Location: Columbia
Top Things to do in Columbia
What to do and see in Columbia, Missouri (MO): The Best Budget-friendly Things to do
Columbia /kəˈlʌmbiə/ is a city in Missouri and the county seat of Boone County. Founded in 1821, it is home to the University of Missouri and is the principal city of the Columbia metropolitan area. It is Missouri's fourth most-populous city, with an estimated 120,612 residents in 2016.
Restaurants in Columbia
1. Ragtag Cinema
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 166 reviews
Reviewed By B1492XG_ - Missouri, United States
I just love it. Always gathering there with friends. Always very good international movies, uprice bakery - best in town. Good bar. Very good music. You can get very good healthy food. Good prices. Perfect! Love it!
2. Columbia Culinary Tours
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 155 reviews
Columbia Culinary Tours provides walking food tours throughout the downtown area. It’s an experience that combines history, food and conversation around a table! We'll visit 4-5 locally owned restaurants and specialty shops where you will meet the owner, manager and/or chef and taste samples of the food, drink or art they are most proud of. You can expect fun, new food experiences and a greater appreciation of Columbia and its history!
3. Breakout CoMo
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 299 reviews
Breakout CoMo comes from the top-rated escape room in the world, Breakout KC. Your goal is simple: you have 60 minutes to breakout from one of our real life escape rooms. Crack the codes. Trust your gut. Solve the riddles! Find out if you have what it takes to breakout in time! Great for small groups and large parties! Locally owned and locally built.
Reviewed By JennyGriffith - Columbia, United States
Best date night ever! My husband and I wanted to have a random day date and decided to try our luck at an escape room! Since it was a Sunday and no one else had booked, we did the room with just the 2 of us. The staff was super helpful with hints and even gave us a little extra time because we were so close! We can't wait to come back!!
4. DogMaster Distillery
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 24 reviews
Reviewed By PMMarion - Tarrytown, United States
Great small batch distillery in Columbia. Their products include whiskey, bourbon, vodka, rum, and gin. We had a long educational, and very enjoyable talk with one of the founding partners/owners during which he explained the processes they use and provided samples for tasting. An extremely enjoyable experience and excellent product. Looking forward to going back.
5. Conari Escape Rooms-Columbia
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 98 reviews
Conari Escape Rooms is an interactive Escape Room experience. We design our own games to insure a unique and exciting event for you and your teammates.
6. Shryocks Callaway Farms
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 41 reviews
Family farm open to tourists that features a seed plot and a new corn maze every season.
Reviewed By gallegosdos - Centralia, United States
A visit to Shryocks is worth the trip out of Columbia! You'll enjoy the corn maze, delicious treats, and fun games and activities in the barn. All in all...a great time!
7. Museum of Art and Archaeology
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 43 reviews
Reviewed By lukej858 - Calgary, Canada
great place, great art, great everything. Not my type of thing but lots of amazing pieces and a great quiet environment!
8. Rock Bridge Memorial State Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 333 reviews
Just minutes from Columbia, Rock Bridge Memorial State Park gives visitors the chance to scramble, hike and bicycle through a scenic environment – and lets them peek into Missouri’s underworld. The park contains some of the most popular hiking trails in the state and also offers solitude while hiking in the Gans Creek Wild Area. Visitors can also see a large cave system with its rock bridge, sinkholes, a spring and underground stream at the Devil's Icebox. You can explore Connor's Cave in the light of the opening for a taste of the underground world.
Reviewed By gallegosdos - Centralia, United States
Easy parking...beautiful, natural beauty...easy to access and navigate walkways...Enjoy God's beautiful creation at Rock Bridge Memorial State Park!
9. Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area
10. Columbia Art League
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 23 reviews
Reviewed By bonded0014 - Columbia, United States
This is a gallery and teaching facility. There are shows up year round with amazing art of all kinds. The free gallery is always worth a stop. This league promotes and teaches art for all levels and kinds or art interest.
