Choosing To Return To Greenville

Greenville is a wonderful small town to visit. It is so much so that I keep going back time and again.

Why do I keep going back? Is it the 220 days of sunshine each year? Maybe, but there is more.

I have been fortunate to have an aunt living in Greenville that allows me to visit quite often. Here are a few of my favorite reasons: delicious food, cool museums, historic bridges, and magnificent waterfalls, and that is just the tip of what Greenville has to offer visitors all year long. So, for those who haven’t explored this great town, here is what you miss.

Walkable Downtown Downtown Greenville is family-friendly day and night. During the day, you can see families wandering in the specialty shops, hunting for the Mice on Main Street, strolling through the Farmer’s Market, chasing street art, or playing in Falls Park on the Reedy. After walk- ing across the Liberty suspension bridge, go underneath to see the 28ft Reedy River waterfalls up close. Along the Reedy River, Greenville’s first European settler, Richard Pearis, established a trading post in 1768. This area eventually saw the rise of ironworks, grist, corn, and sawmills. Nowadays, many of those sites have been remodeled into specialty shops, art galleries, and restaurants. At night you’ll hear the clip-clop of the horse-drawn carriages while walking under the twinkling lights along Main Street.

Greenville is a continuously changing city with new restaurants always popping up. One of the best ways to experience how much Greenville is a foodie town is to go on one of the culinary tours from GreenvilleHistoryTours.com. The first one I recommend is the BBQ Trail Tour. This tour gives you three back-to-back barbecue tastings where you can munch on a mouth-watering BBQ that just falls off the bone. Another fabulous tour is the Breakfast Tour, where you can eat through a few lovely breakfast joints enjoying energy bowls and huge homemade