Other attractions include Acadiana, the homeland of the Cajuns, and magnificent old plantation homes. Part of the Deep South, it was once a land of farmers and quiet towns. It is becoming a state of factory workers and busy cities. But tradition plays an important part in Mississippi life. The state retains many reminders of the Old South.
Stately mansions bring back memories of Mississippi plantation life before the Civil War.
The large, sunny beaches and fine hotels of the Mississippi Gulf Coast are popular vacation destinations. The state stretches westward from the coast across both swampland and fertile tobacco fields. Historic sites, battlefields, old mansions and beautiful gardens attract sightseers and students of American history. Graceful buildings, erected before the war, stand in Charleston, Beaufort and other cities. Large plantations, which were once the backbone of the South's economy, still remain in parts of South Carolina.