On the islands...
There are plenty of places on Hilton Head Island and in the surrounding Lowcountry area in which to immerse yourself in the Gullah culture and learn about the unique history of these Sea Island natives.
Gullah Heritage Trail Tours
528 Spanish Wells Road
Hilton Head Island, SC
843-689-9317
Gullah-n-Geechie Mahn Tours
761 Sea Island Parkway
St. Helena Island, SC
843-838-7516
The Point Historic Tours' Sea Island-Gullah Tour
1-888-747-TOUR
A three-hour tour in luxury coach with several stops.
Self Family Arts Center:
843-842-ARTS
Gullah Flea Market:
103 William Hilton Pkwy
843-681-7374
Penn Center, Inc.:
110 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
St. Helena Island, SC
843-838-2432
Cultural lessons, lectures and demonstrations
The Gullah Institute:
843-838-8560
A six-day residential program designed for teachers who want to study or teach the history and culture of Gullah and the Sea Islands of South Carolina and Georgia. Held on the Penn Center campus.
Stoney-Baynard Ruins
Sea Pines Plantation
Hilton Head Island, SC
843-363-4530
Take a self-guided tour of the remains of an 1800 plantation house and its outbuildings.
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