House Tours
Historic Columbia
House Tours
We offer house tours Wednesday through Saturday | 10:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. and Sunday | 1:30 - 3 p.m. Tours begin at Historic Columbia's Welcome Center, 1616 Blanding Street.

History's home. Step inside.
In the Capital City, history isn’t something you stand back and study. It’s something you step into and explore.
Across five historic houses (and two centuries), Historic Columbia invites you past the façade and into the rooms where this city took shape. From the early 1800s to the Civil Rights Movement, see the places where our story unfolded — not behind glass or on a screen, but from room to room.
Join us for a guided tour in the heart of the Robert Mills Historic District, open Wednesday through Saturday | 10:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. and Sunday | 1:30 - 3 p.m.
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Curious about the House Tour experience? Get the info you need here, plus details about our Welcome Center, Gardens, and beyond.
Getting to Historic Columbia
There is a free museum parking lot for Historic Columbia visitors. It is located on the 1600 block of Henderson Street, between Taylor and Pickens streets. Historic Columbia's Welcome Center is immediately adjacent to this lot. There is also free street parking nearby; after parking, please enter the Robert Mills House and Gardens through any open gate and make your way to the welcome center.
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