The Riverbanks Botanical Garden it’s a truly enchanted place to spend the day with the kids. You are delighted by beautiful plants, flowers, trees, water fountains and art organized in over 30 themed gardens. Little ones enjoy a shaded playground equipped with a giant chair and a pink house, a children’s garden, a natural habitat [...]

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Riverbanks Zoo’s newest kids in town are Owen the koala joey and Isabelle the giraffe Southern belle.
Owen was born last May to parents Lottie and Jimmie and spent 7 months growing in his mother’s pouch before making his first public appearance. The size of a jellybean at birth, the koala joey travels to its mother’s [...]

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The Holidays are here! So are Columbia’s most popular family attractions the Lights Before Christmas at Riverbanks Zoo and Snowville at Edventure Children museum.

The spectacular Lights Before Christmas event is open November 21 through January 3 (except November 26, December 24, 25 and 31) from 6 to 9PM. Admission is $8 adults and [...]

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Happy Birthday Lion Kings!
This past Saturday we visited our favorite outdoor attraction in Columbia, the Riverbanks Zoo. Little that we knew it was the 1 year anniversary for the most beloved cubs in the South!
Cats will be cats no matter the size…The cubs were playing, clawing on the hanging chain, purring and occasionally fighting [...]

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Riverbanks Zoo is the place to go for fun and affordable family entertainment this spring. And this year is the birds that will lift your spirits and make you laugh. Here is the A team:
Fell in love with Pepe, one of the world’s most beautiful and loudest birds. The red-legged Seriema chick delights children daily [...]

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Trees are blooming. Flowers are beaming with vibrant colors and suave perfumes. Love is in the air.
The best place in Columbia to enjoy spring is the Riverbanks Botanical Gardens. For starters celebrate in style at the Springtime Garden Festival, March 21, 9AM to 4PM. Green thumbs enjoy gardening demonstrations, plants sales, live music, art and [...]

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Watch out!
The majestic hawk is flying low trying to catch its prize. Last time we watched this incredible raptor demonstration it got so close I could almost touch its wings!
Check out Riverbanks’ coolest animal training show at 1:30 PM daily.

The votes are in! Here is what parents in South and North [...]

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Howler monkeys Cirque du Soleil comes to Riverbanks Zoo downtown Columbia! Monkeys sing, dance, and do all sorts of acrobatics in an over the top theatrical display. Mesmerized kids, parents and grandparents can’t get their eyes off these exuberant primates.
That’s some Las Vegas style free entertainment worth shouting about!

Are you completely drawn into [...]

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This post is a follow up to my previous article on Riverbanks Zoo I wrote back in March. Three months later it’s worth noting the zoo’s newest attractions and prices updates, especially on food.

Those of you new to the blog or just recently moved into town, Columbia Riverbanks Zoo is THE family attraction in the [...]

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Wonder where to go with the kids and what’s interesting to see while visiting Columbia? Here is a list of really fun, educational and healthy things to do during the weekend.
Free activities
1. The Columbia Canal and Riverfront Park is the city’s secret jewel. At the confluence of 3 Rivers (Congaree, Broad and Saluda) and minutes [...]

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