Roberta and Jack's Guidebook
Our favorite dinner places
Spectacular views, relaxing setting, excellent food and service at a reasonable price. Our favorite restaurant! Dine inside or out. Try the Ricotta Dip, Carolina Beef Taglio, or Mountain Trout Picatta.
Where old-world hospitality meets familiar European views, the cuisine reveals an elevated twist on classic Italian and Mediterranean favorites. Chef Haydn Shaak marries classical training with his dedication to local farms and ingredients to craft a truly unique menu inspired by the seasonality of the Upstate. A very special dining experience
15 yerel halk öneriyor
Restaurant 17
10 Rd of VinesSpectacular views, relaxing setting, excellent food and service at a reasonable price. Our favorite restaurant! Dine inside or out. Try the Ricotta Dip, Carolina Beef Taglio, or Mountain Trout Picatta.
Where old-world hospitality meets familiar European views, the cuisine reveals an elevated twist on classic Italian and Mediterranean favorites. Chef Haydn Shaak marries classical training with his dedication to local farms and ingredients to craft a truly unique menu inspired by the seasonality of the Upstate. A very special dining experience
Award winning chef....Urban Wren is a concept born and bred out of love of food, wine and fraternity. Original to downtown Greenville, Urban Wren is your go-to when you want great food and even better wine.
Great patio, smoky cocktails, wild mushroom appetizer, Wagyu Flank and Fin and Belly!
16 yerel halk öneriyor
Urban Wren
116 North Markley StreetAward winning chef....Urban Wren is a concept born and bred out of love of food, wine and fraternity. Original to downtown Greenville, Urban Wren is your go-to when you want great food and even better wine.
Great patio, smoky cocktails, wild mushroom appetizer, Wagyu Flank and Fin and Belly!
True southern hospitality. From hand-crafted cocktails, chef specials, and truly delightful dessert. Menu is an eclectic mix of American Southern cuisine with French twists and consistent execution. Core menu items rarely change but chef always has something special for the day. Locals and Business travelers alike rave about it. From the Fried Green Tomatoes, to Fresh Sea Scallops, and signature Sassafras Fried Chicken everything is cooked to perfection and prepared with love. Dine in or takeout.
38 yerel halk öneriyor
Sassafras Southern Bistro
103 N Main StTrue southern hospitality. From hand-crafted cocktails, chef specials, and truly delightful dessert. Menu is an eclectic mix of American Southern cuisine with French twists and consistent execution. Core menu items rarely change but chef always has something special for the day. Locals and Business travelers alike rave about it. From the Fried Green Tomatoes, to Fresh Sea Scallops, and signature Sassafras Fried Chicken everything is cooked to perfection and prepared with love. Dine in or takeout.
Our favorite breakfast/brunch places
Coffee lovers have found a home at Tandem, with pour-over and batch brews at this cozy creperie and coffeehouse just of the Swamp Rabbit Trail.
Creative favorites: honey lavender lattes and homemade spiced chai. As the namesake suggests, Tandem is also a place to find savory and sweet crepes made using white, wheat, cornmeal or almond batter. A great hangout place to dine inside or out.
Try the Bacon Pimento Cheese Waffle and Lumberjack Crepe! Great for brunch and hanging out!
134 yerel halk öneriyor
Tandem Creperie and Coffeehouse
2 N Main StCoffee lovers have found a home at Tandem, with pour-over and batch brews at this cozy creperie and coffeehouse just of the Swamp Rabbit Trail.
Creative favorites: honey lavender lattes and homemade spiced chai. As the namesake suggests, Tandem is also a place to find savory and sweet crepes made using white, wheat, cornmeal or almond batter. A great hangout place to dine inside or out.
Try the Bacon Pimento Cheese Waffle and Lumberjack Crepe! Great for brunch and hanging out!
Husband and wife chefs Steve and Cheryl Kraus run this bakery and sandwich shop. Serving up gourmet sandwiches on fresh-baked bread, Upcountry Provisions is our favorite go to for a hearty breakfast or lunch before a hike.
Take out the shop’s daily crafted cookies, scones, muffins and killer chocolate brownies.
Try the Gateway, Rest Stop or Center Street Breakfast Sandwiches ‘or State Park or Cherrydale Frittata. You won’t be disappointed. Dine in, take out or patio dining.
39 yerel halk öneriyor
Upcountry Provisions Restaurant
6809 State Park RdHusband and wife chefs Steve and Cheryl Kraus run this bakery and sandwich shop. Serving up gourmet sandwiches on fresh-baked bread, Upcountry Provisions is our favorite go to for a hearty breakfast or lunch before a hike.
