Category: See & Do
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Renew Your Nature-Needing Soul with Two Preserves and a Poem

  It’s no secret that the Travelers Rest area has some tremendous natural wonders of the southern Appalachians.…

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Open Mic on the Trail: A Genuine Community of Music

The lights are low, and guitar strums fill the air, followed by the lilting but powerful voice of…

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Wildcat Wayside: What the Ultimate Rest Stop Should Be

Today, if you want to take a quick rest on a car journey, you can pull off to…

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5 Camping Spots to Explore Near Travelers Rest

Sure, you know about the popular and beautiful state parks at Table Rock and Jones Gap and Lake…

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You’ve Never in Your Life Seen Fireflies Like These

Dark settles in, and the spring forest just ahead of you lights up with a magical swarm, moving…

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Travelers Rest: Still the Perfect Name for This Charming Town

You hear that name? Travelers. Rest. It’s like a command and an invitation. And those of us lucky enough to…

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Jones Gap and the (Literal) Trailblazer It’s Named After

What do a hatchet, a pig, and a toll road have in common? Jones Gap State Park, of…

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These Brave Hang Gliders Make Flying Look Awesome

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to see northern Greenville County from high above, like…

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She’s Watched Travelers Rest’s Food Scene Grow Like Crazy

Nichole Livengood can remember when The Cafe at Williams Hardware was actually Williams Hardware and when Sidewall Pizza…

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Why Travelers Rest is the Best Place in the South to Retire

Rebecca Hannifan has never even stepped foot in Travelers Rest, SC, but she wants to retire here. And…

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Do You Know These 10 Facts about Campbell’s Covered Bridge?

It’s one of the only remaining covered bridges in America. And Travel and Leisure calls it one of the most…

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Who on Earth Starts a Vineyard in Greenville County?

If you decided to research the greatest wine regions of the U.S., Upstate South Carolina would never turn up…

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