EdVenture
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.- Opening hours:
Monday—Saturday: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
Sunday: noon—5:00 PM - Type: Museum
- Description: non-profit organization in the USA
- Address: 211 Gervais Street, Columbia, SC 29201
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Columbia Canal and 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 380 feet west of EdVenture.
South Carolina State Museum
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. South Carolina State Museum is situated 620 feet north of EdVenture.
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 1,000 feet southwest of EdVenture.
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. As of the 2020 census, West Columbia had a population of 17,416.
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.
EdVenture
- Categories: children’s museum, nonprofit organization, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Richland County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.99723° or 33° 59′ 50″ northLongitude
-81.04803° or 81° 2′ 53″ westOpen location code
865WXXW2+VQOpenStreetMap ID
way 110351217OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q5334480
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