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Cultural	Areas of Interest
EdVenture Children’s Museum Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center Columbia Festival of the Arts Cultural Council SC State Museum Museum of Art Riverbanks Zoo Riverfront Park Columbia City Ballet EdVenture Children’s Museum SC Philharmonic Orchestra Carolina Coliseum Colonial Center Koger Center for the Performing Arts Township Auditorium Newberry Opera House Town Theatre Workshop Theatre Trustus Theatre	Five Points Vista Guild Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce South Carolina government City of Columbia Richland County Lexington County Fort Jackson (U.S. Army) Shaw Air Force Base South Carolina Air NationalGuard Congaree National Park Richland County Public Library Lexington County Public Library South Carolina State Fair Columbia Metropolitan Airport Charlotte/Douglass International Airport Amtrak (Columbia station is CLB) Greyhound South Carolina Archives & History South Carolina State Library South Carolina Department of Natural Resources South Carolina State Parks
Educational	Sports & Recreation
University of South Carolina Columbia College Benedict College Allen University SC State University Clemson University Furman University Midlands Technical College SC Dept. of Education Medical University of South Carolina National Center for Education Statistics	Columbia Inferno ice hockey Richland County Recreation Commission Lexington County Recreation & Aging Commission University of South Carolina Gamecocks athletics Clemson University Tigers athletics Charlotte Lowes Motor Speedway Charlotte Panthers professional football Capital City Bombers baseball South Carolina golf course information Myrtle Beach tee times Lake Murray activities Carolina Cup – Springdale Race Course, Camden, SC Darlington Raceway Columbia Restaurant Guide Access Columbia hotels, nightlife, weather, etc. South Carolina ETV
HealthCare	Tourism
Palmetto Health Alliance Lexington Medical Center Dorn V.A. Medical Center Providence Hospital Three Rivers Behavorial Health 2900 Sunset Boulevard, West Columbia, SC 29169 (866) 796-9911 Three River Residential Treatment/Midlands Campus, 200 Ermine Road, West Columbia, SC 29170 (803) 791-9918 Three Rivers offers inpatient, residential and outpatient services to adolescents, adults and seniors for psychiatric and substance abuse related illnesses.	Charleston, SC Myrtle Beach, SC Hilton Head, SC Greenville, SC Savannah, GA Atlanta, GA Aiken, South Carolina Augusta, Georgia