The 10 Best Shopping in Columbia, Missouri (MO)

We are a locally-owned monogram & gift boutique in Columbia, MO. Our brick-and-mortar location has thousands of items for your gifting needs

We are a craft beer bottle shop, whose primary focus has always been the best beer that we can get our hands on. We spend our lives in search of beers made in breweries just down the street or on the other side of the world, that are well-crafted and good examples of either their style or what we think excellent beer should be, keeping in mind that "style" is not everything. We are not snobs, we are beer geeks! We are students of our trade and take great pride in learning everything we can about beer; how it's made, what the ingredients are, what we should drink it from, what food a beer pairs well or can be made with. We like to tinker with draft systems, tap faucets and kegs, and have been known to brew some pretty ridiculous beer, ourselves. We are your local beer bottle shop and in many states, draft bar for growler fills or in-store draft service. Many stores offer limited food service as well as an extensive selection of books, glassware and homebrew supplies. We are good beer, good people, and good times! All beer geeks in all of our stores are, at minimum, are Cicerone Certified Beer Servers and many go on to obtain higher certifications. Rest assured that we have studied & researched every single beer in all of our stores, before we made a decision to put it on the shelf. Our customers are the reason we exist and you should expect to be treated like you are important to us! We carry boxes to cars, make great eye contact, genuinely care how your day is going, and are not afraid to own our mistakes, if we screw something up. In addition to great beer and education, we promise that you'll always have an awesome experience at any Craft Beer Cellar! We are committed to driving the growth and awareness of craft beer through hospitality, education and support of exceptional beer. Craft beer isn’t a section of the store for us . . . it’s what we are all about!

At the Center for Missouri Studies, a second-floor research center connects students, researchers, patrons, and genealogists with the collections that the State Historical Society of Missouri holds on their behalf. The Center's impressive first-floor gallery is designed to properly showcase one-of-a-kind pieces, whether they are the iconic works of George Caleb Bingham and Thomas Hart Benton or original Hare and Hare architectural drawings from the Kansas City collections. Flexible public spaces are also available for hosting a wide range of events. Through its education program, the Center fosters ongoing study of Missouri's past, encouraging connections among scholars in fields such as history, geography, folklore, anthropology, journalism, and other disciplines. Center initiatives consolidate and extend the State Historical Society of Missouri's multifaceted efforts to support scholars, publish new works, provide educational programs, and promote greater understanding of Missouri.

A Local Yarn Shop with a conscience. We provide natural, domestic, Indie Dyed and Fair Trade yarn, fiber and handcrafted tools and gifts to our local fiber arts community.

Bluestem Missouri Crafts, a Niche Magazine Top Retailer of American Crafts, is located in the heart of downtown Columbia, Missouri. As a partnership of artists, Bluestem features the work of nearly 300 artists and craftspeople from Missouri and its eight neighboring states. The collection of work includes, but is not limited to traditional and contemporary crafts in clay, glass, wood, metal and fiber. All of our employees hold knowledge about the different artists and methods used in order to create the pieces seen in our shop, and are more than willing to talk to people about the work they see. We also offer complimentary gift wrapping for those who wish it, as well as shipping to anywhere in the United States. Our store is wheelchair accessible, has items to interest children, and we are conveniently located near the Cherry Street Parking Structure downtown.