EdVenture

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EdVenture is the largest children's museum in the Southeast, located in Columbia, South Carolina. EdVenture opened to the public in 2003. It has 8 galleries covering 67,000 square feet (6,200 m²), plus hands-on exhibits, a lending library, 2 resource centers, and a 200-seat theater. 40,000 square feet (4,000 m²) of the total 67,000 square feet (6,200 m²) is devoted to exhibit galleries, laboratories and visitor amenities. An additional 7,000 square feet (700 m²) of outdoor gallery space is located just outside the museum's front door. Within the total 74,000 square feet (6,900 m²), there are approximately 350 individual hands-on exhibits. It is located at 211 Gervais Street in midtown Columbia, next to the South Carolina State Museum.