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Columbia

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Capital Gains: Find history, culture, and nature 100 miles up the highway in Columbia, South Carolina

Photographs by
Peter Frank Edwards
Though still sparse in blocks, downtown’s Main Street is getting new life from refurbished hotels, shops, and the Columbia Museum of Art.
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The dome interior was refurbished as part of renovations completed in 1998 to bring the State House to code while keeping its historical appearance.
Construction of our state’s Italianate Revival-style capitol building was begun in 1855, but was halted for decades after Union forces took the city in 1865. The building and gift shop are open to the public on weekdays.
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The towering “Busted Plug Plaza” on Taylor Street is another public art piece by Blue Sky, a popular Columbia artist with a gallery in Five Points.
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Locally raised chicken and lima beans at Terra.
The café at 116 State displays regional art and photography.
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With its bouldered banks, the Saluda River near the zoo is a popular spot for swimming.
A former textile mill building houses 701 Center for Contemporary Art.
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