Don't just learn about Geography...Experience It!

Geography is about exploration and travel. The conference field trips have been designed with this in mind.
During the days surrounding the conference, we offer you the opportunity to join one of our exciting, informative and enjoyable excursions.
Field Trip Schedule*
*Will be updated as details become available
Historic Columbia
Space is limited | Registration required
$
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Thursday, October 26th
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4:00 - 5:30 PM (EST)
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Guides: John Sherer, Historic Columbia Foundation
Sign-up Opens Soon
Offering more than 150 years of architectural trends, Columbia's Main Street is a physical legacy of its citizens' aspiration and accomplishments. See the city's oldest "skyscraper," an IBM-punch-card-inspired office building and the State Capitol. Walk through Columbia's first indoor shopping mall and learn how an old department store became an art museum.
Recommended Attire: casual, tennis shoes
Walking Tour
Historic Columbia
Space is limited | Registration required
$
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Friday, October 27th
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4:00 - 5:30 PM (EST)
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Guides: John Sherer, Historic Columbia Foundation
Sign-up Opens Soon
Offering more than 150 years of architectural trends, Columbia's Main Street is a physical legacy of its citizens' aspiration and accomplishments. See the city's oldest "skyscraper," an IBM-punch-card-inspired office building and the State Capitol. Walk through Columbia's first indoor shopping mall and learn how an old department store became an art museum.
Recommended Attire: casual, tennis shoes
Walking Tour
Congaree National Park
Space is limited | Registration required
May require a shuttle fee
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Friday, October 27th
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8:00 AM - 1:00 PM (EST)
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Guide: Dr. John Kupfer, USC Geography
Sign-up Opens Soons
Congaree National Park, the largest intact expanse of old growth bottomland hardwood forest remaining in the southeastern United States. Waters from the Congaree and Wateree Rivers sweep through the floodplain, carrying nutrients and sediments that nourish and rejuvenate this ecosystem Recommended Attire: casual, tennis shoes
Shuttle