| Bluffton Bike Trails
25 miles of bike-friendly roads and trails. The best
way to see Old Town Bluffton.
Call (843)757-6293 for map of trails.
Bluffton Oyster Company
63 Wharf Street, Old Town Bluffton
Oldest continuous operating oyster shucking facility
in South Carolina. Opened in the early 1900’s,
the 4.5 acre site on the pristine May River was purchased
by the Beaufort County Open Land Trust and will evolve
into a community park.
(843)757-4010
Bluffton Riverfront Pocket Park and Garden
End of Pritchard Street, Old Town Bluffton
A living example of Bluffton’s River Overlay
Protection District, this planted buffer provides visitors
the opportunity to see how vegetated buffers along
waterways protect water quality and enhance property
aesthetics.
(843)706-4500
Calhoun Street Art District
Collection of art galleries clustered along Calhoun Street, in the center of Old Town Bluffton. Call (843)757-6293 for map of galleries.
Campbell Chapel AME Church
23 Boundary Street, Old Town Bluffton
(843)757-3652
Church of the Cross Episcopal
110 Calhoun Street, Old Town Bluffton
Tours available Mon - Sat, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm.
This beautiful old church survived an attack by a Federal
gun boat during the Civil War.
(843)757-2661
A Guild of Bluffton Artists
20 Calhoun Street, Bluffton
Open Mon - Sat, 10:00 am - 4:30 pm.
A co-op gallery of 14 Bluffton Artists
and craftspeople, the Guild is located in the historic Planters Mercantile building.
Featuring original paintings in various media and styles, handmade pottery, jewelry,
turned wood pieces, baskets and more.
(843)757-5590
Heyward House Historic Center
70 Boundary St.
Built in 1841 as a summer cottage for a Lowcountry
planter, the Heyward House is Southern Beaufort County's
only house museum and Bluffton's official welcome center.
The Heyward House is open Mondays-Fridays 10am-3pm
and Saturdays 11am-2pm. It offers free information
on things to see and do, as well as docent-guided tours
of the site. Free.
(843)757-6293
www.heywardhouse.org
James M. Waddell, Jr., Matricultural Research & Development
Center
Sawmill Creek Road off Hwy. 278. One of the nation’s largest facilities for fish and shrimp farming & research. For tour information call (843)837-3795.
Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge
Off Hwy. 278, between the bridges to Hilton Head Island.
4,053 acres preserving salt marsh and maritime habitat.
Historical marker commemorating Major General Charles
Cotesworth Pinckney. Tour buses call in advance,
(912)452-4415
www.fws.gov/pinckneyisland
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