Beaufort South Carolina Attractions

Historic Homes & Buildings

First African Baptist Church (circa 1865)
The First African Baptist Church was the first church built by freed slaves in South Carolina. more...
John Mark Verdier House (circa 1805)
801 Bay Street • Beaufort, SC 29902
Downtown
843-524-6335
"One of the finest architectural examples of the Federal Period", this beautiful Federal style home... more... map
Penn Center (circa 1862)
P.O. Box 126 • Beaufort, SC 29920
Located on St. Helena Island
843-838-2432
The site of one of the country's first schools for freed slaves, the Penn Center is a National... more... map
St. Helena's Episcopal Church (circa 1724)
505 Church Street • Beaufort, SC 29902
843-522-1712
Once a hospital during the Civil War when its flat tombstones became operating tables, this... more... map
Tabernacle Baptist Church (circa 1724)
911 Craven Street • Beaufort, SC 29902
843-524-0376
Colonial John "Tuscarora Jack" Barnwell, the famous Indian fighter and a founder of Beaufort Town,... more... map

Chapel of Ease (circa 1740's)
Land's End Road • Beaufort, SCLocated on Saint Helena Island
Destroyed by a forest fire in 1886, the remains of the Chapel of Ease show that the ruins were made... more...
National Cemetery (circa 1863)
1601 Boundary Street • Beaufort, SC 29902
843-524-3925
Established by President Abraham Lincoln, this cemetery is the last resting place for the soldiers... more... map
Old Sheldon Church Ruins
Old Sheldon Road off Highway 17 in Pocotaligo • Beaufort, SCLocated Less Than 30 Miles from Beaufort
Deep in the Lowcountry forest, between Gardens Corner and Yemassee; the ruins of one of the first... more...

Beaufort Museum
713 Craven Street • Beaufort, SC 29902
Downtown Beaufort
843-379-3331
Located in an arsenal that is one of the most significant historical sites in Beaufort built in... more... map
Lowcountry Estuarium, The
1402 Paris Avenue; P.O. Box 608 • Port Royal, SC 29935
843-524-6600
Open Friday and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., the Lowcountry Estuarium is a coastal... more... map

Ace Basin Tours
1 Coosaw River Drive • Beaufort, SC 29902
843-521-3099
Climb aboard a 40-foot covered pontoon boat and take a three hour tour of the Ace Basin, where the... more... map
Southurn Rose Buggy Tours
1002 Bay Street • Beaufort, SC 29902
843-524-2900
They depart every 40-minutes and offer narrated horse drawn carriage tours of historic Beaufort,... more...
Spirit of Old Beaufort, The
103 West Street Extension • Beaufort, SC 29902
843-525-0459
Learn about local history, architecture, horticulture, and Lowcountry culture during this tour that... more...