The Lake Hartwell area has fine collections and exhibits from Ty Cobb and Shoeless Joe Jackson to Antique Buggys and Grist Mills. Expand your knowledge and understanding by visiting the array of museums in the area.
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Church-Waddel-Brumby House & Athens Welcome Center 280 E. Daugherty St Athens, GA 30601 www.athenswelcomecenter.com 706-353-1820 Free Stop by and tour this Federal-style 1820 house that is decorated in period furniture and get local visitor’s information. |
Georgia Museum of Art 90 Carlton St. Athens, GA 30602 www.uga.edu/gamuseum 706-542-GMOA Due to construction, the galleries and shop are temporarily closed. The Georgia Museum of Art is scheduled to reopen in early 2011. Free, suggested donation $2 |
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Ware-Lyndon House Museum 293 Hoyt St. Athens, GA 30601 www.accleisureservices.com/lyndon 706-613-3623 ext. 244 Free, Tues. & Thurs. noon- 9pm Wed., Fri. & Sat. 9am – 5pm "1840’s Late Greek Revival home with Italianate influence", 20 minute audio tour |
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Elberton Granite Museum and Exhibit 1 Granite Plaza, Elberton, GA 30635 www.egaonline.com 706-283-2551 Open Mon. – Sat., 2 – 5pm, closed holidays Free This small museum has an interesting short film that shows the many ways to remove and process granite. Clues are given to help explain the town’s two mysteries. Listen to a short tape recording to find out about “Dutchy” and pick up the two handouts: the “Georgia Guidestones” and “The Fall and Rise of Dutchy”. Outside the museum is a large solid granite spear. It’s amazing what can be made out of solid rock! |
Crawford Long Museum 28 College St. Jefferson, GA 30549 On Jefferson Historic Square www.crawfordlong.org 706-367-5307 Tues. – Fri. 10 am – 5 pm Sat. 10 am. – 4 pm Adults $5.00 Seniors (age 65+) $4.00 Students $3.00 Children Age 5 and Under Admitted Free A medical museum showing early anesthesia equipment and medicine making items, the antebellum Pendergrass Store building houses a recreated 1840’s doctor’s office and apothecary shop. |
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Ty Cobb Museum 461 Cook St. Royston, GA 30662 www.tycobbmuseum.org 706-245-1825 Adults(over 18 years of age)$5.00 Seniors(age 62 and over)$4.00 Students$3.00 Children(under age 5) & Active Military FREE Open: Mon. – Fri. 9am – 4pm, Sat. 10am – 4pm Baseball player Ty Cobb’s museum |
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Georgia Toccoa Region |
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Alpine Antique Auto & Buggy Museum Hwy 115 Clarkesville, GA – Near the edge of town Call 706-754-0444 for hours and information www.helenentertainment.com |
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Charlemagne’s Kingdom 8808 North Main St. Helen, GA 30545 www.georgiamodelrailroad.com 706-878-2200, call for hours A couple from Germany created this special exhibit and gift shop. It has 400 feet of small scale train track running through the 20 by 50 foot display with 300 alpine architecture buildings, bridges, towns, rivers, mountains 22 feet tall and 800 figures with sound effects. Two levels of viewing. You will be amazed at what they were able to create, from boats on the North Sea, windmills, skating rink, pool, a circus and the Alps with tunnels and bridges! Adults $5, Children $2.50 (children under 5 are free). Great spot for train lovers of all ages |
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Currahee Military Museum In the Toccoa Train Depot 160 N. Alexander Street Toccoa, GA 30577 www.toccoahistory.com 706-282-5055 |
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South Carolina Clemson Region |
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Ashtabula Plantation 2725 Old Greenville Hwy Central, SC 29630 3 miles East of Pendleton on SC Hwy 88 www.pendletonhistoricfoundation.org 864-646-7249 Call for hours. Ten acre site with an 1820’s home that has been restored and furnished with period items |
Collins Ole Towne 28 Lawton Rd Central, SC 29630 www.centralheritage.org/town 864-639-2618 The town is an example of a 1930s village with a barbershop, general store and schoolhouse. Call for hours, cost and directions. |
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Central History Museum 416 Church St. Central, SC www.centralheritage.org 864-639-2794/864-639-2156 Open Sun. 2 – 4, except major holidays This 1893 house contains a collection of historic memorabilia about the local area. They also have gardens with roses, gardenias, azaleas and sculptures. |
Campbell Geology Museum Located by the SC Botanical Gardens www.clemson.edu/geomuseum 864-656-4600 Wed. – Sat. 10am to 5pm, Sun. 1pm to 5pm, closed Clemson University Holidays $3 Adults/ $2 Children, free admission every 3rd Sat. This small museum has a large collection of minerals, gems, meteorites and fossils from all over the world. The best part of the museum is the dark room where you can view beautifully colored rocks that glow under ultraviolet light |
