North Carolina
Coast
Coast
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History, nature, and beaches are the major attractions on the Crystal Coast. Students can enjoy the North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort, home to artifacts recovered from Blackbeard's flagship, the Queen Anne's Revenge. The North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores is also a major attraction showcasing the area's maritime and marine history, along with historic Fort Macon, a five-sided fort that has seen service in many conflicts, including the Civil War and World War II.
We can look for the Wild Ponies and dolphins on our way to Shackelford Banks for a marine study program. There are numerous other beach and hands-on activities that are available here such as:
Fort Fisher Historic Site
Carolina Beach State Park
Carolin Ocean Studies
Fort Fisher Recreation Area
Carolina Beach State Park
Carolin Ocean Studies
Fort Fisher Recreation Area
USS NC Battleship
NC Aquarium
Cape Fear Museum
Henrietta II
NC Aquarium
Cape Fear Museum
Henrietta II
Pleasure Island
Popular Grove Plantation
Planned beach activities
Fort Fisher Ferry
Popular Grove Plantation
Planned beach activities
Fort Fisher Ferry
- North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores
- Carolina Ocean Studies Programs on Shackelford Banks
- North Carolina Maritime Museum
- Trinity Center "Sound to Sea"
- Tryon Palace Historic Site
- Historic Beaufort Tour
- Fort Macon State Park
- Diamond City Cruise
- Shackelford Banks
Beaufort
Morehead City
Pine Knoll Shores
Fort Macon
Atlantic Beach
Crystal Coast
Fort Fisher
Wilmington
Carolina Beach
Cape Fear Coast
Historic Wilmington and North Carolina's Cape Fear Coast offer a rich variety of educational opportunities and activities for all grades. Sites such as the Battleship North Carolina, Poplar Grove Plantation and Fort Fisher Historic Site provide interesting glimpses into the past. Programs at the Aquarium and state parks will enrich understanding of our coastal geology and ecology. We offer a one, two and a three-day itinerary that will cover the points of interest that can be covered in your allotted time.
- Get your feet wet in the salt marsh program at the Aquarium
- Ride down the Cape Fear River from Historic Wilmington for a lunch or dinner cruise
- Study the loggerhead turtle life cycle and habitat on the beach taught by park rangers
- Climb the dunes at Fort Fisher Historic Site which was the last coastal Stronghold for the Confederacy
- Visit an old southern plantation and see how your ancestors lived in the 1800's
- Visit the Kure Beach Fishing Pier for additional beach activities
- Boat to an uninhabited island with Carolina Ocean Studies to beach comb, crab, clam and seine for marine specimens
- Win prizes for the best sand sculpture contest on the beach
- Learn about tides, coastal geology, erosion and effects of hurricanes on beaches
- Discover the Venus Fly Trap during the carnivorous plant hike at Carolina Beach State Park
- See Michael Jordan's retired UNC jersey and other artifacts while doing a scavenger hunt at the Cape Fear Museum
- Take a ferry boat ride on the Fort Fisher Ferry across the Cape Fear River on the way home.