Today I am in Columbia, South Carolina. South Carolina’s capitol gets as much publicity as a tourist destination as Albany (see March 1st), for pretty much the same reason. It’s a place where people visit to do business, not see sights. The city is probably most (in)famous for the Confederate battle flag that proudly flew over the state house until a decade ago (it now flies over the Confederate monument in front). I was there on a Saturday, which meant the place was basically dead. Still, I had a few hours to kill, and needed somewhere to do it. Thankfully, the local paper, which wants to breathe life into the town, publishes a guide of things to do around here. I ultimately chose the Columbia Museum of Art.
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