Take out the shop’s daily crafted cookies, scones, muffins and killer chocolate brownies.
Try the Gateway, Rest Stop or Center Street Breakfast Sandwiches ‘or State Park or Cherrydale Frittata. You won’t be disappointed. Dine in, take out or patio dining.
Our favorite cafe/grocery
Drive or better yet ride your bike to this grocery store specializing in local artisan goods, 10 miles from our home.
Neighborhood café with sustainably sourced coffee, fresh from the farm produce, delicious, prepared salads, entrees, soups, sandwiches, pizza, smoothies and homemade pastries made from scratch.
Swamp Rabbit Café is a staple to stock up during your stay with delicious wholesome food. Try their egg and cheese sandwich on stecca bread, take a loaf of stecca home and don’t forget their scones: kale and cheddar, chocolate chip, blueberry, cranberry.
Take out or dine outside and watch the bikers ride by on the Swamp Rabbit Trail.
167 yerel halk öneriyor
Swamp Rabbit Cafe and Grocery
205 Cedar Lane RdDrive or better yet ride your bike to this grocery store specializing in local artisan goods, 10 miles from our home.
Neighborhood café with sustainably sourced coffee, fresh from the farm produce, delicious, prepared salads, entrees, soups, sandwiches, pizza, smoothies and homemade pastries made from scratch.
Swamp Rabbit Café is a staple to stock up during your stay with delicious wholesome food. Try their egg and cheese sandwich on stecca bread, take a loaf of stecca home and don’t forget their scones: kale and cheddar, chocolate chip, blueberry, cranberry.
Take out or dine outside and watch the bikers ride by on the Swamp Rabbit Trail.
Downtown Greemville
From the shadow of the Blue Ridge Escarpment, through the towns of Fountain Inn, Greenville and Travelers Rest, the Prisma Health Swamp Rabbit Trail system is happening! This 22 mile and growing network offers fun, fitness and community transportation throughout Greenville County.
Bikes are available for rent at Sunrift in Travelers Rest,
217 yerel halk öneriyor
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Swamp Rabbit TrailFrom the shadow of the Blue Ridge Escarpment, through the towns of Fountain Inn, Greenville and Travelers Rest, the Prisma Health Swamp Rabbit Trail system is happening! This 22 mile and growing network offers fun, fitness and community transportation throughout Greenville County.
Bikes are available for rent at Sunrift in Travelers Rest,
Greenville's downtown has long been one of the Upstate's most popular destinations for shopping, dining and entertainment, and over the past few years, has amassed a multitude of accolades and awards from national publications. Livability recently ranked it one of the Top 10 Best Downtowns in the country, and The New York Times called Greenville "a national model for a pedestrian-friendly city center."
Liberty Bridge
The award-winning Liberty Bridge serves as Greenville’s signature postcard. At 345 feet long, 12 feet wide and 8 inches thick, the concrete reinforced deck is supported by a single suspension cable. The deck's distinctive curve has a radius of 214 feet and it is cantilevered toward the waterfall from supporting cables on the outside. The bridge deck also inclines 12 feet or 3% from east to west over the river. While bridges with similar structural concepts have been built in Europe, this bridge is unique in its geometry and there is nothing like it in the United States.
Falls Park on the Reedy
Far more than a nature lover's paradise, Falls Park on the Reedy with its stunning Reedy Falls is one of Greenville's greatest treasures. The park serves as an oasis within the city with inviting trails and gardens leading off to a revitalized Main Street, with local shops, craft-beer pubs, and a global array of restaurants.
386 yerel halk öneriyor
Falls Park on the Reedy
601 S Main StGreenville's downtown has long been one of the Upstate's most popular destinations for shopping, dining and entertainment, and over the past few years, has amassed a multitude of accolades and awards from national publications. Livability recently ranked it one of the Top 10 Best Downtowns in the country, and The New York Times called Greenville "a national model for a pedestrian-friendly city center."
Liberty Bridge
The award-winning Liberty Bridge serves as Greenville’s signature postcard. At 345 feet long, 12 feet wide and 8 inches thick, the concrete reinforced deck is supported by a single suspension cable. The deck's distinctive curve has a radius of 214 feet and it is cantilevered toward the waterfall from supporting cables on the outside. The bridge deck also inclines 12 feet or 3% from east to west over the river. While bridges with similar structural concepts have been built in Europe, this bridge is unique in its geometry and there is nothing like it in the United States.
