Wilmington, NC

The boardwalks along the Cape Fear river in the historic district of downtown Wilmington

March 3rd - March 16th, 2024

Exploring North Carolina's beaches

We included Wilmington, NC as a quick two week long stay to mainly explore some of North Carolina’s beautiful beaches, such as Wrightsville Beach and Carolina Beach.

We loved our Airbnb which was located in the historic district of downtown Wilmington. Most days after work we would walk to an awesome restaurant or walk along the beautiful boardwalk section along the Cape Fear river.

While here, we also explored Southport, the Oak Island lighthouse, Airlie Gardens, Battleship North Carolina, Fort Fisher, and more.

Airlie Gardens

The Airlie Gardens is a beautiful botanical garden in Wilmington that we explored on a rainy day.

Spring Garden in Airlie Gardens

Airlie Gardens

This gravestone in Airlie Gardens is called the "Mystery Grave", the inscription reads "KNOWN IN ETERNITY".

Airlie Gardens

A glass bottle sculpture in Airlie Gardens

Wrightsville Beach

Wrightsville Beach was our favorite beach we went to in North Carolina. The town is beautiful and full of charm. Trevor went surfing here and had a great time.

Heading out to surf at Wrightsville Beach

Paddling out at Wrightsville Beach

Catching a small wave at Wrightsville Beach

Natalie hanging out at Wrightsville Beach

A fun restaurant we went to in Wrightsville Beach called "SUNdays"

Oak Island Lighthouse

The Oak Island Lighthouse is a unique lighthouse that offers tours up to the top. It was fun to climb the stairs up and the views from the top were incredible.

Oak Island Lighthouse

Looking up from the bottom of the Oak Island lighthouse

Looking down while climbing up the stairs at Oak Island Lighthouse

The view from the top of the Oak Island lighthouse

Oak Island Lighthouse

Battleship North Carolina

The Battleship North Carolina is World War 2 battleship that participated in every major naval offensive in the Pacific theater. It was astounding huge and we loved running around and exploring all the rooms, bunkers and turrets.

The Battleship North Carolina

Below deck in the Battleship North Carolina

The missile silo room in the Battleship North Carolina

This "Wishing Well" at Battleship North Carolina is a place where you can drop a coin down to the very bottom of the boat.

Looking down the "Wishing Well"

Wilmington

Our Airbnb was located in the historic district of downtown Wilmington and we absolutely loved it here. We tried to go on an activity here most days after work. We went on a carriage tour of Wilmington, went on a ghost tour, and went out to amazing restaurants.