A great weekend in Greenville: free things to do and places to visit with the kids
Posted By shoutabout,Date: 06.03.2008Greenville is the most picturesque, family friendly and travel attractions bountiful city in South Carolina, if not the entire Southeast area. 
It offers a variety of free and fun things to do and see; Downtown it’s easily accessible and offers wide sidewalks peppered with cafes, restaurants and free entertainment. There is always something going on downtown.
Where else can you admire 60 foot water-falls right in the middle of the city?
Here is a list of activities you can do while visiting Greenville.
Free activities
• Mice on Main scavenger hunt, the fun way to stroll up and down Main Street.
• Picnic, walk, bike, learn about the city’s history or just play at the incredible scenic Falls Park along the Reedy River. Pay your respects to Shoeless Joe, Carolina’s beloved famous baseball player in the 1900s.
• Live the fairy tales at the outdoor Children’s Garden
• The SC Botanical Gardens has the country’s only nature-based sculpture collection; it also features thousands of ornamental plants varieties and natural woodlands and streams
• McPherson Park opened in 1884 is the city’s oldest park and features a log cabin, putt-putt golf and tennis courts.
Activities under $5
• See elephants paint 
and Siamang monkey call out their love at the Greenville Zoo inside Cleveland Park
• Visit the state’s largest planetarium at the Roper Mountain Science Center
Parking and getting around downtown
Free parking in the weekends and evenings (on non-event days) at:
• River Street Lot
• Bowater Garage
• Irvine Street Lot
• W. Washington Street Deck (Bus Transfer Station)
• Richard Street Garage
• Augusta Street (near the Stadium)
Ride the trolley for free on Main Street. For a calendar of events in the Greenville area visit www.greatergreenville.com
2009 Update!
Lights, camera, action! At the brand new Children’s Museum downtown Greenville you can be a superstar, astronaut, Formula One race car driver, architect, surgeon and more…
Admission is $12 (free for kids under 1, $2 on every 3rd Tuesday of the month). The museum is open daily 9AM - 5PM (1-5PM on Sundays).
Enjoy your family weekend in awesome Greenville, South Carolina!
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