1. What’s so HOT about
Columbia, SC?

2. Centrally Located in SC
Served by 1-20, I-26, I-77
Within 90 miles of I-85 & I -95
Airport 8 miles from the city center

4. Columbia’s Famously Hot Attractions

5. South Carolina State Museum

6. State Museum Expansion
Windows to New Worlds!
A multi-dimensional facility for science education and public cultural
enrichment planned to open at the South Carolina State Museum

7. EdVenture Children’s Museum
“Ranked Top 10 Children’s Museum”
Women’s Day Magazine

8. Riverbanks Zoo & Garden
Ranked Top Attraction
in South Carolina

9. Three Rivers & Lake Murray

10. Congaree National Park

11. Historic Homes

12. Columbia Museum of Art + Main Street

13. Mast General Store + Main Street

14. State Capitol

15. Shopping

16. Shopping & Dining in The Vista

17. Restaurants
The Vista is
vibrant with more
than 60
restaurants and
bars, and about
40 art galleries
and specialty
shops.

18. The Vista

19. Nightlife in The Vista

20. South Carolina’s Only Downtown Convention Center

21. Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center

22. Meeting Location

23. • The 24,700 square foot column-free Exhibit Hall will accommodate up to
140 10x10 booths

24. Convention Center Floorplan

25. Convention Center Floorplan

26. Convention Center Terrace

27. Ovations Food Service

28. Convention Center Parking
•275 Complimentary Spaces
located between the
Convention Center and
Colonial Life Arena

29. Convention Center Host Hotels

30. Hotels Within 1 Mile of Convention Center
Hotel
Distance to CMCC
# Rooms
Hilton Columbia Center
0 miles
222
Marriott Columbia
0.6 miles
300
Sheraton Columbia
0.6 miles
136
Courtyard by Marriott
0.5 miles
189
Springhill Suites
0.6 miles
132
Clarion Hotel Downtown
0.8 miles
160

31. Famously Hot Incentives
• A $10.00 rebate per
actualized room to off set
any additional cost you
may have up $10,000.00.
These figures are
calculated based on RFP
submitted to the
Columbia CVB
• Complimentary
Transportation to and
from overflow hotels to
Convention Center

32. Convention and Visitors Bureau
Complimentary Services
•Publicity
•Brochures/City Guides
•Information Center
•Special Assistance
•Customized Meeting Micro-site
•Welcome center at the airport