past year and on average citizens had participated in the arts 14 times in the previous year. Sports Although no major league professional sports teams are based in South Carolina, the Carolina Panthers have training facilities in the state and played their inaugural season's home games at Clemson's Memorial Stadium in 1995. They now play at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Panthers consider themselves "The Carolinas' Team" and refrained from naming themselves after Charlotte or either of the Carolinas. The state is also home to numerous minor league professional teams. College teams represent their particular South Carolina institutions, and are the primary options for football, basketball and baseball attendance in the state. South Carolina is also a top destination for golf and water sports. South Carolina is also home to one of NASCAR's first tracks and its first paved speedway, Darlington Raceway, located northwest of Florence. See also Index of South Carolina-related articles Outline of South Carolina – organized list of topics about South Carolina Notes References External links South Carolina State Guide, from the Library of Congress South Carolina Department of Parks & Tourism Energy & Environmental Data for South Carolina USGS real-time, geographic, and other scientific resources of South Carolina U.S. Census Bureau South Carolina Visitor & Travel Information South Carolina State Facts from USDA South Carolina Lakes Database and reviews South Carolina facts at Carolana.com List of TV stations in South Carolina: Television Stations – Station Index 1788 establishments in the United States Former British colonies and protectorates in the Americas Southern United States States and territories established in 1788 States of the Confederate States of America States of the East Coast of the United States States of the United States Contiguous United States