Columbia’s attraction goes deeper than the city’s authentic restaurants, independent movie theaters, and high-gravity micro-brews. The aggregate is the hot bed of growth from our knowledge-based jobs.
South Carolina has one of the nation's lowest costs of living with salaries that are nationally competitive, and the job opportunities in technology clusters have attracted some of the greatest thinkers in the world to research environments like Innovista, which is in the heart of downtown Columbia. And with the hard work that happens at all hours, downtown has found a way to entertain them when they need to relax.
There is always something to do or see at the local museums, the largest Children's Museum in the southeast- The Riverbanks Zoo, baseball, hockey, kayaking, live bands, mountain biking, botanical gardens and fishing. The easy access into the heart of downtown also means that in no time at all you can escape in so many directions: Charleston, Charlotte, and Myrtle Beach are just two hours away; Atlanta and Appalachian mountains are just a little bit further.
When the sun sets around here, the heat rises. Click here to find out why Columbia is Famously Hot.