Top Things to do in Coastal South Carolina
Top Hotels in Coastal South Carolina
- 1. Cambria Hotel Mount Pleasant - Charleston
- 2. Homewood Suites by Hilton Myrtle Beach Oceanfront
- 3. Francis Marion Hotel
- 4. Dayton House Resort
- 5. Ocean Reef Resort
- 6. Sonesta Resort Hilton Head Island
- 7. Best Western Airport Inn & Suites
- 8. Beach House Resort, Hilton Head Island
- 9. Town & Country Inn and Suites
- 10. Sea Crest Oceanfront Resort
Top 5 Zoos & Aquariums in Coastal South Carolina, Coastal South Carolina
Miles of white sand and romantic island resorts beckon from the hem of the Palmetto State. Families gravitate to Myrtle Beach and the 60-mile span of Grand Strand, where over 100 championship golf courses, tennis courts and nightclubs await. Charlestons hundreds of heritage buildings, and irresistible charm, are part of its allure. Beach resorts at Kiawah Island, Seabrook and Edisto Island make for romantic getaways. Marshes, moss-bearded palms and oak groves create ambiance in the haunting Lowcountry.
Restaurants in Coastal South Carolina
1. Edisto Island Serpentarium
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 202 reviews
As The First True Serpentarium In South Carolina, This Facility Is Dedicated To The Recognition, Preservation And Study Of The World Of Reptiles. We Provide Educational And Exciting Displays Of Reptiles Both From Around The World And Native To The Region.
Reviewed By Bk5098 - Chapin, United States
Excellent learning experience for kids and adults. Staff is friendly and helpful and knowledgeable. Interesting snakes and alligators! Well maintained to preserve in their natural habitat
2. Ripley's Aquarium of Myrtle Beach
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 8,989 reviews
Glide on 330ft moving path beneath the Dangerous Reef! TOUCH sharks, stingrays, hermit crabs & jellies! Experience a world of eels, colorful fish, mermaids & poisonous predators! NOW OPEN - PEARL HARBOR EXHIBIT! Ripley's Myrtle Beach offers 5 unique attractions open 365 days a year. Don't miss all the fun!
Reviewed By GORYANA - Buffalo Grove, United States
This place is great! Kids had blast - so much to do and to see! Mermaid show, horseshoe crabs and jelly fishes to touch, stingrays to feed, giant sharks swimming over your head... Worth visiting!
3. South Carolina Aquarium
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 2,305 reviews
Fun, wonder and education come together at the South Carolina Aquarium. Get hands-on at the Touch Tank, marvel at the sharks in the Great Ocean Tank, come face-to-face with rays in the Shallows, or see our brand new state-of-the-art sea turtle hospital in Zucker Family Sea Turtle Recovery experience. Don’t miss our daily interactive dive shows and animal programs.
Reviewed By 866TaylorB - Chicago, United States
The South Carolina Aquarium in Charleston, South Carolina, may not be the finest aquarium in the United States. But it makes very good use of the space it has and it features several very interesting and educational exhibits for children and adults to enjoy and experience. Located at 100 Aquarium Wharf in historic Charleston Harbor, it opened in 2000 and is home to more than 10,000 plants and animals, including North American river otters, loggerhead sea turtles, alligators, great blue herons, owls, lined seahorses, jellyfish, pufferfish, green moray eels, horseshoe crabs, sea stars, pythons and sharks. The largest exhibit is the Great Ocean Tank, which extends from the first to the third floor of the aquarium and is the deepest tank in North America at 42 feet, holds more than 385,000 gallons of water and contains more than 700 animals. The facility also features a Touch Tank, where visitors may touch horseshoe crabs, Atlantic stingrays and other marine animals. The 93,000-square-foot building, which juts out 200 feet into Charleston Harbor, offers a state-of-the-art environmental learning center that encompasses the entire spectrum of the Southeast Appalachian Watershed as found in South Carolina--the Mountain Forest, the Piedmont, the Coastal Plain, the Coast and the Ocean. It also includes nine galleries featuring nearly 7,000 aquatic animals, from river otters to loggerhead turtles to sharks, in more than 100 exhibits. In addition, a rare albino American alligator, one of only 50 in the world, now calls the aquarium home and is part of the Blackwater Swamp exhibit. In 2012, the aquarium opened a new exhibit called "Madagascar Journey," featuring ring-tailed lemurs, tomato frogs and a Nile crocodile. In 2017, another new permanent exhibit debuted on the main floor--the Zucker Family Sea Turtle Recovery, which makes the real-life rehabilitation of sick and injured sea turtles visible to every visitor to the aquarium. It is one of the major contributions of the aquarium, which also utilizes its facilities to operate a Sea Turtle Hospital. Since 2000, the South Carolina Aquarium has rehabilitated and released over 250 sea turtles.
4. Waccatee Zoo
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 631 reviews
Reviewed By thatgirl97 - Maryville, United States
We visited the zoo the second week of June on vacation. We enjoyed the animals, being able to feed them, and to be close to them. The animals seem well taken care of but some of the property needs a lot of maintenance. That did not dampen our visit though! Would recommend and we will visit again.
5. Blackwater Swamp Exhibit
The exhibits at the aquarium have been put together with painstaking attention to detail.
