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    Confederate Museum

    4.9 (21 reviews)
    Open 1:00 pm - 9:00 PM
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Kelly G.

    It's a controversial museum dedicated to the war of rebellion . The history of this war is just as contentious and divisive today as it probably was 150 years ago . Should we erase our ugly past ? While this is certainly a hot topic debate , this museum respectfully presents information that outlines the facts of that time . Lots of artifacts , clothing displays and informative markers . There is also an archive room . The volunteers are knowledgeable and provide unique tidbits of information as you explore the museum. Signing the guest book I was surprised to see visitors from all over the world . The museum is donation based and has a parking lot behind the museum and also street parking .

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    Steven L.

    If you are interested in history then, you have to come here. This was once a house, now it is a confederate museum. You can park on the right in a big vacant parking lot or you can actually walk to this museum from Falls Park. Admission is free. But I did see a donation box in the middle of the room. They have lots of civil war items and memorabilia in here from Confederate States of America. However, they mostly have Civil War items from South Carolina. On one wall they have pictures of all 48 Generals from South Carolina. I saw a canon in here along with several guns from the mid 1800"s. About the guns, well, the person giving the your said they were all made from other countries. They have a big piano-organ in here too. That's right, a big piano that with one step on a pedal converts it into an organ. The tour guide said around December of every year they have Christmas in Dixie an some musician comes here to play it. They have confederate money in here also which is for sale. I also saw a room with doctors tools from the Civil War era in here. I could spend hours In here looking at this stuff, reading and talking to the tour guide. My tour guide was nice and friendly. I was lucky in getting the best tour guide that I think that works here. One important thing is that all tour guides are volunteers. Ask for the tour guide that wears a dress lol.

    Gail S.

    I have been to multiple Confederate monuments this was the 1st museum and I loved it. Wonderful place to share HISTORY

    Felicia G.

    Took my son here on a little "date" and we thoroughly enjoyed it! The owners do a great job of running this place and it's very clean and well kept, despite all of the old items in it! There were only a few other visitors in there, so it was easy to navigate. Lots of cool items and articles, almost as like you were there back when it happened. It's amazing how time has evolved, and if you're a history buff or southerner, it'd be a great place to really brush up on your heritage. I am from the north, but I was still amazed at the vast selection of guns, uniforms and more. Definitely will go back when we have more time on our hands. Cheers!

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    Everything. The place is amazing lots of great artifacts great for history buffs and civil war buffs

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    Fun Museum. Welcoming atmosphere. Enjoyed all artifacts. Intrigued by the gun collection. Excellent book selection at reasonable prices.

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    Amazing museum. You may or may not agree with everything in this place ... but it is a part of our US history.

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    Upcountry History Museum

    Upcountry History Museum

    4.4
    (22 reviews)
    1.0 mi

    Located in the Heritage Green museum area of Greenville, the Upcountry History Museum is the…read moreperfect small city museum. It has well laid out and informative permanent exhibits, giving you a great overview of the history of the region without it being information overload. They have a fairly large theater that plays a film if you're not too interested in walking around the exhibits. It's fairly compact in size, so you can visit both floors quickly if you are in a rush, or take an hour or two depending on your level of interest. They have several rotating special exhibits, which I feel is essential to keeping things fresh and encourages repeat visits. On my visit, I found both the special exhibits on the Avengers and Lady Bird Johnson to be of excellent quality. However, there was a dinosaur exhibit which I felt was of poor quality and not very informative, and it seemed to be more of an area for younger kids to play rather than have visitors learn. They are setting up to have a Looney Toons special exhibit some time in the next year. There is a small gift and cafeteria area with vending machines on premises. They participate in the Bank of America Museums on Us program, providing complimentary visits to cardholders the first full weekend of every month. Overall, I'd rate the Upcountry History Museum a 4.5 stars out of 5 for a small city museum, but happy to round up since I enjoyed my visit and found it vastly superior to the Greenville County Museum of Art a few minutes away.

    The commercial build up for this exhibit was more exciting than the actual exhibit. I don't mind…read morepaying the entry fees to help keep them stay open , but I expected a better display of the special exhibit . One room and hardly any items to support the display. We went to see the Warner brothers display. Disappointed.

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    Greenville County Museum of Art

    Greenville County Museum of Art

    3.2
    (41 reviews)
    0.9 mi

    Surprisingly intriguing museum with a wide variety of art which is presented in a gorgeous,…read morewell-lit space and organized well. Excellent staff who were cordial and knowledgeable. Highly recommend! It would be nice to provide a bit more info about each painting beyond the donor info.

