ATTRACTIONS

Amusements

• Adventure Cove
  18 Folly Field Road • Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
  843-842-9990
  This family fun center offers a wide variety of activities for the whole family including a children's playworld, a laser tag arena, a parachute jump simulator, lighted driving range, batting cages, a rolling coaster, a 4D Thunder Theatre, video arcade, and a miniature golf course. more...  map

• Harbour Town Lighthouse
  149 Lighthouse Road • Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
  843-671-2810
  Completed in 1970, its light flashes white every two and a half seconds and helps mark the Inland Waterway and Calibogue Sound. The 90-foot, red-and-white striped tower was the first privately financed lighthouse to be built since the early 1800s and provides an excellent viewpoint of the Island. more...  map

Historic Homes & Buildings

• Church of the Cross (circa 1854)
  110 Calhoun Street • Hilton Head Island, SC 29910
  Located in Bluffton
  843-757-2661
  Spared during the Civil War, the Gothic-style Church of the Cross features fantastic views of the May River. Docents are available to give tours of the Calhoun Street church on Mondays through Saturdays, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Services are held each Sunday at 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. more...  map

Historic Sites & Monuments

• Thomas Heyward's Tomb
  2349 Highway 278 • Hilton Head Island, SC 29925
  Ridgeland
  843-726-8126
  Thomas Heyward Jr. who lived from 1740 to 1805 and was one of the original signers of the Declaration of Independence, is buried at this historic site. The burial site is across the creek from White Hall Plantation where Heyward lived.  map

Museums & Galleries

• Coastal Discovery Museum
  100 William Hilton Parkway • Hilton Head Island, SC 29926
  843-689-6767
  Learn about the history, heritage, and wildlife of Coastal Carolina at this museum that features indoor and outdoor exhibits about animal and plant life, ecology, archeology, and the region's cultural history. The museum also offers programs, activities, and 11 different tours and cruises around the island. A gift shop is also on site. more...  map

Tours & Cruises

• Action Watersport
  86 Helmsman Way • Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
  Palmetto Bay Marina
  843-785-7368
  This company offers wonderful dolphin cruises and deep sea party boat fishing charters, as well as waverunner, powerboat, and pontoon boat rentals.  map

• Cheers Charters
  20 Squiresgate Road • Hilton Head Island, SC 29926
  Broad Creek Marina
  843-671-1800
  Enjoy dolphin cruises, nature cruises, and sunset cruises aboard this 47 foot sailing yacht that offers two hour morning, afternoon, and sunset sailing charters on the pristine waters of the Intracoastal Waterway. Cheers also makes relaxing day & sunset sailing trips into Calibogue Sound.  more...  map

• Commander Zodiac
  South Beach Marina
  843-671-3344
  This company offers dolphin and nature excursions by reservation only plus offers basic and advanced courses in junior sailing, as well as sailboat rentals and lessons. more...  map

• Drifter & Gypsy Excursions
  South Sea Pines Drive • Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
  South Beach Marina
  843-363-2900
  There are three boats available with this tour company that offers tours for everyone. The 65 foot Gypsy holds up to 89 passengers and offers dolphin watches, sightseeing cruises, and nature cruises, while the 60 foot Drifter holds up to 50 passengers and offers five hour offshore and inshore fishing excursions. There is also the 32 foot Boomerang fishing boat available that offers private offshore and inshore custom fishing charters for up to eight hours. more...  map

• Gray Line Low Country Adventures
  322 Spanish Wells Road • Hilton Head Island, SC 29926
  843-845-5582, 800-845-5582
  Specializing in organized tours of Beaufort, Charleston, Hilton Head, and Savannah, this tour company offers a variety of tours including island tours, offshore and deep sea sport fishing charters, and river and creek boat fishing excursions. They also offer ground transportation services to the Savannah International and Hilton Head Airports. more...  map

• Gullah Heritage Trail Tours
  540 Spanish Wells Road • Hilton Head Island, SC 29926
  843-689-9317
  Explore Sea Island and the Gullah heritage with this tour company that takes you through the neighborhoods and byways of the Gullahs, the island's caretakers. The tour leaves at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and at 2:00 p.m. on Sundays.   map