Some of the best road trip memories start with a quick stop you almost skipped. You wander in for one small treat, and suddenly the air smells like warm sugar and toasted pecans.
That happened to me on a sunny afternoon in South Carolina, and I left with a bag far heavier than I planned. If you love candy, ice cream, or just a good surprise, keep reading.
A Candy Shop in the Heart of Main Street
Right on Main Street in downtown Greenville, at 12 S Main St, sits a shop that feels like a sugar-coated welcome mat. River Street Sweets is a Southern sweets and praline specialist, and it wears that title proudly.
Walk past on any afternoon and you will likely catch a sweet, buttery smell drifting out the door. Inside, you find homemade pralines, glazed pecans, bear claws, fudge, truffles, and an ice cream counter that keeps busy all day…