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Coastal Discovery Museum, Hilton Head

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Take tours of marshlands, beaches, and waterways, and learn about the natural history of the area at Coastal Discovery Museum. Wander through trails and gardens with tall oaks, a carnivorous plant exhibit, and a butterfly enclosure. Take one of the many tours, such as the lowland critter encounter, where you can hold a live alligator and pet snakes and turtles. Other tours include river expeditions, a dolphin cruise, kayaking tours, a beach turtle walk, and several other options. The museum and gift shop feature snacks as well as souvenirs--or pack your own lunch and picnic on the grounds. Choose to start, finish, or center your holiday on a trip to Coastal Discovery Museum by using our Hilton Head online route planner .

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• By vbrigh

  I highly recommend this activity with young children :-). We returned for 2nd time and my boys couldn't wait to take part again! Its absolutely beautiful place with volunteers, that love helping to a ...  more »

• By Simpletravl-rvstyle

  Very nice free museum and great volunteers who were very helpful! On the surface the museum looks very simple, but take the time to go to the link (referred to as an app) that provides quite a bit of ...  more »

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• By Tony Baldwin

  Wonderful place. Family run, quality family experience. Beautiful facility and grounds. From the museum to the discovery room for the kids to the critter meet and greet (you and the kids can even hold a live alligator!) And more, this is a great activity on the island. Highly recommend for all ages.

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• By Monique Davis

  We went to the Coastal Discovery Museum, for a trip with our special needs teens. This site is wheelchair accessible and has rest spots, even though the walks aren't long, but to give you a chance to enjoy nature. Leading into each site/exhibit there were information charts, to inform you on what was your next place of interest is.. The open butterfly exhibit is amazing; to see them flying around while you're walking in their habitat. The history artifacts on the inside are great eye openers to our past and ancestors. The staff were great and informative, they didn't mind sharing the information they knew. Wonderful experience, would love to go again, with my own children.

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