Greenville (Texas) - city in Hunt County, Texas, United States

Greenville is a city of 28,164 (2020) in the Blackland Prairie region of Texas.

Get in

• I-30 northeast of Dallas
• US 380 east of McKinney
• US 69 between Sherman and Tyler

Get around

See

• Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum, 600 Interstate 30 East, +1 903 450-4502.
• Garden of Peace.
• A total solar eclipse on Monday 8 April 2024 starts at 1:42PM local time and lasts 4 min. Chances of a clear sky are 45%. The track of totality is northeast from Mexico to enter the US at Del Rio then through Texas into Arkansas.

Do

• Splash Kingdom Family Waterpark. - located in Greenville

Buy

Eat

• Puddin Hill Bakery and Store, 201 E. Interstate 30 (Exit 95), +1 903 455-6931. Large selection of desserts and baked goods, many made with local pecans.
• Tamolly's Mexican Restaurant, 6929 Interstate Highway 30, +1 903 454-6193. Local favorite for Tex-Mex. Try the flautas and salsa.

Drink

Sleep

• Hampton Inn & Suites, 3001 Kari Ln, +1 903 457-9200. Some rooms have jacuzzi.

• Quality Inn, 1215 East I-30, +1 903 454-7000. Free hot breakfast.

Go next

• Mathews Prairie Preserve is 2 miles west on County Road 1116. Good wildlife viewing and a chance to see how the Blackland Prairie looks the pioneers arrived.