The county seat of Pitt County has enjoyed an economic boom and population explosion in recent years. Greenville North Carolina is city that provides the best in shopping, cultural activities and dining. The county is known for its antique shops, festivals and championship golf courses.
The city has many recently opened hotels, shopping malls, restaurants and nightclubs with live entertainment. Shopping offers a good mix of well known chains and independent stores. Dining is varied in Greenville North Carolina with local southern, barbecue cooking establishments in addition to Far Eastern, Italian, Greek and Mexican alternatives. There are also seafood specialists, steakhouses and ice cream parlors.
The East Carolina University campus is the venue for several music concerts, drama and dance performances. Public lectures and films are also shown. There are an abundance of local radio stations to choose from with broadcasts of gospel, rock, country music and talk radio. Community theatre is well supported in the city and there are many art galleries with impressive collections. One of the highlights on the Greenville North Carolina calendar is the annual Halloween street party, which is held in the heart of the city.
There are twenty parks in the city and plenty of green spaces. The Walter L. Stasavich Science and Nature Center at River Park North has exhibits of wildlife, such as waterfowl, snakes and turtles. There are also picnic areas, an aquarium, a small theatre, campsites and nature trails. Some visitors like to go fishing and pedal boating.
Local history is on show at the May Museum and Park, with exhibits from the time of the early settlers in a building dating back to 1870. It is also known for its collection of quilts from the 19th and 20th centuries. More history from Greenville North Carolina and the surrounding county can be studied at the East Carolina Village of Yesteryear. This attraction concentrates on the years from 1840 - 1940 and replicas include a log built church, a typical schoolroom, farm equipment and country store. Shiloh Farm is a great place for children to go on hayrides, see farm animals and play in the children's playground, all in the grounds of an 1827 plantation style house.
Art lovers will appreciate the permanent collection of 19th and 20th century American art at the Greenville Museum of Art. There are also visiting exhibitions and a collection of North Carolina Jugtown Pottery. Greenville North Carolina always scores high on polls of good places to live and the population looks set to grow even further.
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