How to Visit Greenville

Greenville is a fun place to visit, so I often get asked about my favorites to do, see and eat around town.

In case you are planning a future trip, here are my recommendations:

1. Park at the Swamp Rabbit Cafe, grab a treat and take a walk on the Swamp Rabbit Trail (I live half a mile from here, so don’t forget to invite me so we can hang out and catch up!)

2. Or, bike from the cafe to Travelers Rest and then grab brunch at Tandem Crepes

3. Take an easy hike around the lake at Paris Mountain State Park

4. Grab a slice at Sidewall Pizza or Coastal Crust (ask for the fig and hot honey pizza if you choose Coastal Crust).

5. Get a coffee at Scandi Tiny Coffee and then ask to tour a tiny house :)

6. Cool down with a treat from Southern Pressed Juicery and then walk around downtown…don’t forget to visit the Mast General Store and Falls Park 

7. If you still have energy left after walking main street, walk from downtown to Unity Park, get some food there at The Commons and then enjoy the huge park and playground (splash pad is open in the summer)

8. Or, walk in the other direction from downtown (still on the Swamp Rabbit Trail) to get to the Zoo and another great playground

9. Don’t feel like walking to places on the trail? Take your kids to the Children’s Museum of the Upstate! It’s also right next door to a few museums and the library.

10. When you’re ready for dinner, ask for a terrace seat at Jianna’s to overlook the downtown park, eat Italian at Trio’s, Mexican at Cantina 76, try out some interesting drinks and tapas at Juniper or go to Trappe Door for an underground pub atmosphere

11. When you’re ready for dessert, get pastries at Old Europe or ice cream at Clare’s Creamery.

We used to travel every weekend, but then we moved to Greenville and barely travel now because we live in a place with so much to do!

After 3.5 years here, we still have things we want to try out.

We love it here :)

Come visit!