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(Cosmopolitan) Columbia Skate Park
1615 Business Loop 70 W, Columbia MO • 573-874-7460
Cosmo Skate Park opened in June 1999 ... [read more]
Albert-Oakland Park
1900 Blue Ridge Road Columbia, MO • 573-474-5331 (pool) • 573-874-7460
This 81.5 acre park has 3 Reservable ... [read more]
ARC - Activity and Recreation Center
1701 West Ash St., Columbia MO • 573-874-7700
The ARC (Activity & Recreation Center) is ... [read more]
Boone County Farmers Market
1005 W. Worley Street • 573-220-5961
A variety of vendors selling fruits, vegetables, ... [read more]
Boone Junction Village in Nifong Park
3801 Ponderosa St. • 573/443-8936
A joint project of the Boone County ... [read more]
Broken Gait Trail Rides
573-796-3789 • 573-796-6192
Broken Gait Trail Rides provide seasoned trail ... [read more]
Buck's Ice Cream Parlor
University Food Science & Engineering Unit - Eckles Hall • 573-882-0591
One of Columbia's best kept secrets, the ... [read more]
Candy Factory
701 E. Cherry Street (7th & Cherry) Columbia, MO • 573-443-8222
For over 30 years, The Candy Factory ... [read more]
Chuck E. Cheese's
2003 W. Worley Street • (537)445-1728
Chuck E. Cheese's features age appropriate games, ... [read more]
Columbia Farmers Market
1701 West Ash St., Columbia, MO • 573-449-GROW • 573-823-6889
For more than 20 years, we have ... [read more]
Columbia Police Department
600 East Walnut Columbia MO • 573-874-7652
For tours, call 874-7652
Columbia Star Dinner Train
6501 North Brown Station Road • 573-474-2223
The Columbia Star Dinner Train offers year ... [read more]
Cool Stuff
808 East Broadway, Columbia, MO 65203 • 573-875-5225 • 573-875-7912
Cool Stuff offers a unique shopping experience ... [read more]
Cosmopolitan Park
I-70 and North Stadium Blvd. • 573/ 874-7460
This 533 acre park includes 7 Shelters, ... [read more]
Cosmopolitan Recreation Area
Stadium Blvd & Bus Loop 70 W, Columbia, MO • 573-445-4213 (golf course) • 573-874-7460
Columbia's largest recreation area, the 530-acre Cosmo ... [read more]
Cosmopolitan Rhetts Run Mountain Bike Trail
1615 Business Loop 70 W, Columbia MO • 573-874-7460
This challenging mountain bike course was designed ... [read more]
Daniel Boone Regional Library
100 West Broadway Columbia, MO • 573-443-3161
The new library building opened in 2002 ... [read more]
Disc Golf Course
1900 Blue Ridge Rd. (Albert-Oakland Park), Columbia MO • 573-474-5331 • 573-445-7415
Albert-Oakland Park at 1900 Blue Ridge and ... [read more]
Empire Roller Rink
1305 Business Loop 70 East • 573-443-7375
This modern rink replaces the old one ... [read more]
Entomology Museum
1-31 Agriculture Building, Corner of Rollins and Hitt St • 573-882-2410
The Museum currently holds approximately 6 million ... [read more]
Family Fun Fests
Flat Branch Park • 573.874.7460
Mark the third Wednesday on your calendar! ... [read more]
Flatbranch Bike Rentals
1 S Fourth Street • 573-823-3909
Located on the corner of Broadway and ... [read more]
Francis Quadrangle
University of Missouri • 573-882-6333
When Academic Hall –Mizzou’s original administrative and ... [read more]
Galactic Fun Zone
3412 Grindstone Parkway • (573) 777-3861
Former Missouri Tiger Football Players Lorenzo Williams ... [read more]
Geology Exhibits (Fossils)
Geological Sciences Building, University of Missouri • 573-882-6785
Collecting rocks, minerals and fossils is fun ... [read more]
Glen Smart Waterfowl and Upland Game Bird Collection
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO • 573-882-3436
Glen Smart Waterfowl and Upland Game Bird ... [read more]
Hazel Kinder's Lighthouse Theater
3078 Lighthouse Ln • 573-474-4040
Come see Columbia's theater dedicated solely to ... [read more]
Historic Rocheport
12 miles west of Columbia on I-70 • 573-698-2041
There is nowhere else quite like it. ... [read more]
Inside Sports
211 Peach Way, Ste. E • 573-441-1172
Inside Sport's indoor practice and training faciltiy ... [read more]
Katy and MKT Trails
573-874-7460 MKT Trail (Columbia P&R) • 1-800-334-6946 Katy Trail (MO DNR)
