Group Bus Tours
Explore Columbia from the comfort of your seat. Our step-on guides bring the city’s landmarks and neighborhoods to life with stories of resilience, innovation, and change. From African American heritage sites to historic districts that shaped state and national conversations, bus tours offer groups a broad perspective on Columbia’s evolving past.
Available Tours
Groups must charter their own bus.
African American Heritage Sites
Since its creation in 1786, Columbia has featured a large African American population whose labor, skills, and vision have been integral in the city’s physical, spiritual, and social evolution. During the course of four centuries the city’s Black community transformed itself from that of a predominately enslaved population to a society whose members overcame the restrictions of Jim Crow and charted the course of the Civil Rights era. The story of this journey remains today within the home places, work places, and resting places of Columbia’s African American community.
Downtown Columbia Bus Tour
Bookings available beginning in December.
Explore the evolution of Columbia’s downtown neighborhoods and commercial districts from the comfort of your seat. This tour balances architectural marvels with “history happened here” moments and leaves our attendees with a broad understanding of Columbia's role in state and national conversations about major social issues.
Scheduling Your Experience
Book Your Group Tour
#form Ready to explore Columbia’s historic sites? Use the form below to inquire about scheduling your guided tour and experience the stories, struggles, and triumphs that shaped our community. Questions? Please contact Adam Miller, Group Tour Coordinator at (803) 252-1770 ext. 23.