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===Landmarks=== [[File:2024-4-12-Falls Park Waterfall Greenville South Carolina by Yousef AbdulHusain.jpg|thumb|[[Falls Park on the Reedy|Falls Park On The Reedy River]]]] [[File:Greenvillezoo giraffes.jpg|thumb|[[Greenville Zoo]]]] [[File:Mill's Mill.jpg|thumb|[[Mills Mill]], converted into loft condominiums]] [[File:UpcountryhistorymuseumGRV.jpg|thumb|[[Upcountry History Museum]]]] * Cancer Survivors Park, opened in 2018<ref>{{cite news |url=https://greenvillejournal.com/news/cancer-survivors-park-opening/ |title=The path to Greenville's Cancer Survivors Park mirrors journey of cancer survivors |date=May 30, 2018 |work=Greenville Journal |first=Cindy |last=Landrum |access-date=April 15, 2024}}</ref> * The Children's Museum of the Upstate, one of the first children's museums to become Smithsonian affiliated. * [[Falls Park on the Reedy]], a large regional park in the West End with gardens and several waterfalls, with access to the [[Swamp Rabbit Trail]]. Dedicated in 2004, the $15.0 million park is home to the [[Liberty Bridge at Falls Park on the Reedy|Liberty Bridge]], a pedestrian [[suspension bridge]] overlooking the [[Reedy River]]. The park's development sparked a $75 million public-private development, Riverplace, directly across Main Street. Falls Park has been called the birthplace of Greenville, but in the mid-20th century the area was in severe decline, and the Camperdown Bridge was built, obstructing the view of the falls. In the mid-1980s, the City adopted a master plan for the park. However, renovation accelerated under Mayor [[Knox H. White|Knox White]] in the late 1990s, leading to the removal of the Camperdown Bridge in 2002 and the construction of the [[Miguel Rosales]]-designed [[Liberty Bridge at Falls Park on the Reedy|Liberty Bridge]] in 2004.<ref>{{cite web |title=History |url=https://www.greenvillesc.gov/178/History |website=Greenville South Carolina |publisher=City of Greenville |access-date=June 27, 2023}}</ref> While bridges with similar structural concepts have been built in Europe, the Liberty Bridge is unique in its geometry. * [[Greenville County Museum of Art]], specializing in American art, frequently with a Southern perspective that dates back to the 18th century. It is noted for its collections of work by [[Andrew Wyeth]] and [[Jasper Johns]], as well as a contemporary collection that features such notables as [[Andy Warhol]], [[Georgia O'Keeffe]], and others. * [[Greenville Zoo]], established in 1960 and is located in [[Cleveland Park (Greenville, South Carolina)|Cleveland Park]].<ref>Bishop, Bart. [http://www.goupstate.com/article/NC/20120824/Entertainment/605140471/SJ/ "Zoo-A-Palooza to benefit Greenville Zoo"], ''[[Spartanburg Herald-Journal]]'', August 24, 2012. Accessed February 20, 2017. "The Zoo, which is next to Cleveland Park in downtown Greenville, opened in 1960 and is typically thought of as a small but thriving zoo."</ref> * Linky Stone Park: The Children's Garden, a {{convert|1.7|acre|adj=on}} horticultural attraction featuring a unique garden that allows visitors to experience flowers using all five senses, a geology wall made of rocks and minerals from around the Upstate, a textile garden, a Hansel and Gretel cottage, and a secret garden. * [[McPherson Park (Greenville, South Carolina)|McPherson Park]], the city's oldest park and has a free public miniature golf course. * [[Roper Mountain Science Center]], home to a historic {{convert|23|in|adj=on}} refractor telescope, eighth largest of its kind in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ropermountain.org/whats-here/daniel-observatory|title=Welcome to Roper Mountain Science Center!|work=ropermountain.org|access-date=July 8, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131210082913/http://www.ropermountain.org/whats-here/daniel-observatory|archive-date=December 10, 2013}}</ref> * Runway Park at GMU, viewing location for aircraft taking off and landing with an educational amphitheater, exercise "Perimeter Taxiway", walking "Runways", aviation themed playground, a swing set, a Bi-plane "Climber", a picnic hangar and a Cessna 310 display.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://travel.usnews.com/Greenville_SC/Things_To_Do/Runway_Park_at_GMU_63538/ |title=Runway Park at GMU |date=January 2, 2024 |magazine=[[U.S. News & World Report]] |access-date=February 6, 2024}}</ref> A {{convert|15|ft|adj=on}} cross section of a Boeing 737 fuselage serves as a park entrance.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://generalaviationnews.com/2015/10/25/gmus-runway-park-fuselage-entrance-opens/ |title=GMU's Runway Park fuselage entrance opens |date=October 25, 2015 |work=General Aviation News |access-date=February 6, 2024}}</ref> * [[Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum|Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum & Baseball Library]], located in the historic home of baseballer [[Shoeless Joe Jackson]] adjacent to [[Fluor Field at the West End]]. * [[Swamp Rabbit Trail]], a {{convert|22|mi|adj=on}} greenway connecting downtown Greenville to the City of Travelers Rest. On June 16, 2023, a {{convert|4.5|mi|adj=on}} extension of the trail was opened, connecting Cleveland Park to the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Danielle |title=The Prisma Health Swamp Rabbit Trail extension is now open |url=https://gvltoday.6amcity.com/green-line-extension-swamp-rabbit-trail-greenville-sc |website=GVLtoday |date=June 19, 2023 |publisher=6AM City |access-date=June 20, 2023}}</ref> * Unity Park, located along the [[Reedy River]] just west of downtown, opened in May 2022. The {{convert|60|acre|adj=on}} park features basketball courts, a baseball field, a splash pad, a 10,000-square-foot welcome center/event space and three pedestrian bridges spanning the river. Five walking trails totaling {{convert|2.5|mi}} connect to the [[Swamp Rabbit Trail]] as it passes through the park. The park merged what was once two segregated parks, Mayberry Park for Black residents and Meadowbrook Park for white residents. Just north of the park, at the intersection of West Washington and South Hudson streets, the city dedicated the Lila Mae Brock Memorial, named after the late Southernside community leader described as "the epitome of unity."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Atkinson |first=Macon |title=Greenville honors Southernside missionary Lila Mae Brock with statue in Unity Park |url=https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/greenville/downtown/2022/04/19/greenville-sc-honors-missionary-lila-mae-brock-statue-unity-park/7359378001/ |access-date=May 16, 2023 |website=The Greenville News |language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Upcountry History Museum]], the area's largest history museum and a Smithsonian affiliate.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/venues/museum/upcountry-history-museum/ |title=Upcountry History Museum |magazine=[[Smithsonian (magazine)|Smithsonian]] |access-date=June 11, 2023 }}</ref>
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