 Campbell Museum of Natural History Kinard Annex Building Clemson, SC 864-656-4789 Open Mon. – Fri. 8am – 4:30pm. FREE, very small, less then 20 minutes needed. It’s just 1 room and 2 hallways filled with a bear, buffalo, skunk, tiger, owl, deer, moose, monkey and an interesting collection of bird skeletons, all sizes from a tiny hummingbird to a large Pelican. Get a free parking pass and map at the Clemson University Visitor’s Center at Alumni Hall |
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Fort Hill Museum and Art Gallery 101 Calhoun Dr. On the Clemson Campus Clemson, SC 29634 www.clemson.edu 864-656-2475 See Clemson campus information above for parking pass info. Open Mon. – Sat. 10am – 12pm and 1-4pm, Sun. 2-4:30pm Federal and Greek Revival style antebellum mansion built in 1803, former home of John C. Calhoun and Thomas Green Clemson. |
Hanover House Located at the Clemson University Botanical Gardens Clemson, SC www.clemson.edu 864-656-2241 Sat., 10am to noon and 1pm to 5pm and Sun. 2pm to 5pm. closed on Clemson University holidays Built in 1716, early French Hugenot Colonial Architecture. The museum interprets the lifestyles of the people from the Low country of South Carolina. Home was moved to Clemson when it was threatened with flooding by Lake Moultrie. It is furnished with 18th and 19th century period artifacts. |
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Old Stone Church 101 Stone Circle Clemson, SC 29631 864-654-2061 About 12 miles from I-85, between Clemson & Pendleton on US 76 & 28 Presbyterian Church built in 1797. Famed Colonel Robert Anderson and General Andrew Pickens of the Revolutionary War are buried in the church’s cemetery. Many of the old graves stones can still be read. |
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Golden Creek Corn and Grist Mill 201 Enon Church Rd Easley, SC 29640 Between Easley and Liberty 864-843-6320 Call for hours. Take a tour and watch the grinding of grits, corn meal and wheat flour at this 1800’s mill. The equipment is run by a waterwheel. Near the mill is a Country store, art, photo and literature museum that traces grist mill history. |
Christ Episcopal Church 10 North Church St. Greenville, SC 29601 Downtown www.ccgsc.com 864-271-8773 This Gothic-Revival church was the first church built in Greenville. |
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The Children’s Museum 300 College Street Greenville, SC 29601 www.tcmgreenvillesc.org 864-233-7755 Tues. – Sat.9am – 5pm Sun.1pm – 5pm Monday closed $12 per person (Age 2 and up) |
Greenville History Tours 206 S. Main St. Greenville, SC 864-567-3940 Fri. and Sat., guided walking tours, $8 for those 10 and over, younger kids are free |
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Kilgore-Lewis House 560 North Academy St. Greenville, SC www.kilgore-lewis.org 864-232-3020 Free tours of the historic house (c1838) and gardens any time from 10am to 2pm Mon. – Fri. |
Museum of Confederate History 15 Boyce Ave Greenville, SC 29601 www.confederatemuseum.org 864-421-9039 Free, Open: Mon. & Wed. 10 am – 3pm, Fri. 1pm – 9pm, Sat. 10am – 5pm & Sun. 1pm – 5pm |
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Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum 356 Field Street Greenville, SC Across from Fluor Field in downtown Greenville www.shoelessjoejackson.org 864-235-6280 Admission is free. |
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Upcountry History Museum 540 Buncombe St. Greenville, SC 29601 www.upcountryhistory.org 864-467-3100 Adults $5, 4 – 12 years old $3, kids under 4 free Open Tues. – Sat. 10am – 5pm and Sun. 1pm – 5 pm, closed on major holidays Interactive exhibits that depict upcountry life from early settlers to current times, one area lets visitors stroll through Greenville in the 1850s, civil right movement and textile industry also featured |
BMW Zentrum 1400 Hwy 101 South (exit 60 from I-85 in SC) Greer, SC 29651 www.bmwusfactory.com Open Mon. – Fri. 9:30am-5:30pm. Museum shows the past, present and future of BMW, racing cars, motorcycles, historical vehicles and a virtual tour of the factory. Tours of the plant are offered by appointment for people over 12 years of age, $5, call 888-Tour-BMW (868-7269) for more information |
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The Greer Heritage Museum 215 Trade St. Greer, SC 29650 864-877-3377 |
Timms Mill Timms Mill Rd Pendleton, SC www.Timmsmill.com Email for a tour appointment, See the water wheel, explore the inside of a 19th century grist mill and enjoy some of their corn meal. |
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Woodburn Plantation Pendleton, SC www.pendletonhistoricfoundation.org I-85 exit 19-B to US 76 for 8 miles, look for signs 864-646-3782/864-646-3655 Call for hours, four story 1830’s mansion furnished with period items. |
