Best Museums & Educational Spots for Kids

Explore the best best museums & educational spots for kids options for kids and families in West Columbia

Cayce Historical Museum

Cayce Historical Museum

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Riverbanks Zoo & Garden

Riverbanks Zoo & Garden

Wild & farm animals, plus gardens. Zoo with African & Australian animals, reptile galleries, a bird house, a farm & botanical gardens.

EdVenture

EdVenture

Kids' hands-on learning center. Over 350 hands-on exhibits that allow kids to explore human biology, nature, inventions & careers.

South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum

South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum

Exhibits & artifacts on military history. Flags, swords & other state historic artifacts exhibited from the Revolutionary War to modern times.

South Carolina State Museum

South Carolina State Museum

Art, antiquities & science exhibits. Exhibits on art, history, nature, science & technology, housed on 4 floors in a former textile mill.

Governor's Mansion

Governor's Mansion

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Columbia Museum of Art

Columbia Museum of Art

Large art collection in modern environs. Paintings & sculptures spanning thousands of years, displayed in a contemporary building.

The Horseshoe

The Horseshoe

Visit this great place for kids and families!

McKissick Museum

McKissick Museum

Southern culture & natural environment. This college-affiliated museum details the culture & geography of the American South.

Mann-Simons Site

Mann-Simons Site

House museum in a historic cottage. House museum in a mid-19th-century Columbia Cottage owned by a prominent African-American family.

Robert Mills House and Gardens

Robert Mills House and Gardens

19th-century house with antique decor. 1820s neoclassical mansion by architect Robert Mills, featuring period decor & parklike grounds.

Hampton-Preston Mansion and Gardens

Hampton-Preston Mansion and Gardens

Preserved 19-century house & gardens. 1818 family residence & onetime governor's mansion open for tours of interior & surrounding gardens.

The Museum of Reconstruction Era at Woodrow Wilson Family Home

The Museum of Reconstruction Era at Woodrow Wilson Family Home

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Anne Frank Center

Anne Frank Center

Visit this great place for kids and families!

South Carolina Military Museum

South Carolina Military Museum

Visit this great place for kids and families!

PlayMatters

PlayMatters

Visit this great place for kids and families!

U.S. Army Basic Combat Training Museum

U.S. Army Basic Combat Training Museum

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Palmetto Falls Water Park

Palmetto Falls Water Park

Recreational facility on a military base. Sprawling pool with slides & islands set on a military base (background check required for entry).

US Army Chaplain Museum

US Army Chaplain Museum

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Lexington County Museum

Lexington County Museum

Historic homes, buildings & artifacts. Historic buildings & homes (36 over 7 acres) housing pre-Civil-War-era furniture & artifacts.

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