(Left) The historic Newberry Opera House once was, and arguably still is, the “entertainment center of the Midlands ” (Right) Newberry Arts Center Here Willie Nelson, Michael Bolton, The Marshall Tucker Band, Ricky Skaggs, Aaron Neville, the Beach Boys and countless other superstars have played the same stage where minstrel shows and Shakespeare plays were performed as far back as the late 1800s. Newberry is also home to one of the finest historically significant concert venues in the U.S., the Newberry Opera House. Just off the highway, this quaint and friendly historic college town is loaded with antique stores, galleries and boutiques, fine dining, casual fare, cozy accommodations, world-class entertainment and surprisingly active weekend nightlife. If you find yourself among those who’ve not slowed to take that exit and explore this old city, here’s a taste of what you’ve been missing. Newberry Main Street: Here you’ll find shopping, dining and the arts situated in a time capsule from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.Īnyone who’s traveled around the Piedmont and the upstate of South Carolina has inevitably passed the exit signs on I-26 for Newberry, probably without giving it much notice-just another small town in the countryside to pass by on the way to somewhere else.

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