South Carolina with Columbia as its capital is a very special province of The United States of America. Though it is one of the smallest States of this country, it is rich in terms of culture, heritage and offers many avenues and places for those who are willing to try this province as a tourist destination. In fact it is an ideal place for romantics which will take them back to a time which perhaps only South Carolina can offer.
Historically, South Carolina is a place inhabited by people from the Caribbean and a sizeable part of the population belonged to Barbados. It has a population of around 4.5 million. Coming to its economy, agriculture plays a dominant role in contributing to the GDP of this economy. Some of the products which are important are tobacco, rice, soybeans and also dairy products. Industrially too, South Carolina is developed with automobile, textile machinery and chemical good being the major industries.
Tourism is a major industry which plays a big role in supporting and growing this economy. It is a beautiful place covered with seven major lakes which occupy almost 700 sq. km of water body. Coming to the government of this province, it consists of three arms of governance, i.e. Executive, Legislative and Judicial arms. Since tourism plays an important role in its economy, there are bound to be many areas of tourist attractions.
A part of the Blue Ridge mountain is located in this province and it is wonderful tourist location. Since this place is usually warm and humid, it is the perfect place to be in when freezing winter climate is hounding the other regions and provinces of the country. Apart from this there are other mesmerizing places of interest and one of them is the various inns and hotels of South Carolina which are a class by themselves when it comes to great food and even greater hospitality and care.