Coastal Discovery Museum

Coastal Discovery Museum Review

The museum has relocated to what was the Horn Plantation, and it's an all-new and wonderful Lowcountry learning experience, especially for visitors and children. Although a small museum, its interpretive panels and exhibits have been done in with a contemporary mind-set. Kids, for example, can dress up in the clothing of centuries past. The museum's mission is to develop an understanding of and appreciation for the cultural heritage and natural history of the Lowcountry. Visitors will learn about the early development of Hilton Head as an island resort from the Civil War to the 1930s. Admission is free, and its menu of lectures and tours on subjects both historical and natural range from $3 and up. The terrace and grounds are such that it is simply a comfortable, stress-free green landscape just off the Cross Island Parkway entrance ramp, though it feels a century away. The gift shop remains in its original location, within the Visitors Center at 100 William Hilton Pkwy.