Falls Park on the Reedy
Far more than a nature lover's paradise, Falls Park on the Reedy with its stunning Reedy Falls is one of Greenville's greatest treasures. The park serves as an oasis within the city with inviting trails and gardens leading off to a revitalized Main Street, with local shops, craft-beer pubs, and a global array of restaurants.
Hiking and Exploring
A hidden gem in Marietta. The park consists of 3,900 acres of pristine wilderness that joins into the Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area merging this park with another state park, Caesars Head, for a total of 13,000 acres. Jones Gap, though, is unique in that it's carved into a slender mountain cove. And exploring the floor of that cove as well as up into the surrounding mountains is like stepping into Narnia.
The park itself has just over 28 miles of hiking trails that are magical all unto themselves. Another 32 miles of trails in the Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area top off the total hiking distance here at 60 miles.
By far, the most popular (and with good reason!) trail is the 4.3-mile moderate Rainbow Falls Trail that leads to a 100 -foot waterfall deep in the cove. Worth the walk!
98 yerel halk öneriyor
Jones Gap State Park
303 Jones Gap RdA hidden gem in Marietta. The park consists of 3,900 acres of pristine wilderness that joins into the Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area merging this park with another state park, Caesars Head, for a total of 13,000 acres. Jones Gap, though, is unique in that it's carved into a slender mountain cove. And exploring the floor of that cove as well as up into the surrounding mountains is like stepping into Narnia.
The park itself has just over 28 miles of hiking trails that are magical all unto themselves. Another 32 miles of trails in the Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area top off the total hiking distance here at 60 miles.
By far, the most popular (and with good reason!) trail is the 4.3-mile moderate Rainbow Falls Trail that leads to a 100 -foot waterfall deep in the cove. Worth the walk!
A granitic gneiss outcropping atop the dramatic Blue Ridge Escarpment gives Caesars Head State Park its name. Every fall, from the easily-accessible overlook atop the rocky peak of the Blue Ridge Escarpment, sight-seers are treated to the Hawk Watch program and a spectacular view that extends into North Carolina and Georgia.
One of the most popular trails at Caesars Head is the four-mile, round trip Raven Cliff Falls trail. This hiking trail leads to the scenic overlook, where you can view the 420-foot Raven Cliff Falls.
There is also a 6.6 mile round trip hike to a suspension bridge that crosses the creek above Raven Cliff Falls. The bridge offers a unique view of the falls as they plunge deep into the mountain cove below.
145 yerel halk öneriyor
Caesars Head State Park Visitor Center
8155 Geer HwyA granitic gneiss outcropping atop the dramatic Blue Ridge Escarpment gives Caesars Head State Park its name. Every fall, from the easily-accessible overlook atop the rocky peak of the Blue Ridge Escarpment, sight-seers are treated to the Hawk Watch program and a spectacular view that extends into North Carolina and Georgia.
One of the most popular trails at Caesars Head is the four-mile, round trip Raven Cliff Falls trail. This hiking trail leads to the scenic overlook, where you can view the 420-foot Raven Cliff Falls.
There is also a 6.6 mile round trip hike to a suspension bridge that crosses the creek above Raven Cliff Falls. The bridge offers a unique view of the falls as they plunge deep into the mountain cove below.
Table Rock State Park fits the bill for the natural beauty attributed to scenic Highway 11. The towering mountain, which gives the park its name, serves as a backdrop for the 3,000-acre park and its facilities.
Table Rock State Park hiking trails serve as an access point for the 80-mile Foothills Trail. South Carolina hikers can use to travel between several connected South Carolina State Parks. The Table Rock State Park hiking trails take hikers past mountain streams and waterfalls to the tops of Pinnacle and Table Rock mountains.
Recommended Pinnacle Mountain Falls, Pinnacle Lake Trail Loop. For more rugged hikers choose Pinnacle Mountain or Table Rock trails to summit the mountain (3,124 ft) and enjoy spectacular views.
8 yerel halk öneriyor
Table Rock State Park Road
Table Rock State Park RoadTable Rock State Park fits the bill for the natural beauty attributed to scenic Highway 11. The towering mountain, which gives the park its name, serves as a backdrop for the 3,000-acre park and its facilities.
Table Rock State Park hiking trails serve as an access point for the 80-mile Foothills Trail. South Carolina hikers can use to travel between several connected South Carolina State Parks. The Table Rock State Park hiking trails take hikers past mountain streams and waterfalls to the tops of Pinnacle and Table Rock mountains.
