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University of Missouri Columbia - - What To Do And See

ATTRACTIONS

Visit the Shelter Gardens on Broadway, and admire the beautiful and colorful flowers displays offered for visitors, including hundreds of tree varieties, a rose garden, and concerts on Sunday evenings, during summer.

Spend a fun day out with family or friends at Finger Lakes State Park, 10 miles north of Columbia, just off US 63, featuring camping, canoeing, swimming and many more other fun recreational outdoor activities.

Test your golfing skills at LA Nickell Golf Course on Parkside Drive, an 18-hole golf course, which has everything you need to put together a fun golf game.

Explore the historical downtown area of Columbia, considered to be the premier attraction of the city, featuring beautiful historical buildings, great gift shops and fine restaurants.

Sports & outdoor events

The Annual Columbia Half Marathon Challenge which happens in October, in Columbia, as the name of the event suggests, is fast growing in both size and popularity, year after year, being known today as one of the most popular annual sporting events in Columbia.

The course of the event, which also includes a 3-person relay race, starts and ends at Peace Park, near the corner of South 8th Street and Elm Street, on the edge of the campus of the University of Missouri. Last year, more than 500 runners registered, and the race began at 8 am.

Festivals

The Annual Occasional Moo-Dah Parade, celebrated in October is perhaps one of the most popular and expected annual celebrations in Columbia, maybe because of the fact that it is all about having fun and showing off the sense of humor.

This fun, entertaining event consists of numerous silly apparitions such as last years teams, which included: The People who have definitely seen Elvis, The Mannequin Brigade and The Toastmaster Fun Dancers. If you describe yourself as a person with a great sense of humor, be sure to visit Columbia in October, and be prepared for a good laugh.

Nightlife

Columbia, MO has a `young` nightlife scene, especially due to the fact that it is home of University of Missouri Columbia, which houses thousands of party-loving young living-on-campus students, offering all the ingredients necessary for a memorable, fun night out in the city.

The nightlife scene of Columbia mostly happens downtown, where there are plenty of popular bars and great restaurants and among the most popular and favorite spots, party-lovers have placed Bengals bar and Grill on 6th Street, the Flat Branch Pub & Brewing on 5th Street, the Deja Vu Comedy Club on Cherry Street, Tonic, The Music Cafe and The Upper Deck situated on 9th Street, and the Booches Billiard Hall which can be also found on 9th Street.