Explore Downtown Beaufort

03/06/2025

Standing alone in downtown Beaufort on Hancock Street since the Tailbird house burned down in 1907, Beaufort's "stairs to nowhere" is always a cool sight to see. 🙌 alone in downtown Beaufort on Hancock Street since the Tailbird house burned down in 1907, Beaufort's "stairs to nowhere" is always a cool sight to see. 🙌

03/06/2025

With lots to choose from, what's your favorite downtown Beaufort restaurant?

03/05/2025

Delicious Ash Wednesday and lenten dinner features from downtown's Panini's on the Waterfront. 😋🐟

03/05/2025

Huge congrats to the folks at La Nopalera for being named the Best Mexican Restaurant in all of South Carolina. 🌮

The Beaufort area is full of fantastic restaurants and one of them is standing above all the rest across all of South Carolina. La Nopalera was selected as the Best […]

03/04/2025

Take a free tour through the 161-year old Beaufort National Cemetery this Thursday and learn about our nation’s history through the stories of those who served and defended it. 🇺🇸

Beaufort National Cemetery is the 13th oldest national cemetery in the United States and is the final resting place for over 28,000 veterans and eligible family members. Would you like […]

03/04/2025

The Soft Shell Crab Festival makes its return to the streets of Port Royal with its 20th Anniversary celebration on Saturday, April 19th. 🦀

Get ready to party! The 20th Annual Soft Shell Crab Festival will hit the streets of Port royal on April 19th, 2025.

03/03/2025

Here in , we live by the tides every day, and the water that surrounds us is a huge part of our amazing Lowcountry life. 🌊

Life along the water means Beaufort's waterways factor in how we live, what we eat, and even how we have fun. Tides can sometimes make things tricky.

03/02/2025

If you've never heard of Frogmore Stew, you're definitely not from the Lowcountry. 🌽🦐🥔

Nothing is more perfect for a Lowcountry meal than Frogmore Stew, a mouthwatering, one-pot meal of shrimp, corn on the cob, new potatoes and smoked sausage.

02/28/2025

Who loves a bowl of homemade she crab soup? It's not just a delicious Southern treat; it's also a treasured piece of South Carolina’s past. 🦀

One of the Lowcountry's favorite delicacies, she crab soup has been around for hundreds of years pleasing the palate of generations of southerners.

02/27/2025

Before you set out on a long day of adventures, you need a delicious breakfast. Of course, you'll find plenty of options in the area to start your morning. 🥞🥓🍳

Before you set out on a day of adventures while exploring Beaufort SC, you need to fuel up with a delicious breakfast.

02/27/2025

As charming as any Southern street you'll ever find, downtown's Craven Street is home to many of Beaufort's most notable and historic spots. 🙂

As charming as any southern street you'll find, downtown's Craven Street is home to many of Beaufort's most notable and most historically signifigant spots.

02/26/2025

So good! If you enjoy a delicious dish of homemade shrimp & grits, you need to check out what's coming out of the kitchen at downtown's Panini's on the Waterfront. 🦐

02/26/2025

The 69th Annual Beaufort Water Festival has announced that country music's Chris Janson will headline this year's Concert in the Park on July 12th in downtown .

It's more country music this summer as Chris Janson will be headlining the Concert in the Park at the annual Beaufort Water Festival.

02/25/2025

The area's largest Easter egg hunt is set to return in March, with nearly 20,000 Easter eggs dropped from a helicopter on Lady's Island. 🚁🥚🐰

The largest Easter egg hunt in Beaufort is back with nearly 18,000 eggs falling out of the sky at Beaufort Academy on Lady's Island.

02/24/2025

C. 1862-1865 photograph by Samuel A. Cooley titled "Water view of Quartermaster’s Office at Beaufort, South Carolina."
Today, this is the setting for the food court area at downtown's Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park, directly in front of the rear entrance of the Thomas Law Building and Hemingway's Bistro.

02/23/2025

Every. Single. Time. 🤦‍♀️

02/23/2025

Today marks the 110th anniversary of the death of Robert Smalls. Mr. Smalls was born enslaved and became a sea captain, a U.S. Congressman, and purchased the house where he and his mother had originally been enslaved. He died there 110 years ago today on February 23, 1915, and held the largest funeral in its entire history.

📸 Victoria Smalls

02/23/2025

Covering the branches of our majestic oaks, the resurrection fern can go without water for up to decades and come back to a lush green life when it rains. 🌿

Going up to 100 years without any water and still living, the resurrection fern is one of the most resilient plants in all of nature.