This document provides a list of educational resources in the Columbia, South Carolina area that students can visit beyond the classroom, including museums, zoos, libraries, government agencies, and more. It emphasizes the importance of calling ahead to confirm location and hours, and advises bringing student ID for potential discounts. Web searches on sites like sciway.net can provide additional information on addresses, phone numbers, and directions.

1. Beyond the Classroom
Teaching and Learning Resources
In the Columbia and Surrounding Areas Community
Use both a personal visit and the Internet. The personal visit is mandatory; you must bring in
handouts or something to support health and safety that they gave you as an example.
Be certain to call and double check times and locations. Take your student ID; many places offer a
student admission rate; some are free.
You could do an Advanced Search where you would put in “Columbia, South Carolina” and “the
name of your resource” or in some cases, just the name of your organization. http://www.sciwa
y.net/ has an alphabetical listing of content. There is one called “Addresses, Phone Numbers –
directions, too.”
ColumbiaMuseum of Art
Main and Hampton St.
Edventure Children’s Museum
211 Gervais Street
Riverbanks Zoo and Botanical Gardens
500 Wildlife Parkway (just off I-26 on Greystone Blvd.)
The State House
Intersection of Gervais and Main Streets
Mann-Simons Cottage: Museum of African-American Culture
1403 Richland Street
American Red Cross
2751 Bull Street
American Heart Association
520 Gervais Street, Suite 300
South Caroliniana Library
910 Sumter Street
University of South Carolina
Richland 1 School District
OR
Richland 2 School District
The State (newspaper)
P.O. Box 1333
SC Center for Children’s Books and Literacy (formerly B.E.S.T.Center)
Mezzanine level of SC State Library
Corner of Senate and Bull Streets
(Satellite center is being created at the Gateway/Child Development and ResearchCenter.)
Columbia Uptown YMCA
1420 Sumter Street

2. Fitness Trails
e.g. A.C.FloraHigh School or SesquicentennialState Park or Lake Murray Elementary Fitness & Nature
Palmetto Health Richland
Dietitian Kelly Lewis
5 Richland Medical Park Drive
TV Station
WOLO or WLTX or WIS
Columbia Fire Department Headquarters
1800 Laurel Street
(Columbia Fire Department Museum)
SCAHPERD (South Carolina Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance)
Ruth F. Earls, Education Associate
1429 Senate St., Room 802-C
United Health Care
107 Westpark Blvd.
SC Department of Health and Human Services
1801 Main St
HealthsouthRehabilitationCenter
2935 Colonial Drive
Chamber of Commerce
1201 Main St # 1700
Columbia, SC29201
Greater ColumbiaChamberofCommerce
930 Richland Street
Columbia Visitor's Bureau
Physical Address:
1101 Lincoln Street
Columbia, SC 2920
PO Box 15
Columbia, SC29202
SC Dept. of Natural Resources
Physical Address: 1000 Assembly Street, Columbia, SC
Mailing Address:P. O. Box 167, Columbia, SC29202
Working farm: organic or dairy or produce
Travel agency
Grocery store, such as Publix, BiLo, etc.
Any state park