Saint Helena Island SC Cheap and Free Things To Do and Attractions

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AHunting Island State Park

  • 1775 Sea Island Pkwy.
    St. Helena, Beaufort, SC SC 29920
  • 843 / 838-2011
  • Hunting Island State Park is a special place. I have been many places in the world, but my heart is heavily mortgaged to this synthesis of ocean, marsh, lagoon, maritime forest, lighthouse, sandy trails, salt air and wildlife hideaways. It almost defies description. If you go there, please please... more on TripAdvisor
  • Overview Park that is a large secluded barrier island with a historic 1859 lighthouse as its centerpiece. more on TripAdvisor

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Hunting Island State Park
1775 Sea Island Pkwy.
St. Helena, Beaufort, SC SC 29920

BYork W. Bailey Museum

  • Land's End Rd.
    St. Helena Island, Saint Helena Island, SC
  • 843 / 838-2432
  • Overview The York W. Bailey Museum is located on the site of one of the first schools in the South for newly freed slaves - Penn School. Our mission is to interpret the history of Penn School and to promote and preserve Sea Island ... more on MuseumStuff.com

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York W. Bailey Museum
Land's End Rd.
St. Helena Island, Saint Helena Island, SC

CPenn Center, Inc.

  • 16 Penn Center Circle W.
    St. Helena Island, SC, USA
  • Overview Penn Center, Inc. National Historic Landmark District, located on St. Helena Island, South Carolina, is the site of the historic Penn Normal, Industrial and Agricultural School, founded in 1862 as one of the first schools for freed slaves. The school closed in 1948, and today its mission is to pr... more on MuseumStuff.com

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Penn Center, Inc.
16 Penn Center Circle W.
St. Helena Island, SC, USA

DJohn Mark Verdeir House

  • 801 Bay St.
    Historic Downtown, Beaufort, SC SC 29902
  • +1 843 379 6335
  • Overview Historic home that dates to the 1790s, is open as a museum. more on TripAdvisor
  • Overview John Mark Verdier House Museum, built in the federal style, has been restored and furnished as it would have been between its construction in 1805 and the visit of Lafayette in 1825. It was the headquarters for Union forces during the Civil War. A ticket that gets you into ... more on Fodor's

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John Mark Verdeir House
801 Bay St.
Historic Downtown, Beaufort, SC SC 29902

ESea Pines Forest Preserve

  • Southwest tip of island
    accessible via U.S. 278, South End, Hilton Head, SC
  • +1 843 363 4680
  • We loved walking around the preserve on the trails, but the previous reviewer is right - take bug spray! You're sure to have a great time - picnic at Lake Joe and ... more on TripAdvisor
  • We went for a late morning hike in the preserve and it was a good time -- wildlife, flora, pretty/interesting views. The trails were well-kept and not crowded, but beware of horse droppings and DEFINITELY use bug spray. We got about 50 mosquito bites. We saw a large black swan-like bird, baby all... more on TripAdvisor

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Sea Pines Forest Preserve
Southwest tip of island
accessible via U.S. 278, South End, Hilton Head, SC

FYork W. Bailey Museum


  • St. Helena Island, SC , USA
  • +1 843 838 2432
  • Overview The York W. Bailey Museum has displays on the Penn Center and on the heritage of Sea Island blacks. These islands are where Gullah, a musical language that ... more on Fodor's

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York W. Bailey Museum

St. Helena Island, SC , USA

GBeaufort National Cemetery

  • 1601 Boundary Street
    Beaufort, SC 29902
  • 843-524-3925,
  • Highlights: wheelchair accessible more
  • Location: Beaufort, South Carolina (9.9 miles from Saint Helena Island)
  • Overview Beaufort National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in Beaufort County, in the city of Beaufort, South Carolina. It encompasses 33.1 acres, and as of the end of 2005, had 18,511 interments. History The original interments in the cemetery were men who died in nearby Union hospi... more on En.wikipedia.org

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Beaufort National Cemetery
1601 Boundary Street
Beaufort, SC 29902