Location: Greenville
Top Things to do in Greenville
8 Hidden Gems Things to do in Greenville That You Shouldn't Miss
Greenville, South Carolina, is anchored by what Forbes Magazine calls one of America's Best Downtowns. Featuring a one-of-a-kind "floating" suspension bridge and set against the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains, Greenville boasts a thriving arts scene, hundreds of restaurants, shops and boutiques, popular annual festivals, numerous historic sites and museums housing significant art collections. Excellent interstate service and a user-friendly international airport make access easy.
Restaurants in Greenville
1. The Brewery Experience
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 296 reviews
The Brewery Experience is a tour company offering driving tours in a beautiful 12-passenger van to the breweries in and around Greenville. Blending fun and camaraderie with lots of beer education, the Experience is led by a knowledgeable guide and features exclusive, behind the scenes tours with brewery owners and staff. Tours are all-inclusive: all beer samples, snacks, water & take-home gifts.
2. Upstate Helicopter Tours
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 34 reviews
The professional team of Upstate Helicopter Tours enjoys offering helicopter rides in Greenville SC with a variety of exciting tours of Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina that will provide anyone the thrill of a lifetime! It is our goal to create lasting memories of the joy and excitement of flight, while seeing some of the most beautiful scenery in the world.
3. Greenville Theatre
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 27 reviews
Reviewed By 663janete - Greenville, United States
What a wonderful performance of "A Christmas Carol!" Standing ovation!!! It was better then The Nutcracker at The Peace Center. The theatre seats approximately 500 people so no seat is bad or obstructed. The theme was close to the musical done with Albert Finney in 1970 and one of my favorites. Can't wait to go back for upcoming events.
4. Escape Artist Greenville
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 715 reviews
Have you always wanted to solve a mystery or escape from a mad scientist? At Escape Artist Greenville, it's our job to transport you to another world and make you the hero of your own personal adventure. We are Greenville's original escape room, and we're the only one in town that designs and develops our own custom games and puzzles. That means you won't find these adventures anywhere else! We pride ourselves on detailed sets and stories that transport you to an alternate time and place. We call it "full immersion" and that makes the experience even more fun for you and your group. Our theme-based puzzles are challenging, fun, and carefully crafted with minute attention to detail. This attraction is family-friendly, appropriate for most ages (the puzzles are designed for Middle School and above) and most of all, it is fun. Convenient parking behind the building and enter in the front.
Reviewed By damienc40 - Beaufort, United States
WOW is all I can say! I'd been putting off going here only because it is about a 6 hour drive from us and was never in our path when traveling. We were surely missing out! We did 12 rooms on this trip, and 3 of them were here. Starlight Motel was the highlight of all the rooms we did of the 12... perfect blend of excellent puzzles, atmosphere, jump scares, comedy, and acting. The interaction between our team and the actress/GM was superb. This is a room NOT to miss! We then did Classified..another stellar room for all of the reasons above - minus jump scares. What we loved about this room was how original the theme was! Lastly my partner suggested we do a 3rd (which REALLY shows me they set the bar high because he NEVER suggests we "do another". Inventor's Enigma was very fun as well, very tough for two people, but we plowed our way through it with a (lot of) help from our excellent GM. We cannot wait to go back!
5. Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 189 reviews
Temporarily Closed
Reviewed By 3dogluvr3
The museum building remains closed while preparations are made to move to town. However, tours for groups of 10 or more, and special events provide available viewing of selective and remarkable works on display in varied locations. Reservations are necessary, but easily arranged. I look forward to once again viewing their unique collection of sacred art when their own building opens in downtown Greenville which is growing, thriving, and among the best places to live and visit in the USA.
6. Museum and Library of Confederate History
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 136 reviews
Reviewed By R892QUlindak - Concord, United States
I have lived in this area all my life but I recently found this hidden treasure. I took my son there and we loved it! There are so many interesting artifacts and the person working there that day was very knowledgeable. I got a sense of history, not hate. I highly recommend visiting
7. Poinsett Bridge
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 206 reviews
Reviewed By 437kimw - Grayson, United States
Quiet spot to hike, enjoy nature, and appreciate the beauty of this bridge built in 1820. Children would love playing in the water.
8. Runway Park at GMU
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 144 reviews
The Greenville Downtown Airport's Runway Park at GMU, which is free to use and open to the public during daylight hours, has an educational amphitheater, exercise "Perimeter Taxiway" and walking "Runways", as well as aviation themed playground equipment, a swing set, a Bi-plane "Climber", a picnic hangar, a Cessna 310 static display and restrooms. A 15-foot cross section of a Boeing 737 fuselage is the handicapped accessible park entrance. Throughout the park are educational aviation signs which cover items like: What runway markings mean, about air traffic controllers language, how aircraft achieve flight, parts of aircraft, careers in the aviation industry, General Aviation aircraft uses, gauges on aircraft instrument panels, how weather affects flight, and some aviation history etc... We are now seeking donations to level and pave the park's parking lot.
Reviewed By jrobba - Charlotte, United States
We were in Greenville for the day, and wanted to let our kids run around for a bit and found this awesome park. This park might be one of the best ideas/execution of a kids playground that I've seen. The park is completely fenced in, so feel free to let the kids run and play to their hearts content, without worrying about them going somewhere they shouldn't. The park has a covered picnic area, that's available for reserving for parties, and they also have a public bathroom, as well as a restaurant attached to the park for anyone who needs an energy boost while here. The park backs right up to the runway, and while we were here, we had to have seen 40+ planes take off and land. Super fun for the kids. The theming around the park with the airport, is done so well, the kids can sit in a playground equipment plane, climb to the top of the control tower, or take off down the run way. It's even great for the older kids and parents as there is a circular track around the entire area great for riding bikes, scooters or just running. If I had to make one suggestion, I might get rid of the mulch for a rubber base around the playground equipment, but outside of that, the entire playground might be one of the most well thought out playgrounds I've ever been to. We spent over 2 hours here, and the kids did not get bored. Wish they had one of these closer to my home in Charlotte!
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