    The Art Museum was easy to find and is one of several museums all near each other, The Children's…read moremuseum, The Music Museum and The History museum as well as a Library and Theatre. We were greeted at the entrance and they explained about standing 3 feet back from the art on the wall. I was given a sheet of paper explaining what exhibits were on each level. The works of art were displayed nicely with cards listening Artist, title and mediums used. Also on the walls were interesting facts about the featured artist and their works. The Andrew Wyeth pictures were a beautiful representation of his work spanning several decades of his life. There was also a wonderful exhibit of American artist Bob Ray's work. I was not familiar with his work but it was lovely and intriguing. There are elevators and stairs and ramps making transitions to each floor very easy for all. We went to the top floor and a wonderful gentleman who works there, John , told us quite a bit about the mixed media bird sculptures that were made by Grainger McKoy and and featured at the museum. Gravity defying and extremely detailed we were in awe. John was enthusiastic and knowledgeable and we had a wonderful time. There was a delightful group of young children on a school trip, that were at the museum and were incredibly well behaved. They were listening to their guide and I was smiling as they were told to discuss with their partners different aspects of the works..... their sweet voices sounded like music as I was behind a wall. The gift shop was small but lovely and I bought some cards and beautiful paper masks. There is no admission fee, so we took an envelope to send in well deserved donation.

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    Greenville History Tours

    4.9
    (63 reviews)
    0.7 mi

    Greenville History Tours is the main tour operator in the city of Greenville, offering a variety of…read moreculinary and history tours. As I wanted to get out of the city and see the surrounding area, I opted to go with their 5-hour Carolina Countryside tour, which is a culinary tour offered once a week. The tour includes several stops including the historic Pointsett Bridge, the base of Table Rock Mountain, a tea farm, and 2 food stops at the Cherokee Country Club and Aunt Sue's Country Corner. The first stop was at Core 450 restaurant at Cherokee Valley Country Club. We were able to sample some absolutely delicious food with beautiful views of the golf course. Their French toast was some of the best I've ever had, and chicken items were also of very high quality. The second main stop was a tea farm at Table Rock Tea Company. The owner was super enthusiastic in showing us around the tea farm, but the tour did seem to drag on for those that weren't overly interested in the tea process. The sweet tea samples were refreshing on a very hot and sunny day. The final stop was a buffet style meal at Aunt Sue's Country Corner. Personally, I thought the food quality here was pretty poor and much preferred the food at our first stop. I know this was a food tour, but felt it could have done without the final stop, and could have been more balanced if it explored the mountain or lakes of the area more, with just the country club food stop and perhaps stops for coffee/baked goods and/or ice cream along the way. Overall, this tour was a great introduction to the area, and the food tour parts of it definitely filled guests up. I would suggest that this tour be tweaked to be a nature and countryside tour with less emphasis on food and a bit more exploration. The tour operator/owner, John Nolan was an absolute delight offering great narration and audiovisuals to help us gain a better understanding of the history of the area. I wouldn't hesitate to take another tour with Greenville History Tours, and would recommend their tours to any visiting the Greenville area.

    John is very knowledgeable about the mills and mill villages in Greenville. We took the textile…read moremill tour and John pointed out things of interest we've driven by for years and never noticed. Tour was well done and learned a lot about Greenville's textile past. We've also done a culinary tour with John which was also great!

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    Sigal Music Museum

    Sigal Music Museum

    4.7
    (9 reviews)
    1.0 mi

    Their collection of vintage pianos is quite impressive. A lot of the pianos are extremely ornate…read moreand beautiful pieces of art. Of the three museums in the immediate vicinity, this one was my favorite and the most unique. It's not an overly big museum so it can be seen within an hour.

    I really enjoyed my stop at the Sigal Music Museum. The museum is a 1930s Coca Cola Bottling…read moreCompany too. The museum came about when Marlowe A. Sigal's estate gave his collection away and the Carolina Music Museum was able to take the whole collection of over 700 instruments. Only about a quarter of the instruments are displayed because of lack of space. The museum focuses on the music and technology from 1775 to present day. Some of the museum is interactive but you cannot touch most of the antiques. The oldest Steinway is in the museum; harpsichords and so many pianos. The museum is on two levels and you can take the stairs or an elevator. At the moment, a special exhibit, Sound of America is taking up space on the first floor. I enjoyed learning some history through music. I liked that the museum did not focus on any specific type of musical genre but embraced them all from Blues to Jazz to Musicals to Rock to Rap to Classical to Gospel to Swing to Exotica. It was like going back in time seeing the eight track player that I used to listen to at my grandmother's place. It brought back great memories. Then seeing the walkman. I enjoyed seeing the radios and the cassette tapes I used to record music on from the radio. How things have changed. This museum is a gem and I've not seen anything like it before. I will be back to spend more time exploring.

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