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Harbour Town Lighthouse, Hilton Head Island, SC

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Harbour Town Lighthouse

Climb 114 steps up the red-and-white striped lighthouse for views over the Harbour Town yacht basin.

149 Lighthouse Rd · Hilton Head Island, SC

About Harbour Town Lighthouse

The Harbour Town Lighthouse is a 93-foot, red-and-white banded tower at the Harbour Town marina inside Sea Pines, completed in 1970. You climb 114 steps to the top for views over the yacht basin and the water, passing a museum of historic photographs on the way up. Gift shops sit at the base and at the summit. It is privately owned, and reaching it means paying the Sea Pines gate fee as well as lighthouse admission.

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