<p>I am traveling from Atlanta to Clemson University, then onto see Wake Forest. Should I stay in Clemson overnight or continue on? Is there anything to take my daughter to see around Clemson? We haven't traveled around the south much so I am interested in seeing South and North Carolina.</p>
<p>Will you be travelling through Asheville, NC? There is a lot to see and do around this area. Also, downtown Greenville, SC is a lot of fun with lots of restaurants, little shops, etc…</p>
<p>Probably too late but I’d go from Clemson and spend night in downtown Greenville. Cool downtown and good restaurants and a chance to see the closest town for concerts, etc. Some Clemson internships, etc are in Greenville. Asheville’s not really on the way unless you have lots of extra town to go through mountains from there to Wake. You could also stop in Charlotte for night which is on the way.</p>
<p>You’ll honestly have seen most of Clemson after going on a tour of campus and spending the day there - I’d recommend checking out Greenville or Charlotte if you have time and maybe spending the night there if you feel like trekking over there after your Clemson visit. Greenville isn’t exactly a big city but it has a pretty cool downtown area. Asheville may be my favorite city in the South (sort of a hippie town, makes me feel at home as I’m from New England) - but it’s definitely out of the way.</p>
<p>@Pierre0913 - I’m from metro-west suburb outside of Boston and just got accepted to Clemson. I’m psyched! Haven’t seen campus though and planning on getting down there soon. Any recommendations as to best airport to fly into? Where to stay overnight?</p>
<p>Congrats! (I’m from Belmont, MA btw)</p>
<p>Getting to campus can be a little bit tricky - you can fly into Greenville-Spartanburg (nearest airport), Charlotte or Atlanta. From there you can rent a car or there is an airport shuttle service to Clemson. Here’s the contact info for that (3rd party companies not affiliated with the university):</p>
<p>Airport Shuttle of Clemson at 800-669-6463;
Anderson-Clemson Shuttle Services at 888-732-5500;
Larry Andrews Airport Services at 864-653-5677.</p>
<p>As for places to stay overnight, there’s the James F. Martin Inn which is pretty nice, and then a bunch of hotels out on Tiger Boulevard (University Inn - ugh wouldn’t recommend, Days Inn, Hampton Inn, Sleep Inn, Holiday Inn, Comfort Inn), don’t really know much about those hotels but it’s about a 30-45 minute walk from campus (can also take the bus part of the way - [Clemson</a> Area Transit - Home](<a href=“http://www.catbus.com%5DClemson”>http://www.catbus.com)). Also the Courtyard Marriott in Clemson and that’s right on the Red bus route which goes to campus. Out of those I’d probably recommend the Courtyard Marriott since it’s right on the bus route, the James F. Martin Inn is nice (need to walk to campus though on the side of the road), Sleep Inn or the Hampton Inn (though again on Tiger Boulevard sort of out of the way - prob would need a car to live there)</p>
<p>Our spring break is March 18th - 22nd so don’t come then! (or the weekend before/after)</p>
<p>Let me know if you have any questions!</p>
<p>Thanks Pierre0913 - I’m from Newton… appreciate the advice and info. I’m waiting on a few other RD Engineering programs but would like to get down there and check it out. Are there many New Englanders? Do you like being in NC? Is it a culture shock??</p>
<p>Clemson in is South Carolina :P</p>
<p>haha whoops, yeah I think you meant SC but there are actually quite a few New Englanders at Clemson (official numbers are MA - 280, NH - 50, ME - 27, VT - 15, RI - 27, CT - 151) so about 3% of the student body. </p>
<p>I personally love it in the South. Not going into too much detail but it really varies from person to person. I know some people who hate it here after one year and transfer back up north but also people who love it here and stay. It’s definitely a change in culture - people here are more conservative and religious compared to people in New England (again being pretty general) but I think some people never get used to that.</p>
<p>If those from outside the region remember tea is sweet and gravy on anything is meal, they should fit in. Oh, and grits are not found on sandpaper. :-)</p>
<p>I never had sweet tea before I came to Clemson (first time I tried it was in McDonalds and I thought it was disgusting) - Now I pretty much order it any time I can (though it’s definitely not healthy haha). </p>
<p>Still can’t get the hang of grits but people tell me that’s because I’m “eating them wrong”. Did have grits and tomatoes once and that was pretty good.</p>
<p>McDonalds large tea for a dollar is the best! But its bad for you and yellows your teeth so I no longer drink it, although it pains me from time to time…</p>
<p>Rice1961. How did your daughter like Clemson? We have visited Clemson and TCU and my daughter loves them both. We have family near Clemson but there is something about the Horned Frogs that my D loves too. I’d be interested in your opinion, especially about the small town of Clemson vs. Fort Worth. They are so different but both unique. Is Wake Forest still on your list too?</p>