I'm assuming you're an adult with no children staying in Greenville (the Upstate is incredibly spread out), some activities:
(I'm so sorry you have to be "stuck" here)
Falls Park - the pinnacle of the Upstate's revitalization
Visit Greenville's amazing
downtown (and
eat/shop at some of its fantastic venues)
Swamp Rabbit Trail (http://greenvillerec.com/parks/swamp-rabbit/ - broken link) - walk, run, bike, roller blade for over 17 miles on a
paved trail - you can even
rent bikes from multiple shops
Enjoy an afternoon and go to the
Zoo at
Cleveland Park
Check out the
Calendar of Events
See the
Greenville Convention & Visitors Bureau for much more information
For your retail/shopping needs, Greenville has: Trader Joe's, Costco, Total Wine, Whole Foods, Earth Fare, Fresh Market, Apple Store, REI, and others.
Haywood Mall (although lackluster from the outside) is the largest mall in SC.
For areas outside of Greenville (still in SC):
Tour the gigantic BMW manufacturing facility in Spartanburg (unfortunately, the
Zentrum is only open M-F, I'm unsure about factory tours)
Visit the fantastic downtown areas of
Greer and
Traveler's Rest
Tour one of the many great (Greenville)
county and
SC state parks
Fish, boat, sail on some of the most expansive lakes in the East (Lakes
Hartwell,
Keowee, and
Jocassee)
Visit
Caesar's Head State Park - amazing mountain vistas
Visit some of the most concentrated
waterfalls in the country at the SC/NC border
Tour the incredible
Symmes Chapel ("Pretty Place")
Greenville is a "foothills" location and offers easy access to the mountains of SC/NC - other interesting venues (outside of the Upstate):
Asheville, NC: with Biltmore, etc etc
Brevard, NC: fantastic town with hiking and mountain biking
Dupont State Forest: great hiking and waterfalls
Blue Ridge Parkway
Mountain Mitchell State Park - the highest mountain east of the Mississippi is a little over 2 hour drive from Greenville
The quality of life here is amazing and you might just be
Blown Away
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