Pickens County Museum of Art & History 307 Johnson St. Pickens, SC 29671 864-898-5963 www.co.pickens.sc.us Free, open Tues. thru Sat. Local artifacts and photos, a 1903 jail cell, replica of a fort, doll house, old medical instruments, art gallery with changing exhibits, garden and a gift shop with local artists works. |
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Hagood Mill 138 Hagood Mill Rd Pickens, SC 29671 864-898-2936 Free 19th century water wheel powered gristmill, cotton gin, 2 log cabins with period items During daylight hours, you can picnic and hike on a shaded trail, over bridges and by a stream. The mill is open for tours, call for times and dates. Restrooms and a store that sells grits. |
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Duke Power World of Energy 7812 Rochester Hwy Seneca, SC 29672 Free Open Mon. – Fri. 9am to 5pm, Sat. noon – 5pm, closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas and New Year’s Day. www.Duke-energy.com 800-777-1004 Located on Lake Keowee beside the Oconee Nuclear Plant, from Hwy 123 in Seneca, turn right onto Hwy 130 (next to Ingles). Travel 9 miles to the center on your right. Handicapped accessible, animated display’s and computer games help you learn about creating energy from natural sources like falling water, coal and uranium. The self guided tour with audio stations takes about 30 minutes. It contains a beautiful night sky, rain clouds, a water wheel and a fish pond all the while teaching about power on a very high educational level. This makes it good for all ages. The adults won’t be bored and the kids will enjoy the displays. There is also a ¼ mile easy to moderate nature path, fishing area, picnic sites, butterfly garden and scenic views of Lake Keowee. |
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Lunney Museum 211 W. South First St. Seneca, SC 864-882-4811 Collection of late 17th century to early 20th century antiques can be seen in this California style bungalow. |
Keowee-Toxaway State Park 108 Residence Dr. (SC 11 at SC 133) Sunset, SC 29685 864-868-2605 www.southcarolinaparks.com On Lake Keowee, hike, fish, picnic and visit the small Cherokee Indian Interpretive Center (FREE, open daily 11am – 12 pm and 4 pm-5 pm) where you can learn about the history and culture of the Cherokee Indians, that once lived in the Keowee Valley. Boat ramp and wooded campsites are available and a 3 bedroom cabin on Lake Keowee with a private boat dock. Restrooms are provided by the Interpretive Center. The parks 4 mile Raven Rock hiking trail is strenuous and takes about 3 hours. |
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Oconee Veteran’s Museum 13 Short St. Walhalla, SC 29691 Behind the Oconee County Court House www.oconeeveteransmuseum.org 864-638-5445 Free, Open Sat. 10am – 3pm 1st floor handicap accessible |
Oconee Heritage Center 123 Brown’s Square Dr. Walhalla, SC 29691 Free, donations accepted Open Tues., Thurs. and Fri. noon – 5pm and Sat. 10am – 3pm www.oconeeheritagecenter.org 864-638-2224 Located in the historic tobacco warehouse, the center has a 250 year old dug out canoe, a depression-era tenant farmer’s house and much more. |
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Oconee Station State Historic Site 500 Oconee Station Rd Off of Hwy 11 Walhalla, SC 29691 www.southcarolinaparks.com 864-638-0079 Free Tours offered on Sat. and Sun. from 1pm – 5pm A stone fort built in 1792, to protect the settlers from the Indians, and the 1805 William Richard’s House are located here. Picnicking, fishing, a 1 ½ mile trail that goes around a pond and a tour of the fort and the Richard’s house are available. |
South Carolina Anderson Region |
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Anderson County Fire Department Museum 400 South McDuffie Street Downtown Anderson, SC www.cityofandersonsc.com 864-231-2256 Call for hours or just stop by and if the firemen are there, they will most likely show you around. Learn about the history of firefighting in Anderson and check out their collection of antique fire trucks and equipment. |
Anderson County Museum 202 E Greenville St. Anderson, SC 29621 www.andersoncountysc.org/museum 864-260-4737 FREE, Open Wed. – Sat. 10am-4pm, Tues. 10am-7pm Check out a large display that has a unique miniature model of the Anderson County Fair Grounds and exhibits on Anderson County’s history. Wheelchair accessible. |
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Belton Historic Railroad Depot 50 N. Main St Belton, SC 29627 www.beltonsc.com/bamatpage 864-338-7400 Open Wed. – Sat. from 10am – 4pm. The former railroad depot now houses the SC Tennis Hall of Fame, the Ruth Drake Museum which focuses on the railroad, agricultural, industrial and cultural history of Belton and Upstate SC. There is a traveling exhibit area and the depot sponsors several events each year. Bluegrass music is performed at the depot every 2nd and 4th Sat. at 6pm, cost $5. |
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Iva Museum 106 E. Broad St. Iva, SC 29655 864-352-6588 Open Thurs. – Sat. 10am – 4pm Learn the history of Iva and Iva’s Jackson Mill. Arrowheads, rocks and farm tools |
