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SPECIAL PLACES & HISTORIC TOWNS
TO VISIT
Beaufort – Voted America’s Coolest Small Town! It’s the third oldest town in North Carolina. Stroll waterfront docks and view sailboats and yachts at anchor. Historic tours, shopping and restaurants. Wild horses roam the Rachel Carson Estuarine Sanctuary on Carrot Island across from the Beaufort waterfront.
Beaufort Historic Site – Guided tours of authentically restored homes and buildings, the Old Burying Ground and Beaufort’s charming historic district. Visit the Mattie King Davis Gallery, located in the historic Rustell House, c. 1732, the oldest art gallery in Carteret County. 138 Turner Street beauforthistoricsite.org | 252-728-5225
Cape Lookout Lighthouse &
National Seashore – The islands of Cape Lookout stretch 56 miles from Ocracoke to Beaufort Inlet. Take a day trip to beautiful remote beaches. Watch wild horses and other wildlife. Great shelling. Be sure to bring water and a picnic lunch for the
day. Authorized passenger ferry service is available from the waterfronts at Beaufort and Harkers Island.
nps.gov/calo | 252-728-2250
Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center, Harkers Island – Museum for people to learn and share about Core Sound history, crafts and heritage. Open daily. Gift shop. Free admission. See ad page 63.
1785 Island Road
coresound.com | 252-728-1500
Fort Macon State Park – Atlantic Beach
Civil War fort is a historic landmark. Free admission. Civil War reenactments on special weekends. Picnic area and bath house. ncparks.gov | 252-726-3775
Hammocks Beach State Park – Miles of unspoiled barrier island beaches and maritime forests. Daily passenger ferry in summer. See ferry schedule page 23. ncparks.gov | 910-326-4881
Historic Swansboro – Waterfront views, quaint downtown filled with boutiques, galleries, shops, antiques and restaurants. See ad page 56.
visitswansboronc.org | 910-326-1174
NC Coastal Federation – Providing people and groups with the assistance needed to take an active roll in the stewardship of
North Carolina’s coastal water quality and natural resources. See ad page 60. nccoast.org | 252-393-8185
NC Maritime Museum in Historic Beaufort
North Carolina maritime history exhibits and displays. Coastal environment and barrier island ecology. Special workshops and programs. ncmaritimemuseum.com 252-728-7317
Outer Banks Wildlife Shelter – Rehabilitation facility cares for injured, sick and orphaned native wild animals.
owlsonline.org | 252-240-1200
History Museum of Carteret County, Morehead City – Historical research library. Carteret County artifacts, Civil War materials and genealogy collections. carterethistory.org | 252-247-7533
Tryon Palace Historic Site & Gardens,
New Bern – Colonial Governors’ palace and formal gardens. tryonpalace.org 800-767-1560
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