Baskinta and the surrounding areas contain the ruins of monuments, cemeteries, and pottery remains dating back to Phoenicia and Ancient Greece.

The Faqra temple ruins dedicated to Adonis and Atargatis are also found 11 kilometers north of Baskinta near Mzaar Kfardebian, the largest ski resort in the Middle East.

Gold coins and jewels that belonged to Empress Helena (Saint Helen of Constantinople, (c. 250 – c. 330), mother of Constantine the Great), have been found in the area.

Baskinta is also the native village of Mikhail Naimy, one of Lebanon's greatest thinkers and literary figures known for his spiritual writings, notably “The Book of Mirdad”.

A poet, novelist and philosopher, Naimy co-founded, along with Khalil Gibran and others, the New York literary society known as the Pen League.

The family home of award-winning novelist and journalist Amin Maalouf at Ain el Qabou is near Baskinta, where his novel "The Rock of Tanios" is also set.