Things To Do
Carolina Home & Garden
Very fun green house and play center with petting zoo. Great place to take the kids. $5 fee for the play center but the gardens are free. We love to go here all the time!
Flip Flops Donut Shop
Holy Moly Donut Shop!
Atlantic Beach
Might as well pack a bathing suit...
El Mexicano Tacos & Tequila
Fantastic little restaurant right next to a gas station. Don't knock it till you try it. Definitely humble on the outside with big flavor on the inside!!
Bamboo Asian House
If your feeling like you want some sushi, here is the place. Although a little pricey, you can save a little with a call ahead order and pickup to go at the door.
Tienda Hispana Lupita
Things aren't always what they seem. The outside looks unsuspecting but the inside flavor is absolutely fabulous! They have honduran food, Nicuraguan food, so delicious! Use promo code FRSTWB for 10% off your first order
North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores
This is a fantastic aquarium with a great big nature trail out back and a walking pier by the ocean in the back and a playground out to the side and a dairy queen!!
Hammocks Beach State Park
This has a ferry out to the island but it will be busy so plan ahead and make sure you can get back on time. The ferrys run on time and will not wait for you. If you miss the last ferry, prepare to camp out on the island. WIIILLSOOONN!!!!
Mac Daddy's
Mini golf, driving range, Go karts, skyline, and arcade games!!
Crystal Coast Brewing Company
Bar with Local brewed beers. Musical Bingo on Thursday Nights with $50 prize and $100 grand prize.
Ghosts of New Bern
Not super scary ghost tour. Very informative of the history of New Bern. Great evening activity, lots of restaurants and bars in the area.
Birthplace of Pepsi Cola
Tryon Palace
Very close to Union Point Park with a walking boardwalk right by the water. Easy to walk around downtown from here!
Swansboro Mullet Festival
Believe it or not, Mullet is a type of fish! Live Music here!
North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort
Did you know Blackbeard's ship sank off the coast in Beaufort NC? Try out one of the haunted pirate boat tours!! You won't regret it!
Beaufort Pirates Revenge
Haunted tour and Pirate Boat tour
Riverview Park
Very nice boardwalk and gazebo with waterside view. FREE!
Nuad Thai Therapy
Riverfront Park
Bear Island
There are technically four ways to reach Bear Island, and here’s a breakdown of them, from easiest to the most DIY of all: The State Park Bear Island Ferry runs from April through October and leaves from the Hammocks Beach State Park mainland entrance. Fees range from $4 for Children (ages 3 to 12) and Senior Citizens (ages 62 and older) to $6 for Adults. A North Carolina State Parks Annual Pass ($90) covers ferry rides for up to six people.