In 1986, the Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad ... [read more]
Katy Trail State Park
Dept. of Natural Resources • 1-800-334-6946
Katy Trail State Park offers a unique ... [read more]
Kidz Court & Carousel at The Columbia Mall
1-70 & Stadium Blvd. • 573-445-9458
Soft play area for children and the ... [read more]
Laws Observatory (University of Missouri Campus)
5th Floor of the Physics Building, corner of College & Rollins Columbia, MO • 573-882-3335
Enjoy a starry, starry night at MU's ... [read more]
Mighty-MO Canoe & Kayak Tours
205 Central Street, Rocheport, MO 65279 • (573)698-3903
Guided canoe or kayak tours on the ... [read more]
Missouri Fishing Guide Service
Columbia MO • 573-256-5494
Offers guided catfish trips and scenic tours ... [read more]
Museum of Anthropology
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO • 573-882-3573
The Museum of Anthropology exhibit hall is ... [read more]
Museum of Art & Archaeology
109 Pickard Hall, UMC, Columbia, MO, 65211 • 573-882-3591
A comprehensive collection representative of all periods ... [read more]
Nifong Park
Hwy 63 S & Nifong Blvd. (AC Exit), Columbia, MO • 573-874-7460
Site of the popular fall Heritage Festival, ... [read more]
North Village Arts District Farmers' and Artisans' Market
126 North 10th Street • 573-823-1308
The North Village Arts District Farmers & ... [read more]
P.A.C.E. (Performing Arts in Children & Education)
900 Danforth Drive • 573/443-0541
PACE offers theater classes for youth from
Pre-Kindergarten ... [read more]
Peach Tree Farms
West of Columbia near I-70 Exit 111 • 660-882-8009
Peach Tree Farms begins its peach season ... [read more]
Perche Creek Golf Club
I 70 West Exit 121, Columbia, MO • 573-445-7546
An 18 hole golf facility open to ... [read more]
Pinnacles Youth Park
U.S. Hwy 63 N, 12 Miles north of Columbia • 573-445-9792
70-acre private park is open to the ... [read more]
Reptile display
202 Stewart Hall, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO • 573-884-7279
Snakes alive! Kids, families and other brave ... [read more]
Rock Bridge High School Planetarium
Rock Bridge High School, 4303 S. Providence Road, Columbia, MO 65284 • 573-882-3335
The Rock Bridge High School planetarium has ... [read more]
Rock Bridge Memorial State Park
7 miles S. of I-70, off Hwy 63 • 573-449-7402
Open year-round, dawn to dusk, this 2273-acre ... [read more]
Shelter Insurance Gardens
1817 W. Broadway, Columbia, MO 65216
Award-winning five-acre garden with more than 300 ... [read more]
Show-Me State Games
1105 Carrie Francke Dr, Rm 01, Columbia, MO 65211 • 573-882-2101
State-wide competition in the following sports: Archery ... [read more]
Shryocks Annual Corn Maze
12 miles east of Columbia on I-70 between Exit 137 & 144 • 573-592-0191
Fridays: 4pm - 9pm*
Saturdays: 10am - 9pm*
Sundays: ... [read more]
Shryocks Callaway Farms
12 miles east of Columbia north of I-70 between exit 137 & 144. • 573-592-0191
Enjoy the fun of an old time ... [read more]
Sparky's Ice Cream Parlor
21 South 9th Street • (573)443-7400
Closed until the first weekend in March.
Locally-owned ... [read more]
The Horse Farm
1083 County Road 2796 • 573-641-5603
Located just 25 minutes north of Columbia ... [read more]
Three Creeks Conservation Area
U.S. Hwy 63 S, on Deer Park Road • 573-884-6861
Open year-round, 4am-10pm, this 1277-acre conservation area ... [read more]
Town & Country Bowling Lanes
1508 N. Providence • 573/442-4729
Whether it's a birthday party, a company ... [read more]
Trailside Cafe & Bike Shop
700 1st St., Rocheport, MO 65279 • 573-698-2702
Located in historic Rocheport at the Katy ... [read more]
Twin Lakes Recreation Area
2500 Chapel Hill Road, Columbia, MO • 573-445-8839 (pool) • 573-874-2460
Enjoy swimming, boating, fishing, walking and nature ... [read more]
Walk-About Acres
6800 N. Kircher Road, Columbia, MO 65201 • 573-474-8837
Walk-About Acres is a working farm featuring ... [read more]
Walters-Boone County Historical Museum
3801 Ponderosa Street, Columbia, MO, 65201 • 573-443-8936
The Walters-Boone County Historical Museum and Visitors ... [read more]