EdVenture Children's Museum

Located in the heart of downtown Columbia, South Carolina, EdVenture Children’s Museum is a one-of-a-kind nonprofit educational attraction where curiosity comes to life through play. Designed for children and families, EdVenture features hands-on experiences and interactive spaces that encourage exploration, creativity and discovery.

Since opening in 2003, EdVenture has welcomed millions of visitors from across South Carolina and beyond, becoming a trusted community resource for learning and connection. From health and wellness to science, engineering and the arts, each experience invites children to learn by doing—building confidence, imagination and problem-solving skills along the way.

In addition to its engaging experiences, EdVenture offers year-round educational programming, daily labs, camps and outreach initiatives that extend learning beyond the museum walls. Whether you’re planning a family outing, field trip or weekend adventure, EdVenture provides a fun, meaningful adventure where children and caregivers can explore, create and grow together. To check out all the fun things EdVenture has coming up, visit EdVenture.org/calendar/.

For more information, visit EdVenture.org.

Testimonials

"My kids absolute favorite place! We’ve been on multiple occasions while my kids were small toddlers and now that they are 5 and 7. Everytime they have a blast in all the different hands on areas. Now that they are older their favorite part is definitely the human body playground. So much to learn and do there!" - Google Review (March 2026) 

"A must go place. They offer discounts too! We have to much fun playing inside Ed."- Google Review (March 2026) 

"Great facility for children and adults! Educational with multiple hands on experience for the young ones! Wish there was a facility like this close to my home!" - Google Review (February 2026) 

"This was such a fun experience! There's so much for the kids to do and so many different ways they can explore pretend play! It was also clean and everyone was very friendly. We can't wait to come back again." - Google Review (January 2026)