the largest children's museum in the world. EdVenture is situated 620 feet south of South Carolina State Museum.
Columbia Canal
Power station
Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
The Columbia Canal is the surviving canal of a series of canals built by the State of South Carolina in 1824 using the labor of indentured Irishmen to provide direct water routes between the upstate settlements and the towns on the Fall Line. Columbia Canal is situated 740 feet southwest of South Carolina State Museum.
Gervais Street Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
Gervais Street Bridge is a historic bridge in South Carolina in the United States and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is an arch bridge constructed from reinforced concrete. Gervais Street Bridge is situated 1,400 feet southwest of South Carolina State Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Columbia and West Columbia.
Columbia
Photo: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Columbia is the capital city and second largest city in South Carolina. It is home to the main campus of the University of South Carolina, and to the Army's Fort Jackson.
West Columbia
Town
West Columbia, formerly Brookland, is a city and commuter town in the suburban eastern sections of Lexington County, South Carolina, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population was 14,988, and the 2019 population estimate was 17,998.
Elmwood Park
Hamlet
Elmwood Park is a residential neighborhood and historic district in what is now the center of Columbia, South Carolina. Founded in the early 1900s, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Elmwood Park Historic District in 1991.
South Carolina State Museum
- Categories: historic building, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Richland County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.99893° or 33° 59′ 56″ northLongitude
-81.04809° or 81° 2′ 53″ westElevation
200 feet (61 metres)Height
69 feet (21 metres)Open location code
865WXXX2+HQOpenStreetMap ID
way 571395290OpenStreetMap feature
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