What are some interesting facts about Columbia, SC?

Columbia is so more than the University of South Carolina Gamecocks—don't ever forget the Okra Strut and Hootie and the Blowfish. read more

South Carolina is divided into three distinct land regions. The largest is the Coastal Plain, which covers about 2/3 of the state. The Piedmont includes most of the other 1/3, with the Blue Ridge accounting for just 2% of the South Carolina land. read more

South Carolina is the nation's leading peach producer and shipper east of the Mississippi River. Before being known as the Palmetto State, South Carolina was known as, and had emblazoned on their license plates, the Iodine State. read more

29. In 2013, Columbia was named one of the “Ten Best Cities To Live In” by Kiplinger Magazine. 30. The South Carolina State Fair was first held in Columbia in 1855, but it was put on hold during the Civil War—especially considering that the fair's buildings were actually burned by Sherman's army in 1865. 31. read more

During the invasion Union troops used the South Carolina state house for target practice by firing their Cannons at the building from a bluff along the Congaree River. Bronze stars mark the places where the cannonballs struck the building to this day. read more