Museums & Historic Sites

Explore the Past, Enrich the Present

Get to know Greenville's history through the stories, artifacts, and hidden gems that make this place tick. Downtown’s Heritage Green is a one-stop cultural block party, bringing together three standout museums: Upcountry History Museum, Greenville County Museum of Art, and Sigal Music Museum. Car enthusiasts will love seeing the past, present, and future of BMW come together at the only BMW museum in North America. Afterwards, you can stick around for a tour of the manufacturing facility or a driving experience (available at an additional cost). If you’ve got curious kids in tow, The Children’s Museum of the Upstate and Roper Mountain Science Center make learning an adventure with hands-on science adventures and interactive exhibits.

Learn about local baseball legend, "Shoeless Joe" Jackson, at the museum and memorial park named after him, or embrace the charming towns of Greenville County by stopping at the Greer Heritage Museum or the History Museum of Travelers Rest. The Upstate's African American cultural sites provide stories of resilience and powerful change throughout Greenville, Simpsonville, and Fountain Inn. Visitors can also stop by the only remaining covered bridge in the state, Campbell’s Covered Bridge, and the oldest bridge in the state, Poinsett Bridge. Museums, music, local lore; if these walls could talk, they'd tell you Greenville's full of surprises. Use our directory below to sort through the museums and historical sites Greenville has to offer, or use the map view to plan your stops!

MUSEUMS & HISTORICAL SITES DIRECTORY

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