Travels with Uga

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Posted: 9/9/08

Headed to Columbia this weekend? With the helpful suggestions of one South Carolina student, The Red & Black's Tyler Estep runs down the list of places you should see to make your football road trip a more well-rounded one.

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first in a series of travel guides. Each Tuesday before an away football game, The Red & Black will profile the city where the Bulldogs are playing.

5 Points

Devine Street and Harden Street

No, you're not back in Athens, but this district is more for the fake ID-using or freshly 21 crowd. It comes with a caution though, in the form of the paddywagon often parked conveniently around the corner.

The Village Idiot

2009 Devine St.

Again, you're not in Athens anymore, but our SC insider describes this bar as one of the more "fratastic" in Columbia and a favorite hangout of Gamecock football players. "Amazing" pizza and specials ($3 to $6 pitchers on Fridays, $3 Bud Light bottles and $5 bomb shots on Saturdays).

Carolina Ale House

277 Columbiana Dr.

A good option for dinner with "out of this world" ribs and live music "so loud you can hear it from over a block away."

Delaney's Music Pub & Eatery

741 Saluda Ave.

Athens music lovers should be drawn to this succinctly-named watering hole, as it offers bands almost every night. There is often a cover charge, but $2 Miller Lite, house vodka and bourbon specials should help soothe the pocket burn.

Flying Saucer

931 Senate St.

For the male beer drinker, this place has it all-hundreds of beers (list on beerknurd.com) and aptly-named "Beer Goddesses" dressed up as schoolgirls. Oh, and don't forget the live music after 9 p.m.