Cheap Things To Do in Daufuskie Island, South Carolina

The water was still chilly (early April), but the sun was warm and soothing. The beach is soft and warm, but with many ... More on igougo

Though actually consisting of many islands and hammocks, Pinckney Island NWR is the only part of this small but very well-managed 4,000-acre refuge that's open to the public. Almost 70 percent of ... More on Moon Handbooks: South Carolina

Inscription. Inhabited for some 10,000 years, Pinckney Island was known as Espalanga, Look–out, and Mackey's prior to about 1775. Alexander Mackey received two Proprietary grants for land on ... More on HMDB

The exhibits here are small-scale but heartfelt, like the excellent little dioramas of traditional island ...

The Coastal Discovery Museum on Hilton Head Island has indoor and outdoor exhibits, as well as walking tour... More on Weather.com

Inscription. Confederate Brig. Gen. Thomas F. Drayton was in command of this area at the time of nearby battle of Port Royal, November 7, 1861. A brother, Capt. Percival Drayton, commanded the Union warship Pocahontas at the same ... More on HMDB

Inscription. In December 1781, returning from a patrol with the Patriot Militia, Charles Devant was mortally wounded from ambush near here by Captain Martinangel's Royal Militia from Daufuskie Island. He managed to ride his horse ... More on HMDB

Inscription. In 1862, after Hilton Head's fall to Union forces in 1861, this town, planned for the area's former slaves and named for General Ormsby M. Mitchel, began. , Erected 1995 by Town of Hilton Head Island and Chicora Foundation, ... More on HMDB

Inscription. An excellent example of the defensive earthworks common to the civil War era, Fort Howell was constructed by Union Forces occupying Hilton Head Island and was one of the final fortifications to be built during the war. ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Born in South Carolina, Pinckney was educated in England and served in the First and Second Provincial Congresses. A commander in the Revolution, he later served in the SC General Assembly, signed the US Constitution, ... More on HMDB

Here you can ride a horse, fish, or just take a walk on the eight miles of trails (open dawn-dusk) and enjoy the ... More on Moon Handbooks: South Carolina

Sea Pines Forest Preserve is on private land but can be entered after paying a five-dollar gate charge. The preserve boasts one of the few Indian shell rings located on the East Coast. The first Na... More on Weather.com