Things To See & Do for Family Fun or On Your Own

arcade, putt-putt, go-cart/race car tracks, etc.
http://www.frankiesfunpark.com/home
Hours of Operation:
Monday-Thursday, 10am - 10pm
Friday and Saturday 10am - midnight
Sunday 11am - 10pm

Biltmore House

Children's Museum of the Upstate

I Can Be...Anything, Greenville, SC
http://www.tcmupstate.org/ 
Hours of Operation:
Tuesday - Saturday, 9 a.m to 5 p.m.
Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Watch a movie at the Spartan 16 or Westgate Theatres

Spartanburg, SC (Sptg's West Side)

Barnet Park

for outdoor activities and concerts, and hold hands with the “Circle of Friends” watering fountain statue - Spartanburg, SC http://scgreatoutdoors.com/park-barnetpark.html

Food

Eat a chili-cheeseburger-a-plenty at the world-famous
Beacon and taste some world famous sweet tea - Spartanburg, SC
2nd largest drive-in restaurant in the nation
http://www.beacondrivein.com/

Grab a burger (and beer) at Ike's Corner Grill

Spartanburg, SC
It may look like a dive, but it has the best burgers in town (10 Archer Road)

Eat Southern veggies at Wades

Spartanburg, SC - http://www.eatatwades.com/
(Pine Street

Eat some wings at Wild Wing Café

while watching all the sporting events on the big screens
Spartanburg, SC (Downtown)

Gerhard’s Café

Spartanburg, SC
Try the Jägerschnitzel or Wienerschnitzel
(Main Street, Sptg's East Side)

Nature

Enjoy a quiet trail walk and picnic at Hatcher Garden

& Woodland Preserve - Spartanburg, SC
http://www.hatchergarden.org/location.shtml

Blue Ridge Mtns Hiking Trails

North Carolina
http://www.blueridgeparkway.org/v.php?pg=7
Engage your senses amid the lanscape of open meadows -
it's a Carolina favorite for hiking, biking & driving

Go tubing / canoeing down the Tyger River

http://www.riverfacts.com/rivers/12993.html

Take a drive on scenic Highway 11

http://www.lake-hartwell.com/Scenic11/Scenic11.htm

Pick strawberries or buy local fruits & vegetables

at one of our local farms - http://www.strawberryhillusa.com/

Play a round of golf

at one of these nearby golf courses:
    Woodfin Ridge - Inman, SC  http://www.woodfinridge.com/
    Village Greens - Gramling, SC http://www.villagegreens.net/
    River Falls Plantation - Duncan, SC http://www.riverfallsgolf.com/

Go Bowling!

For the experienced and not so experienced - bowling alleys in Spartanburg, SC:
    Paradise Lane & Family Entertainment - 469 E Blackstock Road
    Star Lanes - 2595 E Main Street

Shopping

• Westgate Mall – Spartanburg, SC
• Spartanburg's Downtown Shops
• Outlet Mall “Yellow Mall”- Gaffney, SC (I-85 N)
  
  

Visit Downtown Spartanburg

• Visit the Spartanburg County Headquarters Library       http://www.infodepot.org/zS1/HQTinfo.asp
• Visit the Spartanburg County Regional History Museum
• Enjoy a wine tasting at Carriage House Wines
• Spartanburg Hub-Bub http://www.hub-bub.com/showroom/
• Visit Spartanburg Chapman Cultural Center – Exhibits, Events, Education and David W. Reid Theatre http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/events.php
• Music on Main – Downtown Spartanburg (Denny's Plaza), Thursday, 6 – 9 pm http://www.cityofspartanburg.org/index.cfm?PageID=269&ParentPageID=32&NavID=78
  
  
  

  For additional information, contact the Spartanburg Convention & Visitors Bureau,
  (864) 594-5050 or www.VisitSpartanburg.com

• Online Registration for Lyceum