COLUMBIA — With temperatures soaring into triple digits across the Midlands this week, most folks have been hiding out from the heat wave indoors, preferably with access to air conditioning. Over at ...

In our Inside Look stories, The State's journalists take you inside places around South Carolina that you maybe haven't seen before. Read more. Story idea? [email protected]. Visitors to ...

The Saluda Skyride carries a rider over the Saluda River from the zoo to the botanical gardens on Thursday, August 28, 2025. After years of discussion, planning and construction, it is now possible to ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Visitors to Riverbanks Zoo and Garden can now take a more scenic route to get from one attraction to the other. Riverbanks announced Friday that the long-awaited Saluda Skyride ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Riverbanks Zoo’s long-awaited toucan chick is finally ready for the spotlight—and guests can now see her up close for the first time. Born last year, she’s the first toco toucan ...

COLUMBIA — There’s a new tiger in town. Riverbanks Zoo and Gardens has just welcomed a new resident: Suci, a Sumatran tiger. Though she’s only 2 years old, she’s already made history as one of the ...

LOCAL LIVING: COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)— In today’s look at Local Living, get ready for a scary good time at Riverbanks’ annual ...

Visitors to Riverbanks Zoo & Garden will soon have a quicker and more photogenic way of getting back and forth between the zoo and the garden sides of the Midlands attraction separated by the Saluda ...

In our Inside Look stories, The State's journalists take you inside places around South Carolina that you maybe haven't seen before. Read more. Story idea? [email protected]. After years of ...