The Beaufort Area Hospitality Association (BAHA) is a local network of businesses and organizations engaged in the hospitality industry in the Beaufort area. A South Carolina non-profit corporation, BAHA provides a Unified Voice to local government and the community, while serving and strengthening the Hospitality Industry in Beaufort and surrounding areas. Whether you are a local resident or business, one of our treasured guests for a day or longer, or a newcomer wanting to learn all there is to see and do in our community, please explore our website and those of our partners. If you are a local business engaged in the hospitality industry, we invite you to become a partner in the progress by joining our association.
Combine the knowledge of hidden gems only locals know about with professional photographers and you have Beaufort Photography Tours. Our desire is to provide you with more time to photograph and less time searching for those perfect locations. Join us as we explore the lesser known secrets of Beaufort and capture the beauty of the Lowcountry.
Beaufort Photography Tours provides landscape and nature photographers with pre-scouted Beaufort area locations for iconic Lowcountry images. We offer half and full day excursions for sunrise, sunset and nature photography. Onsite technical and artistic input offered for all skill and equipment levels.
Beaufort Town Center has been the ideal location for business and pleasure for more than 200 years. Located on Old Shell Road (now US Highway 21 and Boundary Street), Beaufort Town Center is strategically situated at the gateway of Beaufort, South Carolina, adjacent to local government offices, the Historic District, higher education facilities, Beaufort Memorial Hospital and the Intracoastal Waterway.
Located on Boundary Street, the highest trafficked street in Northern Beaufort County, and where the recent $33 million streetscape project was recently completed, Beaufort Town Center is home to many successful businesses, including a grocery store, two hotels and several restaurants, shops and professional practices.
Beaufort Town Center has retail and restaurant commercial space available in addition to Class-A Executive Suites and Offices.
Office Hours: 8:30 AM to 5PM; Retail hours vary.
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Explore the historic Beaufort, SC from a whole new perspective! When you board the Jenny Clark of Classic Yacht Charter for the first time, you will be surrounded by luxury, elegance, and history. The Jenny Clark is a 1962 wooden Trumpy, which has been fully resorted with modern features.
1006 BAY ST., BEAUFORT, SC
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Of all the lighthouses in South Carolina, the Hunting Island Lighthouse is the only one in the state that is publicly accessible. From the top of one of the most distinctive lighthouses in South Carolina, guests can stand 130 feet above the ground to take in the breathtaking, panoramic view of the Atlantic Coast and surrounding maritime forest.
Open 6AM-10PM, and 6AM-8PM seasonally
Also check out Friends of Hunting Island - an organization dedicated to helping the park enhance the unique natural wonders and educational opportunities that exist on the island.
Hunting Island is South Carolina’s single most popular state park, attracting more than a million visitors a year, as well as a vast array of land and marine wildlife. Five miles of pristine South Carolina beaches, thousands of acres of marsh and maritime forest, a saltwater lagoon and ocean inlet are all part of the park’s natural allure.
Of all the lighthouses in South Carolina, the Hunting Island Lighthouse is the only one in the state that is publicly accessible. From the top of one of the most distinctive lighthouses in South Carolina, guests can stand 130 feet above the ground to take in the breathtaking, panoramic view of the Atlantic Coast and surrounding maritime forest.
Open 6AM-10PM, and 6AM-8PM seasonally
Also check out Friends of Hunting Island - an organization dedicated to helping the park enhance the unique natural wonders and educational opportunities that exist on the island.
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The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center is South Carolina’s first affiliate of the American Writers Museum and second American Library Association Literary Landmark. Through its interpretive center, year-round educational programs, and annual literary festival, the Conroy Center preserves and continues the literary legacy of Pat Conroy (1945–2016) as a teacher, mentor, advocate, and friend to readers and writers alike. Admission to the Conroy Center is free; donations are welcome.
Hours: noon to 4:00 p.m., Thursday to Sunday. Other times by accident or appointment
Facebook: www.facebook.com/patconroyliterarycenter
YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCLO0AxJDvNNHdRyY8ZXPh7Q/videos
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The story of Santa Elena, founded in 1566 on Parris Island, is one of religion, geopolitics, cultural clashes, war and struggles to survive. It also is little known — even in South Carolina, where colonial European powers France and Spain established beachheads in the New World.
The Santa Elena Foundation wants to change that. The foundation is dedicated to sharing the story of Santa Elena with South Carolinians and the world. Its mission is to expand the story of North American colonization by researching, preserving and promoting Santa Elena, the first European colonial capital.
A key component of that effort will be an interpretive center showcasing Santa Elena, scheduled to open next year. The foundation is connecting with groups in Spain and Florida about exhibition loans. It also has worked to secure $220,000 from state lawmakers to help the S.C. Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology protect Santa Elena artifacts and hopes to restart excavations there.
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10:30AM-4:30PM
Facebook: @santaelenafoundation
Instagram: @santaelena1566
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Re-live the past through the narration of our professional guides and the clippity-clop of our horses. Learn about Beaufort’s Civil War History. See Antebellum and Victorian Architecture as well as Hollywood movie sites.
Tours last about 50 minutes and leave frequently from the Waterfront Park area between 9:40 am and 5pm Monday thru Saturday. Sunday tours begin leaving at 12pm.
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The Spirit of Old Beaufort has been doing tours for over 23 years in Beaufort where our certified guides share the history of Beaufort through storytelling and song in period costumes. Our goal is to bring the history to life allowing guest to step back in time with us where pirates and Indians once roamed our shores and travel through time to current day with Hollywood's filming in the area.
We cover subjects such as the colonial era, the Revolutionary war, slavery, Secession, the Civil War, contraband, emancipation and the 13th Amendment. Whichever tour is taken, whether on foot or by van, guests hear the stories about the families of Beaufort, their role in history and how they contribute today to sustaining the freedoms fought for in our nation. Come on in and catch the Spirit!
Pay Parking is available at Marina Parking Lot
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