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
Top 10 Gardens in North Carolina Coast, North Carolina Coast
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. Brunswick County Botanical Gardens
2. Harbor Way Gardens
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 3 reviews
Reviewed By W1702PJmarkg - Catonsville, United States
Harbor Way Gardens is an incredible 1 acre property on the west side of Wrightsville Beach Park. We enjoy it every time we walk by it on the west end of the Loop walk and just visited it after enjoying a stop at the Wrightsville Beach farmers market which backs up to it. It is a tranquil garden with attractive trails, native trees and plants as well as beautiful palms, a cottage, statues, and stone walkways. There is a small playground and an attractive fountain with pulsating water spouts for kids to play in. The gardens are maintained by the Harbor Island Garden Club and is a true gem in Wrightsville Beach.
3. Elizabethan Gardens
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 738 reviews
Fanciful and elaborate gardens were kept to entertain Queen Elizabeth I during her reign. Our garden was created for your enjoyment, and as a living memorial to the time when Sir Walter Raleigh’s lost colonists lived in this very place over 400 years ago. The Elizabethan Gardens is a project of the Garden Club of North Carolina. Located 15 minutes from Nags Head, North Carolina. Special features include: Butterfly Center, Children's Discovery Cottage/ Outdoor Play Area, Italian renaissance statuary, water views, gift shop and plant sales, mobile phone audio tour. Plant collections include: native plants, azaleas, crape mrytles, hydrangeas, conifers and seasonal blooms. Our dapple-shaded paths and lush green Scape offer a tranquil retreat from the beach. We are pet friendly. Our walkways are handicap accessible.
Reviewed By HistoryLover2017 - Maryland, United States
Winter Lights are a wonderful experience this year! The Elizabethan Gardens have created a lovely, unique experience that follows guidelines for Covid Cautions. Reservations are made online and in advance this year, and there is spacing between groups as well as a mask requirement to walk through the Gardens for the Winter Lights. This actually makes for a more private experience than in earlier years. The music is lovely and playing throughout the Gardens, the lights are very magical and there are many lovely touches, including the theatrical Elizabethan figures staged as if a ball is in progress and (new this year) individual decorated trees in plastic wind protecting 'bubbles' staged at several points in the Gardens. The entire experience makes for a lovely evening, and you'll probably want to return before the season's over.
4. New Hanover County Arboretum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 249 reviews
Reviewed By ladyme1 - Portland, United States
We considered this more a botanical garden than an arboretum. The gardens, sculptures an entire area was well thought out and absolutely gorgeous. Parking lot with free parking. The Japanese Garden was perfect. Highly recommend.
5. Isaac Taylor Garden
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 24 reviews
Premiere Event Venue in the Historic District of Downtown New Bern. Reserve the beautiful outdoor garden for weddings, receptions, rehearsal dinners, corporate functions, private parties or ticketed fundraisers. The urban mansion was built in 1792 for Isaac Taylor, a successful merchant and plantation owner. A Carolinian wrought iron gate welcomes visitors to the garden.
6. Hugh McRae Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 102 reviews
Reviewed By pppnikki - Charlotte, United States
Very large, well maintained park right in the middle of town- Very easy to find. Take your kids or your dog or just go walk the beautiful trails, visit the gazebo and the turtles! Great for kids- playgrounds, splash pad, ball fields, gorgeous trees and flowers everywhere!!
7. Stanley Rehder Carnivorous Plant Garden
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 9 reviews
Reviewed By Melaney68 - Chesapeake Beach, United States
There was a parking lot next to a trail that had exceptional signage leading to the area where you could see the plants growing in a natural setting. At first we struggled to find and identify the plants, but once we did find them we had fun continuing to look for more. I had no idea that these plants were native to this area.
8. Sandpiper Bay Golf Course
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 94 reviews
Reviewed By CanoeBee - Pickering, Canada
We have golfed all week at this beautifully designed course. We played all three of their nines - Sand, Piper and Bay, each offering gorgeous landscaping and interesting layouts suitable for all levels of skill. The staff was immensely accommodating, the atmosphere is friendly and laid back and the grounds keeping is top notch.
9. Water Tower Park
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 6 reviews
Reviewed By 656lilik
This is a little know benefit of vacationing or living on Emerald isle. This wooded hiking area leads to a boardwalk. it is located on the sound side of Coast Guard Road. it is quiet and peaceful. It is a great place to get away form the touristy beach hub bub.
10. Outer Banks Arboretum And Teaching Garden
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2 reviews
