Greenville, SC

A gateway to the Blue Ridge Mountains and just a few hours’ drive from Atlanta, Charlotte, Asheville and coastal towns like Kiawah Island and Myrtle Beach, Greenville is one of the South’s best kept secrets. The 21-mile Swamp Rabbit Trail meanders from Lake Conestee Nature Park through a lively, walkable Main Street filled with public art, waterfall overlooks and the 345-foot suspension Liberty Bridge in Falls Park on the Reedy River. Greenville’s bucolic natural beauty, landmark baseball status as the home of Shoeless Joe Jackson and Fluor Field (where Boston Red Sox affiliate team the Greenville Drive play), and art capital status – in addition to 70+ public sculptures, it’s also home to the largest collection of Andrew Wyeth watercolors —have ranked it among Condé Nast Traveler’s best small cities in the U.S. and made it a hotspot for nationally recognized, innovative chefs.