Top Things to do in Bath
The 5 Best Things to do in Bath, North Carolina Coast
Discover the best top things to do in Bath, United States including The pirates treasure, NC Ferries, Bonner's Point, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Historic Bath.
1. The pirates treasure
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 16 reviews
Reviewed By Z8176IMcharlesg
Great place. The people make all the things for sale so they are one of a kind. A good place to pick up some timeless Christmas stuff. Runs out of a front room of a home.
2. NC Ferries
3. Bonner's Point
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 44 reviews
Reviewed By sandylaub - Bath, United States
This is a beautiful place to sit at the waters edge and just take nature’s beauty and watch a gorgeous sunset. We recently moved here and so happy we did.
4. St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 38 reviews
Reviewed By Z8176IMcharlesg
Once lived in this town. At one time this was the capital of the state and of course it had a Church of England and this is it. More than three hundred years old.
5. Historic Bath
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 60 reviews
Known as the "First Town, First Port" of North Carolina, Historic Bath will be celebrating it's 310th anniversary in 2015/16. You may purchase tickets to take a guided tour through two historic homes, the Palmer-Marsh House (1751) and Bonner House (1830), at the Visitor Center. There is an Orientation Video, exhibit building, gift shop, gardens and a picnic area on the water for you to enjoy too!
Reviewed By D2958ZXgarym
In the middle of the 17th century, settlers from the Virginia tidewater began trickling into the northeastern corner of what was to become North Carolina, making the Albemarle region the first part of the province to be settled. It is not surprising, therefore, that the state’s first incorporated town is found in this area. The town of Bath is located in Beaufort County on Bath Bay, about thirteen miles east of Washington. One of North Carolina’s official ports of entry, Bath was among the province’s most important towns in the early 1700s and was home to many of North Carolina’s most notable figures of the day: Christopher Gale, the colony’s first Chief Justice; John Lawson, Surveyor General of Carolina and author of A New Voyage to Carolina; Royal Governors Thomas Cary and Charles Eden; and even the notorious pirate Blackbeard, who may or may not have retired from practicing his trade during the short time he lived here. Today, three of the town’s most significant buildings are open to the public as part of Historic Bath, one of more than twenty sites maintained and operated by the State of North Carolina. The oldest of these is the Palmer-Marsh House, built circa 1751 for Michael Coutanch. Colonel Robert Palmer, Surveyor-General of the state from 1753-1771 and Collector of Customs for the Port of Bath, purchased the house in 1764. Royal Governor William Tryon was an occasional guest at the home and described it as “a very excellent house.” It is among the oldest surviving buildings in the state. Another fine home is the 19th century Bonner House, a two-story white frame dwelling that overlooks picturesque Bath Bay. It is believed that the house is built on the site of John Lawson’s home. Stones forming the base of Lawson’s kitchen are seen just to the left rear of the current house. The Jacob Van Der Veer House, circa 1790, is self-guided and contains numerous exhibits chronicling Bath’s three centuries. The visitor center also features a small museum, theatre, and gift shop. Bath is also home to the quaint St. Thomas Episcopal Church. Built in 1734, the small brick edifice is the oldest church building in the state.
