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Hilton Head Island
The Hamptons of the South BY JENNIFER FAUCI jFauci@antonmediagroup.com
The drive to Hilton Head Island in South Carolina is met with empty highways and dozens of resorts peeking out from behind palm tree-lined streets. The scenic route is about a 45-minute drive from Savannah Airport in Georgia. Hilton Head Island is named so after Captain William Hilton, who identified a headland near the entrance to Port Royal Sound in 1663 and named it “Hilton’s Head” after himself. Located in the Lowcountry in the town of Beaufort County, the island is immensely popular during the spring and summer months for vacationing families. Known for its beautiful beaches and golf courses as well as the iconic Harbour Town Lighthouse and Museum, which stands proud at the southwest tip, Travel and Leisure magazine
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Sou t h e r n H o s pitality O N H I LT O N H E A D I S L A N D T H I S S U M M E R Southern Hospitality. It means friendly smiles and sunshine. Thoughtfulness and warm breezes. Comfortable surroundings and comfort food. This summer, escape to Hilton Head Island and enjoy all this and more while strolling on our pristine beaches, cruising our bike trails and teeing off on our worldclass golf courses. Add in Beach Properties’ white glove guest service and your choice of luxury vacation homes or villas, and it’s the recipe for a perfect vacation.
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HILTON HEAD from page 24A recently named Hilton Head Island the best island in the continental U.S. With 39,000 permanent residents and 2.9 million visitors a year, Hilton Head is a quiet, but busy place. Golf is huge, especially in the winter, when snowbirds from the north come down south for some warmth.
“There isn’t anything you can’t do in the summer that you can’t do in the fall,” said Charlie Clark, vice president of communications for HHI Chamber of Commerce of Hilton Head Island. “South Carolina is in the high 60s in the fall and winter and everything is open year-round. The best-kept secret in South Carolina is the shoulder season.”
Clark said that although golf is very popular, it’s not what South Carolina is known for. “We have about 200 restaurants on the island, which is about the size of Manhattan,” she said, adding that the Harbour Town Lighthouse and Sea Pines Forest Preserve are popular
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daytime activities while the Barmuda Triangle is great for night life. For our trip (I traveled with my husband), we spent four days on the island and were accommodated by the beautiful Sonesta Resort. Chloe Bradley, the assistant guest services manager, greeted us with a tote bag of the island’s publications and fresh lemon water, the beginning of a lovely experience where guests are the number one priority. Upon arriving at the resort, a relaxing massage at Arum Spa is a must, and if you have some time, a lavender foot soak with a warm neck towel is perfect for waking up your muscles. Among dining on delicious coastal cuisine, a round of 18 holes of golf at Robert Trent Jones Course in Palmetto Dunes, a dolphin-watching tour and a peaceful hike through Sea Pines Forest Preserve, we soon found that Hilton Head has so much more to offer than just beaches and palm trees. Visit www.longislandweekly.com for more on Jennifer Fauci’s exploration of Hilton Head.
The First Jewish Americas The First Jewish Americas: Freedom and Culture in the New World exhibit is on display through Feb. 26 at the New-York Historical Society at 170 Central Park West in Manhattan. How did Jewish settlers come to inhabit—and change—the New World? Through rare portraits, drawings, documents, maps and ritual objects, this groundbreaking exhibition explores how Jews—forced out of Europe, South America and the Caribbean—found a new home in colonial America and shaped the young United States’ flowering culture amidst the birth of their own Jewish American tradition. Visit www.nyhistory.org for more information.
Looking for the perfect Hilton Head Island vacation home or villa for your family vacation? Selecting the perfect vacation rental is easy; just keep the following things in mind: 1. How many bedrooms will you need? Or how many beds? 2. How close to the beach do you want to be? 3. What is your vacation accommodation budget? 4. Can you visit in the fall or winter when the rental rates are lower? 5. What special home amenities are you looking for? Contact Beach Properties of Hilton Head at 800-671-5155 or visit www.beach-property.com for more information.
EDITOR’S PICK
New York City Day Trip BY CHRISTY HINKO chinko@antonmediagroup.com
For a one-stop (maybe two-) city experience, head down to lower Manhattan to the recently opened Oculus structure by Santiago Calatrava at the World Trade Center Transportation Hub, connecting New Jersey PATH trains and subways of New York City. The Oculus houses not only the transportation hub, but Westfield World Trade Center’s more than 35,000 square feet of retail space including shopping, dining, art, culture, events and entertainment. Here you can easily spend the entire day browsing the shops, dining, having dessert, enjoying a coffee or just enjoying the people-watching
and culture. The hub is quickly attracting millions of visitors each year, especially as a place of remembrance and tribute to those who perished in the 9/11 attacks. Take a quiet walk around the reflecting pools, or visit the observatory at 1 World Trade Center. Within a short walking distance you can also visit Battery Park, hop on a ferry to the Statue of Liberty or to Staten Island and back again. Also check out: The National September 11 Memorial & Museum (180 Greenwich Street), National Museum of the American Indian (One Bowling Green), Museum of Jewish Heritage (36 Battery Place) and The Skyscraper Museum (39 Battery Place). Getting there: There are plenty of
parking garages nearby, but if you choose to go car-less, take the Long Island Rail Road into Penn Station. From there, still inside Penn Station, take the 1, 2, 3 or E line downtown to World Trade Center/Chambers Street exit. To return, grab any of the same lines uptown, back to Penn Station.
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