Wilmington, Wrightsville Beach, Carolina Beach and Kure Beach lie along the lower coast of North Carolina. The name is derived from the Cape Fear River which flows southward past the port city of Wilmington to the sea. Visitors to Wilmington and the Cape Fear Coast return again and again to enjoy the delightful climate, a variety of attractions for the tourist-vacationer, and limitless opportunities for outdoor recreation on the beautiful beaches, golf courses and parks.
The Cape Fear Coast is proud of its wonderful natural beaches. Wrightsville Beach, Carolina Beach and Kure Beach are expansive lengths of sand and crystal clear water. Five piers dot the eastern coastline - ideal for strolling and fishing. Swimming, surfing, snorkeling, beach combing, sunbathing, boating, and making sand castles are ever popular pastimes.
Attractions include: The Arboretum, Battleship North Carolina, Bellamy Mansion Museum, Cape Fear Museum, Carolina Beach State Park, Fort Fisher - Southport Ferry, Greenfield Gardens, Horse Drawn Carriage Tours, Latimer House, Orton Plantation, Wilmington Railroad Museum, the Wrightsville Beach Museum of History, and so much more.
For more information about Wilmington and the Cape Fear Coast, visit www.wilmingtonchamber.org and www.cape-fear.nc.us.
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Top: Wilmington's Historic Riverfront; Bottom: Thirty-one Miles of wide sandy beaches await your arrival on the Cape Fear Coast.
(Photos courtesy of the Cape Fear Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau.)
