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Harbour Town Lighthouse

Harbourtown's yacht basin, Hilton Head, SC 29938
803-785-3333
Ranked #4 of 9 shopping in Hilton Head
3.5 of 5 stars 64 Reviews
Type: Lighthouses, Shops
Description: Serving as the centerpiece of the Sea Pines Plantation, this lighthouse structure is colored like a candy cane and features a small shop at the top.
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Morganton
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29 reviews 29 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 26, 2012 NEW

Harbourtown is a delightful area to visit for shopping, seeing the boats, the lighthouse and eating. There is a $5.00 charge and a few mile drive through to get to the lighouse area. The pass is good for the whole day.We walked around and saw numerous beautiful live oaks and large boats. The golf course 18th hole is directly across... More

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Houston, Texas
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3 reviews 3 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 23, 2012 NEW

A functioning lighthouse in a really neat area with several good restaurants and a lot of good looking boats More

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Clearwater, Florida
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10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 22, 2012 NEW

Good for walking around and enjoy the view. Good spot to watch the sunset from the litle pier More

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Hudson, NH
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15 reviews 15 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 11, 2012
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Too bad you have to pay twice to get to the top. To get to the lighthouse & Harbour town you have to go through a gated community. You have to pay at the gate then pay again to go in the lighthouse. Not that it's much money but really... The Harbour town area is small but quaint with many... More

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Bluffton, South Carolina
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18 reviews 18 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 5, 2012

Great view of the basin full of yachts and beautiful 18th at harbor town. More

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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20 reviews 20 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed May 1, 2012
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Although somehow this fake, disneyesque lighthouse has become a symbol for an island that abounds with natural beauty. Harbortown is a waste of time. There are so many beautiful and natural spots on Hilton Head, why go to an overcrowded, tourist manufactured t-shirt hawking area? This town was built in about 1970 simply to attract tourists and the lighthouse was... More

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Hilton Head, South Carolina
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17 reviews 17 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 30, 2012
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This is my all time favorite area on the Island, Great shops, great Restaurants, beautiful view. More

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Hartselle, AL
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22 reviews 22 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 30, 2012
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Drove all the way over to Hilton Head to see this and it's not even a real light house. Just a tourist attraction with a gift shop at the top. Maybe this is common knowledge but I didn't know. Sure wish I had before I drove all the way over there to see it. More

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idaho
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3 reviews 3 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed April 27, 2012
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They charge you to get into the community and this place was worthless. Shopping was minimal and not interesting or fun at all. More

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San Jose, California
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77 reviews 77 reviews
Reviews in 30 cities Reviews in 30 cities
49 helpful votes 49 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 23, 2012
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We didn't realize this was not a real working lighthouse until we got there. It is basically a tourist attraction but is interesting and worth doing. Admission was $3.50 each, and you must walk up the stairs to the top. Every 10 steps or so there is a platform with informative plaques about the history of the area and the... More

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