Shandon Travel Guide
Tourist Guide
Popular places to visit
Fort Jackson
After visiting Fort Jackson, make a plan to see the other sights and activities in Columbia. You can attend a sporting event while in the area.
Riverbanks Zoo and Garden
Why not meet the animals who call Riverbanks Zoo and Garden home during your holiday in Columbia? You can attend a sporting event while in the area.
South Carolina State House
Inspect the many monuments and political symbols that decorate the grounds and majestic mansion of the state’s most important structure.
University of South Carolina
Explore the campus of University of South Carolina, a top university in Columbia. Experience the area's acclaimed theatre scene or attend a sporting event.
Williams Brice Stadium
Catch an event at Williams Brice Stadium during your trip to Columbia. You can attend a sporting event while in the area.
Colonial Life Arena
Catch an event at Colonial Life Arena during your trip to Columbia. Experience the area's acclaimed theatre scene or attend a sporting event.
Activities
Our pick of the best Shandon Hotel Deals
Sleep Inn Columbia
Great service and clean rooms
Reviewed on 30 Mar 2026
Hilton Garden Inn Columbia/Harbison
Staff was friendly. Room was clean.
Reviewed on 30 Mar 2026
La Quinta Inn by Wyndham Columbia SE / Fort Jackson
The “refreshed” rooms have poorly installed shower doors. They were literally falling off their brackets. A true hazard as they are glass. Reported to front and they moved us to another “refreshed” room where those shower doors were also not hung properly but not as dangerous as the first room.
Reviewed on 30 Mar 2026
Wyndham Garden Columbia/Ft. Jackson
They must have paid a fortune for the staged photos of this hotel. Only one close photo is the main lobby. everything else was terrible. The room you could tell was broken into at one point and all they did was paint over the door frame. they bathroom had a broken shower curtain rod, bathtub drain ...
Reviewed on 30 Mar 2026
Baymont by Wyndham Columbia Northwest
The cleanliness was poor. and there was no proper disinfection, bugs were crawing on the pillows and blankets and the furnithre was broken and creaky.
Reviewed on 26 Mar 2026
Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Columbia, SC
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Reviewed on 31 Mar 2026
Other neighbourhoods around Shandon
Old Shandon
While Old Shandon may not have many sights to explore, venturing just a little farther will lead you to top things to see and do like Charlie W. Johnson Stadium and Township Auditorium.
Five Points
The bars and live music are a few reasons travellers visit Five Points. Want to see more of the surrounding area? Township Auditorium and South Carolina State House are a few top sights nearby.
Melrose Heights
When in Melrose Heights, you can plan a visit to Charlie W. Johnson Stadium and Township Auditorium, some noteworthy sights in the nearby area.
Lyon Street
While Lyon Street isn't home to many top sights, Charlie W. Johnson Stadium and Township Auditorium are some notable places to visit nearby.
Waverly
Though Waverly may not have many top sights, you can venture to the surrounding area to see attractions like Township Auditorium and Charlie W. Johnson Stadium.
University Hill
Visitors to University Hill appreciate its restaurants. A visit to South Carolina State House and Township Auditorium might round out your trip if you're looking to see more of the area.
