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.