Pickens County has a tremendous history dating back to the
time of its original inhabitants, the Cherokees. With South Carolina
being one of the thirteen original colonies, Pickens County has its share
of Revolutionary War and Civil War era memorabilia and a vast tapestry of
culture and history woven in between those two wars and since.
There are many structures and remnants of that history still around
today and can be seen by those who take the Cultural and Historical Tour
of Pickens County. These pages and map linked above list and
showcase the more prominent points of interest.
Even more history can be discovered in the Pickens County Library
system. 
Easley
has a new, two story modern 63,000 sq. ft. library complete with a
coffee house ("A Cup Above"), computers for on line use, and
room for future expansion.
The
Capt.
Kimberly Hampton Memorial Library
was named after native Kimberly Hampton, the first female pilot killed in
combat in Iraq.
The Pickens
County Museum in Pickens houses art
and local history exhibits in a 1902 Victorian jail which resembles a
castle. The Hagood-Mauldin House is a classical Greek revival house
featuring 17th and 18th century art and furnishings is also in Pickens,
the county seat. Clemson is the site for the South
Carolina Botanical Garden with 295
acres featuring over 2,200 varieties of ornamental plants. The
Clemson University's Bob
Campbell Geology Museum contains a
mineral collection of over 5000 specimens, fossils, and more.
