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Attractions near Beaufort

Start with Reconstruction Era National Historical Park: the sights of Beaufort

Beaufort has 56 notable places within 60 miles, among them 4 national park units. 2 of them are inside Beaufort. Each year, some 321K people go to Fort Pulaski National Monument. Set 53 mi out, USS Yorktown makes a day trip.

Attractions nearby
56
within 60 miles
The big one
53 mi
USS Yorktown
National park units
4
parks & monuments
Big draws
2
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Museum · 53 mi northeast

USS Yorktown

1943 Essex-class aircraft carrier.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

The map view

Out of town, most of the 26 are to the southwest.

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Orange: Beaufort. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

The full list

In town there are 2, and the list adds 54 more within 60 miles.

The places inside Beaufort lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Beaufort → · Beaufort’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Reconstruction Era National Historical Park: TheDigitel Beaufort from Beaufort, SC, USA, CC BY 2.0 · The Kazoo Museum: bobistraveling, CC BY 2.0 · USS Yorktown: David Ratledge, CC BY 4.0 · H. L. Hunley: Sepia wash drawing by R.G. Skerrett, 1902, after a painting then held by the Con, Public domain · USS Laffey: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Angel Oak: Galen Parks Smith, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Wagner: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Mercer House: Kyle Kesselring from Canal Winchester, OH, CC BY 2.0 · The Battery: Eagledj, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Moultrie: Dima Sergiyenko; Please attribute this image as the work of "DiscoverWithDima.", CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Pulaski National Monument: Edibobb, CC BY 3.0 · Wormsloe Historic Site: Bubba73, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sorrel–Weed House: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Patriots Point: Clarinetguy097, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Magnolia Plantation and Gardens (Charleston, South Carolina): Nick Amoscato, CC BY 2.0 · Old Slave Mart: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · North Charleston Coliseum: Chris Pruitt, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Congregation Mickve Israel: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Forsyth Park: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Hunting Island State Park: The original uploader was Cdamgen at English Wikipedia., Public domain · Castle Pinckney: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · Charlesfort-Santa Elena Site: Arman Manookian, Public domain · White Point Gardens: Brian Stansberry (photographer), CC BY 3.0 · Exchange and Provost Building: ProfReader, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Sheldon Church Ruins: Bill Fitzpatrick, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Charleston Museum: ProfReader, CC BY-SA 4.0 · First African Baptist Church: KudzuVine, Public domain · Georgia State Railroad Museum: Caseyjonz, Public domain · International African American Museum: Making it with the Matthews, CC BY 3.0 · Dock Street Theatre: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gibbes Museum of Art: Aude, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Penn School Historic District: Gilford Photography, Public domain · Savannah Theatre: The Savannah Theatre, CC BY 3.0 · Charles Pinckney National Historic Site: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park: Staib, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hampton Park: ProfReader, Public domain · National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force: Bubba73 (Jud McCranie), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tybee Island Lighthouse and Museum: Lawrence G. Miller (Lawrence G. Miller on en.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Joseph Manigault House: ProfReader, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Telfair Museums: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Davenport House: Cybersquire79, CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home: JRempel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Green-Meldrim House: Bubba73 (Jud McCranie), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Juliette Gordon Low Historic District: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences: Bubba73 (Jud McCranie), CC BY-SA 4.0 · SCAD Museum of Art: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Parris Island Museum: U.S. Marine Corps, Public domain · Powder Magazine: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · Central of Georgia Depot and Trainshed: Bubba73 (Jud McCranie), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mace Brown Museum of Natural History: Akrasia25, CC BY-SA 4.0 · South Carolina Historical Society: ProfReader, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Warren Lasch Conservation Center: Pi3.124, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hampton Colored School: Ffuhr, CC BY-SA 3.0

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