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City of Pickens, SC. Tour

31 Stops
2h
5km
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Tour Overview

Tucked in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the City of Pickens offers residents and visitors a wide array of interesting, fun, and exciting activities, from shopping and eating to biking, to enjoying the natural resources, community events, and cultural activities that abound.

The City of Pickens Quilt and History tour is approximately 3-miles and is a free roaming tour that you choose where to start and stop while finding points of interst and opportunities to explore a wide variety of shops, eateries, and parks while following the Quilt and Tutrle Trails. Additional information about shops, eateries and events can be found on Visit City of Pickens, Pickens County Tourism site and Discover South Carolina.

Each of the hand-painted quilts you’ll view on the tour is a replica of the original fabric quilt. Click here to be directed to the UHQT website for additional information about each quilt and an interactive map for directions to UHQT locations. The number in front of the quilt name can be used to locate the quilt story from the search bar in the upper-right corner on the UHQT home page.

The City of Pipckens Tour App was funded by the Pickens County Accommodation Tax Commission.

Stops

  1. Stop 1: Greater Pickens Chamber of Commerce, 222 W Main Street

  2. Stop 2: Greater Pickens Chamber of Commerce, 222 W. Main Street,

  3. Stop 3: Turtle 7

  4. Stop 4: Community Quilt, Greater Pickens Chamber of Commerce, 222 W. Main Street

  5. Stop 5: Turtle 6

  6. Stop 6: Turtle 5

  7. Stop 7: Amphitheatre, 112 West Main Street (located on side of building)

  8. Stop 8: Domino’s Pizza, 102 East Main Street.

  9. Stop 9: Pickens County Administrative Center, 222 McDaniel Ave. Pickens, SC 29671

  10. Stop 10: Turtle 4

  11. Stop 11: Hagood-Mauldin House. 104 Lewis Street,

  12. Stop 12: Judge Mauldin’s office at the Hagood-Mauldin House, 104 North Lewis Street

  13. Stop 13: Turtle 2

  14. Stop 14: Q Studios & UHQT PIckens County Studio, 321 East Main Street

  15. Stop 15: Turtle 1

  16. Stop 16: Turtle 13: Sparky

  17. Stop 17: Hagood Community Center, 129 School House Street,

  18. Stop 18: Trailhead of the Pickens-Easley Doodle Trail, 124 Railroad Street,

  19. Stop 19: Landscape, 205 Hampton Avenue, side of building,

  20. Stop 20: Buzz In, 205 Hampton Avenue, by front entrance of store.

  21. Stop 21: Ode to Sunflower, 205 Hampton Avenue, side of building,

  22. Stop 22: Star Puzzle, 205 Hampton Avenue, side of building,

  23. Stop 23: Pickens County Museum of Art and History, 307 Johnson Street,

  24. Stop 24: Turtle 11: Sequoyah, the Spotted Turtle

  25. Stop 25: Turtle 11

  26. Stop 26: Burning Brick Tavern, 301 East Main Street,

  27. Stop 27: Turtle 3

  28. Stop 28: Turtle 12: I'm Henry, the Leatherback Sea Turtle

  29. Stop 29: Office of Dr. William Spearman, 306 East Main Street,

  30. Stop 30: Turtle 11

  31. Stop 31: Turtle 7

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