Sightseeing
Family FavoriteHarbour Town Lighthouse
Under $25Climb 114 steps up the red-and-white striped lighthouse for views over the Harbour Town yacht basin.
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Hunting Island State Park
Hunting Island State Park is an outdoor activity in Beaufort, SC, part of the Lowcountry guide. Cost: under $25.
2555 Sea Island Parkway · Beaufort, SC
Why you should go…
Hunting Island is a semitropical barrier island east of Beaufort, kept largely undeveloped as a state park since 1935. You can climb 167 steps to the top of its lighthouse, the only publicly accessible lighthouse in South Carolina, built with cast-iron sections so it could be moved. Below, five miles of beach, a fishing pier, a nature center, marsh trails and a saltwater lagoon fill out the day.
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