Dynamic Downtowns

Originally founded as a railroad depot hub, Mauldin has mushroomed in recent years into a vibrant community for folks who favor the suburban life just outside of Greenville. When it…

Southern hospitality rules in downtown Fountain Inn. Established as a layover along an early-1800s stagecoach road connecting Charleston to Greenville, the fledgling community provided lodging near a natural spring —…

Named for Revolutionary War hero Gen. Andrew Pickens, this city was founded in 1868. True to its motto, “Where the Mountains Begin,” Pickens cherishes its Appalachian roots. This mountain spirit…

Today, Taylors is a residential suburb of Greenville, with its commercial center along busy Wade Hampton Boulevard.

Nicknamed Hub City for the seven rail lines that once converged here, Spartanburg is a city on the rise — literally and figuratively. Downtown, new buildings are transforming the landscape,…

Dubbed Greer Station by locals, this charming downtown centers on pedestrian-friendly Trade Street, paved in multicolored brick and illuminated with strings of sparkling lights after dark. The city, established in 1873…

If you want to paint this college town, use orange. It’s one of the team colors (along with Regalia purple) of the Clemson University Tigers. You’ll see orange all over…

Perched at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains in northern Greenville County, Travelers Rest comes by its name literally. The tiny hamlet, established in 1808, had its beginnings as…

Founded in the 1830s as a settlement originally called Plain, modern Simpsonville no longer merits that descriptor. Renamed in the late-19th century for Peter Simpson, a blacksmith who set up…

Greenville may be at the head of the Upstate, but surrounding it you’ll find a halo of smaller cities that are well worth exploring for both their natural and manmade…