Enjoy Southern hospitality throughout the Capital City/Lake Murray Country region. The four-county area offers unique history, recreation and outdoor fun! Discover famous peach orchards, historic Southern homes, state museums, challenging golf courses offering special golf packages and the nationally acclaimed Riverbanks Zoo. Whet your appetite with Lexington County's largest recreational attraction, Lake Murray. Enjoy canoe rides down the three rivers running through the region and down Richland County's Congaree Swamp National Monument.
Experience Columbia's Congaree Vista area known for the fine specialty shops, antiques, restaurants and entertainment. Discover a unique dining experience in a variety of restaurants offering everything from southern fried chicken to tasty Italian. Then venture to surrounding small towns of Saluda and Newberry showcasing their newest attraction - the Newberry Opera House.
Columbians cite the location as one of the city’s greatest assets. All of South Carolina is within a three-hour drive. Day trips are easy from the mountains in the Upstate to the beautiful beaches of the Grand Strand. Interstate highways I-20, I-26 and I-77 intersect in Columbia.
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