Hunting Island Lighthouse

One of the most recognizable and most beloved landmarks in the Beaufort area is the historic Hunting Island Lighthouse. People come from far and wide to see it. Locals cherish it. It’s one of the few lighthouses in the U.S. that a visitor can climb to the top and take in the same scene that generations before them have witnessed in wonder back in the era when lighthouses were operational and dotted the coastlines. From the observation deck, legend has it that “you can see the ends of the Earth”. Deactivated in June of 1933 and later named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970, the Hunting Island Lighthouse has a unique history.