Designed to deliver a complete low-country experience, the Coastal Discovery Museum artfully blends nature and history into its fun, family offerings. The property’s gardens include native plant species, carnivorous plants, colorful Camellias, and a butterfly habitat. Three wooden boardwalks stretch into Jarvis Creek, a tidal creek that borders museum grounds.

Large signs display information about the cultural and natural significance of the surrounding estuaries and waterways; visitors also learn about local marine life. The museum guides tours of the salt marsh by land and by water, on boat or kayak. The Kids’ Zone, located in the Discovery House, hosts an abundance of learning activities for kids, as well as an opportunity to interact with horseshoe crabs and Myrtle the turtle.

70 Honey Horn Drive, Hilton Head Island, SC, Phone: 843-689-6767

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