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Coastal Discovery Museum

At Honey Horn · 70 Honey Horn Drive, Hilton Head Island

The stable. The white stable at Honey Horn, home base for the museum’s Marsh Tacky horses.

The stable. The white stable at Honey Horn, home base for the museum’s Marsh Tacky horses. 35,437 views on Google Maps · Photo taken Mar 2024

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Location: 70 Honey Horn Drive, Hilton Head Island

Category: Museum

Best For: Island history, nature exhibits and the Marsh Tacky horses

The Archive: 13 photos · 50,771 views on Google Maps

A Marsh Tacky in the pasture. The stable, 2013. The gator stage. Discovery House. Stable doors. The house porch. The mural up close. Start here. Porch details. The front of the house. Up the steps. Venus flytrap.

The Coastal Discovery Museum runs the Honey Horn grounds — exhibits on the island’s natural and cultural history, the historic Discovery House, and a working stable where Marsh Tacky horses, South Carolina’s own heritage breed, still live. This photo has been viewed 35,437 times on Google Maps.

Key Takeaways

  • 13 photos, shot between 2013 and 2025: 50,771 views on Google Maps and counting.
  • The stable shots span a decade — the Marsh Tacky herd is the museum’s living exhibit.
  • The grounds around the museum — gardens, trail, boardwalk and butterfly habitat — each have their own page.

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A Marsh Tacky in the pasture. One of the museum’s Marsh Tacky horses grazing behind the pasture gate.
A Marsh Tacky in the pasture. One of the museum’s Marsh Tacky horses grazing behind the pasture gate. 4,728 views on Google Maps · Photo taken Feb 2024
The stable, 2013. The Honey Horn stable and pasture fence on an April day — the museum’s horses have lived here for years.
The stable, 2013. The Honey Horn stable and pasture fence on an April day — the museum’s horses have lived here for years. 4,670 views on Google Maps · Photo taken Apr 2013
The gator stage. The outdoor program stage by the museum, painted with a very large alligator.
The gator stage. The outdoor program stage by the museum, painted with a very large alligator. 3,592 views on Google Maps · Photo taken Oct 2025
Discovery House. The museum’s main house in spring, azaleas out along the porch.
Discovery House. The museum’s main house in spring, azaleas out along the porch. 815 views on Google Maps · Photo taken Mar 2024
Stable doors. The stable’s white doors over a brick base.
Stable doors. The stable’s white doors over a brick base. 473 views on Google Maps · Photo taken Apr 2013
The house porch. Palmetto and porch rails at Discovery House.
The house porch. Palmetto and porch rails at Discovery House. 473 views on Google Maps · Photo taken Mar 2024
The mural up close. The painted alligator wraps the stage wall — a favorite backdrop for museum programs.
The mural up close. The painted alligator wraps the stage wall — a favorite backdrop for museum programs. 419 views on Google Maps · Photo taken Oct 2025
Start here. Discovery House with its interpretive sign — the museum’s exhibits begin at the front walk.
Start here. Discovery House with its interpretive sign — the museum’s exhibits begin at the front walk. 83 views on Google Maps · Photo taken Oct 2025
Porch details. Steps, shutters and shade at the front of Discovery House.
Porch details. Steps, shutters and shade at the front of Discovery House. 41 views on Google Maps · Photo taken Mar 2024
The front of the house. Discovery House from the lawn, oaks overhead.
The front of the house. Discovery House from the lawn, oaks overhead. 27 views on Google Maps · Photo taken Mar 2024
Up the steps. The front steps of Discovery House under the moss-draped oaks.
Up the steps. The front steps of Discovery House under the moss-draped oaks. 13 views on Google Maps · Photo taken Mar 2024
Venus flytrap. A flytrap in the museum’s carnivorous plant bog — native plants no bigger than a coin, snapping shut on insects.
Venus flytrap. A flytrap in the museum’s carnivorous plant bog — native plants no bigger than a coin, snapping shut on insects. · Photo taken Mar 2024
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