Coastal Discovery Museum at Honey Horn

South Carolina

70 Honey Horn Drive
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina 29926
Website: www.coastaldiscovery.org/

The Coastal Discovery Museum offers guided tours of three Civil War-era forts on Hilton Head Island: Fort Walker, Fort Howell, and Fort Mitchel. In addition historical exhibits and a video are shown at the museum's headquarters.

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