Whether you're a beach bum, avid sportsman, or history buff, you will never lack of places to visit or things to do in Eastern North Carolina. Here are just a few things you might want to consider during your stay at Summerplace.
Watch river otters play. Touch a stingray. Look a shark in the eye. Explore shipwrecks — without getting wet. See a rare white sea turtle. Thousands of aquatic animals take you on a journey from the state’s grand peaks to the open Atlantic. No visit to the Crystal Coast is complete without a visit to this amazing facility!
Fort Macon State Park has multiple personalities as the site of a perfectly restored Civil War-era fort, a museum-quality coastal education center and an unspoiled shoreline for swimming, surf fishing and beachcombing. Nearly surrounded by water at the eastern tip of Bogue Banks, the park offers undisturbed natural beauty and opportunities to explore and learn about salt marshes, estuaries and dune fields.
From the Cape Lookout Visitor's Center to the iconic Cape Lookout Lighthouse, the Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Center to the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and so many place in between, the entire swath of Shackleford Banks and the true "Down-East" Highway 70 offers visitor countless opportunities to savor the long history, rich culture, unparalleled beauty, and pristine shoreline for which the Crystal Coast of North Carolina is famous!
Watch river otters play. Touch a stingray. Look a shark in the eye. Explore shipwrecks — without getting wet. See a rare white sea turtle. Thousands of aquatic animals take you on a journey from the state’s grand peaks to the open Atlantic. No visit to the Crystal Coast is complete without a visit to this amazing facility!
Fort Macon State Park has multiple personalities as the site of a perfectly restored Civil War-era fort, a museum-quality coastal education center and an unspoiled shoreline for swimming, surf fishing and beachcombing. Nearly surrounded by water at the eastern tip of Bogue Banks, the park offers undisturbed natural beauty and opportunities to explore and learn about salt marshes, estuaries and dune fields.
From the Cape Lookout Visitor's Center to the iconic Cape Lookout Lighthouse, the Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Center to the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and so many place in between, the entire swath of Shackleford Banks and the true "Down-East" Highway 70 offers visitor countless opportunities to savor the long history, rich culture, unparalleled beauty, and pristine shoreline for which the Crystal Coast of North Carolina is famous!
Enjoy a day trip to NC's colonial capital, where the Neuse and Trent Rivers converge. There's something for everyone in the beautiful town!
