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Info for RVers... |
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...from a fulltime RVer |
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Greenville,
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May, 2011 |
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When I was visiting my brother near Columbia, SC, he told me that Greenville was his all-time favorite downtown area. He has visited and lived in a good number of cities and said he had never seen a better job of downtown revitalization so I had to check this out. |
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Strolling
the shady, tree lined streets, I could easily agree with his assessment.
There are lots of places to stop and rest, eat, drink, snack and
enjoy people watching between stopping in to the neat shops all
along the way.
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"Art in Public Places" is another feature of downtown and other areas throughout Greenville. Statues of notable founders and figures significant to Greenville are all around. I enjoyed another stop in to Mast General Store (established 1883). I was first introduced to this great emporium during my tour of the Blue Ridge Parkway in 2007. Try not to go through here without drooling over the candies-by-the-barrel. I had a good time shopping here for little gifts to send home to the kids. |
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art that I enjoyed the most, though, were the bronze mice placed
along a 9 block stretch of Main Street. "Mice on Main"
was the brainchild of one of Greenville's high school students.
Based on the book "Goodnight Moon" the 9 mice are part
of a scavenger hunt that is fun for kids of all ages. The first
one (Marvin) is on the fountain at the Hyatt Hotel by the book.
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Of
course I had to see how many I could find and I picked up a free
Hint Sheet at Mast General Store and wound up finding 6 of them.
Here I am with Melissa, found by the health food store.
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Links to More Greenville information: Greenville (official city website) Greenville (Discover South Carolina) Greenville (Visitor's Bureau) |
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