Hilton Head - Best and Top Things to Do
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Are you on the way to Hilton Head, South Carolina? Here is a list of the Best and Top Ranked things to do on the island of Hilton Head. The island features 12 miles of beachfront on the Atlantic Ocean and is a popular vacation destination. Hilton Head Island offers an unusual number of cultural opportunities for a community its size, including Broadway-quality plays at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, the 120-member full chorus of the Hilton Head Choral Society, the highly-rated Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra, the largest annual outdoor, tented wine tasting event on the east coast, and several other annual community festivals.
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Travel the East Coast in the summer and you will see a Salty Dog t-shirt on many people. The Salty Dog Cafe is located at South Beach Marina Village in Sea Pines, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina and is a favorite to visitors and locals. Visiting the Salty Dog is a must for visitors to Hilton Head.
Daufuskie Island is a residential "sea island" between Savannah, Georgia and Hilton Head Island, South Carolina about 2.75 miles offshore. The total island surface is just 8 square miles within the maximum length of 5 miles and maximum width of 2.5 miles.
Daufuskie is a popular retreat, located away from the typical tourist route. Daufuskie is favored by visitors who prefer a local island lifestyle. This lifestyle drawsmusic lovers and southern bands considered to be 'down-home' style. The full-time population is around 430. There are two resorts, a private residential community, and a large undeveloped tract of lands identified as residential property.
The Harbour Town Lighthouse on Hilton Head Island is a must see for anyone visiting Hilton Head South Carolina.
The 90-foot, red-and-white striped tower of the Harbour Town Lighthouse on Hilton Head Island is the visual centerpiece of the popular Sea Pines, located in Hilton Head South Carolina.
Completed in 1970, this was the first privately financed lighthouse to be built since the early 1800s. Visitors who climb the lighthouse steps will find an excellent spot from which to view Hilton Head Island.
Aside from the marvelous view of Harbour Town and Hilton Head Island, visitors are treated to The Shop At The Top – a wonderful Hilton Head shopping experience. Exclusive dealer for Harbour Lights Lighthouses, Pandora charms and bracelets, fine hand-made crystal collectibles by Crystal World, and many other Hilton Head collectibles.
Shelter Cove Harbour offers year-round waterfront dining, shopping and entertainment, plus spectacular views of Broad Creek. This laid-back Mediterranean-style village combines the Island's best shops, restaurants and waterfront activities in one dazzling location.
Shelter Cove Harbour is also the home of a towering 12-foot bronze statue of Neptune, which doubles as a large-than-life sundial. When the trident’s shadow falls across the 26-foot wide base, the numbers indicate the precise time. Hailed as the world’s largest figurative sundial, the statue was originally cast at a foundry in Princeton, New Jersey and shipped by truck to Hilton Head Island in 1983.
Shannon Tanner is a local Hilton Head performer that performs music shows for family's at Shelter Cove.
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