Top rated Tourist attractions in Columbia, United States to elevate your visit (Updated March, 2024)

Soda City Market

Market

Lively Saturday gathering of trendy food trucks & tented stalls offering locally made wares.

4.80 (2.2K reviews)

Craft Axe Throwing

Recreation center

4.80 (1K reviews)

Shelter Gardens

Botanical garden

5-acre botanic garden with a veterans' memorial, seating & a sensory plot for the visually impaired.

4.80 (845 reviews)

National Watch and Clock Museum

Museum

Many exhibits & galleries with artifacts displaying the history of timepieces from around the world.

4.80 (461 reviews)

Capen Park

Park

31.9-acre park featuring hiking trails, a creek & rocky bluffs with scenic overlooks.

4.80 (316 reviews)

David R. Francis Quadrangle Historic District

Tourist attraction

The Quad, the University of Missouri's 33-acre historic center, includes 6 iconic columns & gardens.

4.80 (239 reviews)

Riverfront Park Amphitheater

Park

👍👍 Absolutely loved this river walk! I was driving through from Virginia to Alabama and saw the water and decided I needed to stop. I am so happy I did! It was a beautiful walk and I loved that you could walk down by the river or up along by the canal trail. When I started walking I only planned for 15...

4.80 (201 reviews)

The Columns

Historical landmark

Iconic campus landmark featuring limestone columns standing as lone remnants of 1892 building fire.

4.80 (93 reviews)

Mann-Simons Site

Historical place museum

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

4.80 (67 reviews)

Columbia Audubon Nature Sanctuary

Nature preserve

👍👍 Columbja audubon nature sanctuary is a beautiful spot located right in the heart of Columbia not far from the mall. There are trails through the fields and woods. It’s a great spot to see birds and other wildlife. On my last visit there are now porta potties in the parking lot. Lots of pretty wildfl...

4.80 (66 reviews)

Columbia Historic Preservation Society

History museum

👍👍 Super nice and knowledgeable people. The type of town that you want to visit over and over again.

4.80 (53 reviews)

3M Flat Branch-Hinkson Creek Wetlands

Park

👍 Easy walking trail. Birding spot. Has several access points but not parking right at the shelter overlooking the wooded wetlands. Restroom is at the Forum Blvd access to the MKT trail which is a short walk to wetlands area.

4.80 (50 reviews)