In recent years, Greenville has really become a hot destination city, and if you visit, it will be no surprise that this is the case. It has two qualities that you don’t usually find in the same place – it’s both under the radar and teeming with activity. It’s casual and still fun.
Along the tree-lined Main Street, there are several nice hotels, from big and name-brand to more quaint and personal, and mostly at pretty reasonable prices. It’s also lined with boutique stores, and plenty of excellent restaurants that even the foodies in your group will find difficult to criticize. One such restaurant is the Tupelo Honey Cafe. Though it does have locations around the country it doesn’t come off as a chain in any way. It’s good old southern cooking that even a lifelong Southerner will love.
In addition to the southern charm and cool atmosphere, Greenville offers visitors stunning natural beauty. It’s nice to add a hike or an outdoor excursion of some sort to any trip, and the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains offer plenty of opportunity for this. You can trek, or if you stuffed yourself too much at Tupelo Honey Cafe the night before you can drive, to beautifully scenic vistas. You actually don’t need to stray too far away from the city for nice natural scenery. It’s the sort of place that incorporates the natural landscape into the design of the city, with brooks and rivers running right through it.
Greenville is definitely worth the visit if you haven’t been. If you have, there’s probably no need to tell you it’s worth another trip.