Recommended Pinnacle Mountain Falls, Pinnacle Lake Trail Loop. For more rugged hikers choose Pinnacle Mountain or Table Rock trails to summit the mountain (3,124 ft) and enjoy spectacular views.
Sightseeing
South Carolina's oldest private institution of higher learning, Furman was named one of the 362 most beautiful places in America by the American Society of Landscape Architects. Travel + Leisure magazine ranked it among the most beautiful college campuses in the United States.
A 13-mile network of paved trails offers visitors the opportunity to explore the 750-acre wooded campus. The university also features a self-guided walking tour that takes you past most of the notable buildings. You can pick up a campus map outside the Welcome Center near the main entrance.
The most popular route in the trail system is a 1.5-mile loop around the university's 40-acre, spring-fed lake with its stunning view of Paris Mountain. The centerpiece of the college campus, it is home to Furman's famed Bell Tower.
As you make your way around the lake, you'll come across a number of other points of interest, including a rose garden, a replica of the cabin Henry David Thoreau inhabited while writing "Walden" and the two-classroom clapboard "Old College" built in 1851.
You'll also pass the Place of Peace, the first Japanese temple ever to be brought to America. The Hei-Sei-Ji temple was donated to the liberal arts school by the Tsuzuki family, residents of both Greenville and Japan. A team of Japanese experts reconstructed the temple using more than 2,400 pieces that had been shipped from the original site in Nagoya, Japan.
Adjacent to the Place of Peace is the Asia Garden and koi pond. Take your time meandering among the flowering plants and water features, designed for contemplation and meditation.
70 yerel halk öneriyor
Furman University
3300 Poinsett HwySouth Carolina's oldest private institution of higher learning, Furman was named one of the 362 most beautiful places in America by the American Society of Landscape Architects. Travel + Leisure magazine ranked it among the most beautiful college campuses in the United States.
A 13-mile network of paved trails offers visitors the opportunity to explore the 750-acre wooded campus. The university also features a self-guided walking tour that takes you past most of the notable buildings. You can pick up a campus map outside the Welcome Center near the main entrance.
The most popular route in the trail system is a 1.5-mile loop around the university's 40-acre, spring-fed lake with its stunning view of Paris Mountain. The centerpiece of the college campus, it is home to Furman's famed Bell Tower.
As you make your way around the lake, you'll come across a number of other points of interest, including a rose garden, a replica of the cabin Henry David Thoreau inhabited while writing "Walden" and the two-classroom clapboard "Old College" built in 1851.
You'll also pass the Place of Peace, the first Japanese temple ever to be brought to America. The Hei-Sei-Ji temple was donated to the liberal arts school by the Tsuzuki family, residents of both Greenville and Japan. A team of Japanese experts reconstructed the temple using more than 2,400 pieces that had been shipped from the original site in Nagoya, Japan.
Adjacent to the Place of Peace is the Asia Garden and koi pond. Take your time meandering among the flowering plants and water features, designed for contemplation and meditation.
Less than an hour drive, near TIEC in Tryon, this quiet and relaxing winery has music and food trucks on the weekend and thirst quenching wine slushies in the hot summer! Worth the drive!
54 yerel halk öneriyor
Mountain Brook Vineyards
731 Phillips Dairy RdLess than an hour drive, near TIEC in Tryon, this quiet and relaxing winery has music and food trucks on the weekend and thirst quenching wine slushies in the hot summer! Worth the drive!
Swim, paddle or fish
Lake Keowee is an 18,000-acre lake located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. This popular lake runs 20 miles in length, as much as 800 feet deep, and offers 300 miles of shoreline.
No matter the season, Lake Keowee is a haven for outdoor adventure. The water sports are epic, the hiking and trails are some of the best in South Carolina. With many parks, lakes, and greenways in Oconee County, there is ample opportunity to enjoy any outdoor adventure of your choosing.
22 yerel halk öneriyor
Keowee Toxaway State Park
108 Residence DrLake Keowee is an 18,000-acre lake located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. This popular lake runs 20 miles in length, as much as 800 feet deep, and offers 300 miles of shoreline.
No matter the season, Lake Keowee is a haven for outdoor adventure. The water sports are epic, the hiking and trails are some of the best in South Carolina. With many parks, lakes, and greenways in Oconee County, there is ample opportunity to enjoy any outdoor adventure of your choosing.