- Our list of the best things to do in Columbia, Missouri, features the top 47 nearby activities — including 21 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Columbia, MO has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Outdoor Places, Museums & Galleries, Entertainment & Shows, and Sights & Landmarks.
- The results below include the top 28 things to do within the city of Columbia, MO , followed by 19 popular activities in nearby cities, including Boonville, Fulton and Jefferson City
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18-hole mini golf course challenges both kids and adults, with a maze of obstacles and designs based on famous golf courses
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The Ragtag Cinema hosts, besides the latest Hollywood and independent movie productions, plenty of special events all around the year, such as the Found Footage Festival and the Trivia Nights.
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Filled with tropical vegetation, Shelter Gardens is a botanical garden with waterfalls, rock gardens, koi ponds, and more. On Sundays, visitors can listen to live music from local musicians at the garden's gazebo.
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222 votes
5901 South Hwy. 163, Columbia, MO 65203
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Located in Columbia, Missouri, Rock Bridge Memorial State Park is a hiking paradise. It is also popular with mountain bikers and novice rock climbers, who enjoy practicing on its rocky hills.
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35 votes
12 miles east of Columbia off I-70, Columbia, MO
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Columbia, Missouri is home to Shryocks Callaway Farms, a huge enterprise with many public attractions. Its most popular features including the corn maze, hayrides and a mini-tractor course. Shryocks Callaway is also a working produce farm.
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The permanent collections at the Museum of Art & Archaeology includes artifacts from ancient Egypt, 15th century works of art from Europe, as well as many other items from all around the globe.
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One of Missouri's most beautiful areas is Finger Lakes State Park, located in Columbia. It is especially popular with ATV riders and extreme sports enthusiasts, who use its open, packed-dirt areas for practice and competitions.
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A downtown art gallery, the PS Gallery features a rotating variety of art exhibits by artists of various levels of renown. The gallery carries works in a variety of media for sale.
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Stephens Lake Park is a great place to go for a picnic, winter sports, a hike or a swim in the summer, and more. It is also a clean and well maintained area that is perfect for kids.
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Located on 4,431 acres of land, the Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area is a area dedicated to preserving the wetlands of the state. Visitors commonly enjoy seeing the large variety of protected biodiversity during their trips to the area.