Things To Do

Wilmington Riverwalk

The Cotton Exchange

Locally owned small shops in a historic building downtown

Cape Fear Riverboats

Riverboat tour starting in downtown Wilmington along the Cape Fear One-hour long, small admission fee, full bar, historic information

Battleship North Carolina

Walk along the path around the battleship or go inside through the museum

Carolina Beach State Park

This is a 13 mile drive from downtown Wilmington Free to enter with plenty of walking paths both in the woods and along the intracoastal waterway and kayak rentals

Carolina Beach Boardwalk

Wrightsville Beach

Closest beach to downtown Wilmington Restaurants, bars, surf shops and board rentals, kayak rentals for the intracoastal waterway

Airlie Gardens

Botanical Gardens in Wilmington $9 entrance fee

Bald Head Island Ferry

Pedestrian ferry ride from Southport to Bald Head Island $23 round trip ticket for adults to spend the day on Bald Head Island, the northern most tropical island in the US. The island is vehicle free, except for golf carts which you can rent for the day for $90. This is worth the rental if you plan on spending the day here, and you can also spend the day at their public beach.