Columbia, Illinois Travel Information

Belleville / Maeystown / Waterloo, IL: A Drive Through Little Germany Some of the most picturesque and historically significant communities in the area lie just over the river in Illinois. Monroe County, which includes Belleville, Maeystown, and Waterloo, is an area ric... Waterloo, IL

Cherokee Street, Saint Louis Once a working-class neighborhood of tiny two-story, red-brick houses, front-porch stoops, varied storefronts, and tree-lined streets, the Cherokee-Lemp Historic District is now home to St. Louis’s mo... Saint Louis, MO

Gateway to the West: Lewis and Clark to Shaw Nature Reserve An 85-mile drive beginning at the Lewis and Clark State Historic Site in Illinois and crossing into Missouri to visit more historical, cultural, and recreational sites and ending at the Shaw Nature Re... Saint Louis, MO

Grand South Grand,Tower Grove Park South Grand is one of the newest neighborhoods in St. Louis to experience revitalization. Between the 3000 and 3200 blocks of Grand, you will find interesting shops, exotic restaurants, outdoor dining... Saint Louis, MO

Jefferson National Expansion Memorial As Barringer Fifield so aptly notes in his book Seeing Saint Louis, “The Arch is where everything comes together. The improbably stainless steel flourish unites not only earth and sky, land and water,... Saint Louis, MO

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Cliff Cave County Park (Distance: 4.6 mi) This is a fun place to kill an afternoon or burn off the day's frustrations with a cool evening ride. Cliff Cave County Park includes both open riverside space and forested land on the bluffs above th...

Saint Louis, MO - Mountain Biking - length:5 mi

Cliff Cave County Park Trail (Distance: 4.6 mi) With its extensive network of short trails, Cliff Cave is an excellent place for quick evening hikes. You’ll wander past sinkholes, a small lake, and admire the Mississippi River from a scenic bluff o...

Arnold, MO - Hiking - length:5 mi

Cliff Cave County Park: Spring Valley Trail (Distance: 4.6 mi) Managed by St. Louis County Parks, Cliff Cave County Park is home to the second-largest cave in St. Louis County. Although the cave itself is closed to protect the endangered Indiana bat, this short l...

Oakville, MO - Hiking - length:2.1 mi

Metro East Levee Trail (Distance: 9.0 mi) While following this levee through a Mississippi River floodplain, you’ll have a bird’s-eye view of the surrounding terrain, which is a mix of urban, residential, and rural areas; wetland and cropland...

Westview, IL - Rail trails - length:7.6 mi

Our Lady of the Snows Shrine (Distance: 9.8 mi) Each year almost 1 million people visit this 200-acre shrine, which was founded in 1958 by Father Edwin J. Guild, a member of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. On these carefully manicured gr...

Belleville, IL - Walking - length:2.5 mi

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Columbia Columbia Golf Club Public, 18 holes 6064 yards, par 71 2.2 miles from center of Columbia, Illinois

Fairfield Fairfield Golf Club Public, 18 holes 5825 yards, par 71 2.2 miles from center of Columbia, Illinois

River Lakes River Lakes Golf Course Public, 18 holes 5478 yards, par 71 2.3 miles from center of Columbia, Illinois

Columbia Bridges The Bridges Golf Club Public, 18 holes 6676 yards, par 72 2.4 miles from center of Columbia, Illinois

Columbia Bridges 2 The Bridges Golf Club Public, 18 holes 0 yards, par 36 2.4 miles from center of Columbia, Illinois

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