Explore historic sites in Columbia and Richland County through guided walking and bus tours. Travel to the historic sites by participating in these public programs and group tour offerings. These tours showcase historic sites and provide historical context to the people, architecture, and events that made them significant.
Offsite Tours
Walking Tours
There are many options for exploring our local history by visiting historic sites throughout Richland County. We offer monthly, guided Weekend Strolls that typically run 75 minutes. We also offer any of our walking tours to groups of 10 or more with advance registration.
Bus Tours
Guided driving tours offer your group insight into the historically significant areas of Richland County. We offer guided Weekend Rolls that typically run 75 minutes. We also offer any of our bus tours to groups of 10 or more with advance registration.
Upcoming Strolls & Rolls
09 Oct
Sunday, October 9th: 2 — 3:30 p.m.
Second Sunday Stroll | Arsenal Hill
1800 Lincoln Street, Columbia, SC 29201
This guided walking tour will highlight architecture and history of this historic neighborhood. Named for the military academy established here in 1842, Arsenal Hill rests within the northwest section of Columbia’s original two-mile-by-two-mile city limits.
13 Nov
Sunday, November 13th: 2 — 3:30 p.m.
Second Sunday Stroll | The Vista
1120 Lincoln St., Columbia, SC 29201
Historically a residential, light industrial, mercantile and transportation district, the Congaree Vista comprises almost 800 acres. Bounded by the Congaree River to the west and Assembly Street to the east, this portion of South Carolina’s downtown features a mixture of historically significant buildings with architecturally sympathetic re-development and infill projects...