"The town's old Gold Rush-era business district has been preserved, with shops, restaurants and two hotels. Visitors have the chance to time-travel
to the 1850s, imagining life when gold miners rubbed shoulders with businessmen and the other residents in Columbia. Visitors can experience a
bygone era watching proprietors in period clothing conduct business in the style of yesterday. There are opportunities to ride a 100 year-old
stagecoach, hire a 'fine steed' for a horseback ride through the 'diggins,' pan for gold, or tour an active gold mine." http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=552]