Top Things to do in North Carolina Coast
Top Hotels in North Carolina Coast
- 1. Clarion Pointe New Bern
- 2. Hampton Inn & Suites Outer Banks / Corolla
- 3. Embassy Suites by Hilton Wilmington Riverfront
- 4. Bridgepointe Hotel and Marina
- 5. Sea Ranch Resort
- 6. Hampton Inn & Suites Carolina Beach Oceanfront
- 7. Best Western Ocean Reef Suites
- 8. Holiday Inn Express Nags Head Oceanfront, an IHG Hotel
- 9. Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Rocky Mount, NC
- 10. Sanderling Resort
Things to do in North Carolina Coast, North Carolina Coast: The Best Bodies of Water
North Carolina's coast and 300 miles of barrier island beaches are filled with lovely state parks, top restaurants and world-class golf courses. Cape Fear's beaches attract surfers. Wilmington's downtown contains fine antebellum homes and exciting shopping and dining. The wind-swept Outer Banks offer historic lighthouses, mysterious Roanoke Island and the Wright Brothers National Memorial. Cape Hatteras National Seashore offers hiking, biking and fishing. Ferry trips link islands with the mainland.
Restaurants in North Carolina Coast
1. Cape Fear River
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 229 reviews
The most industrialized of all North Carolina's rivers, this water system stretches 200 miles through the heart of the North Carolina piedmont, crossing the coastal plain, and empties into the Atlantic near Southport.
Reviewed By Vis2r
Walk along Cape Fear, see the Battleship, US Coast Guard, stroll through the streets & visit historical places & shops, explore amazing book stores & beautiful old buildings & restaurants. So much to see & enjoy here...great food, beautiful town & you may even want to take a river cruise or a horse & carriage ride, but definitely take the walk. Parking can be difficult...I recommend visiting the Cotton Exchange, park there & parking is validated with a purchase--there's so much to see & do inside the Cotton Exchange, quaint shops & good food. If you're interested in the "haunts" of Wilmington...The Cotton Exchange is a great place to explore the paranormal. There's several haunts & information is provided within.
2. Great Dismal Canal
3. Lake Phelps
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 17 reviews
Reviewed By maas_johnf - Raleigh, United States
The lake is the second largest in North Carolina after Lake Mattamuskeet. It is fairly shallow (nine feet at its deepest), and no one has discovered how it stays filled as their are no inlets. But it is the site of the spawning of the River Herring, which the state is trying to reestablish. While we were there we saw hundreds of tundra swans and some hooded merganser ducks at the lake's Cypress Point.
4. Rocky Mount City Lake and Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 38 reviews
Reviewed By Downssm
Perfect weather. Perfect steps. Plenty time to walk and talk. Learn your type of duck. ???????? Take a few minutes to sit and enjoy.
5. Perry's Mill Pond
6. Cahooque Creek Boat Launch
7. Neighborhood Estuarine Access
This shallow water area is ideal for children as well as wind surfers and kayakers.
8. Captain Wayne's Inshore Adventures
Inshore fishing trips targeting inshore saltwater species. Scenic trips with guided nature and wildlife tour on bird island
9. Monitor National Marine Sanctuary
Monitor National Marine Sanctuary was designated the nation's first national marine sanctuary in 1975. The site protects the wreck of the USS Monitor, a Civil War vessel that fought in the Battle of Hampton Roads on March 9, 1962, and sank off the North Carolina coast on New Year’s Eve 1862. Today, the Monitor lies 240 feet below the ocean surface and provides habitat structure to a variety of corals and sponges, along with transitory organisms, such as sea turtles, sharks, and manta rays. Divers on the wreck can also see crabs, brittle stars, sea urchins, snapping shrimp, spiny lobster, and a variety of fish, such as black sea bass, snapper, and grouper. Go back in time in Monitor National Marine Sanctuary and learn more about our nation's fascinating maritime history and heritage.
10. Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge
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