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30 Acres and a Mule Farm
Jacksonville
Horses, ponies, family trailrides, hayrides pulled by "lucy the mule", picnic area/grills, play area, petting zoo, stable tour, bubbles the clown, company/church picnics, field trips and setting for outdoor weddings. 30acremule.com
Angola Creek Flatwoods Preserve
Pender County
nature.org
Bentonville Battleground
Newton Grove
Civil War: NCDCR
Bannerman Vineyard
Burgaw
Grows six different varieties of native North Carolina muscadine grapes, including Carlos, Triumph, Nesbitt, Noble, Doreen and Magnolia. U-Pick business runs from the first of September until mid-October. Pender County Tourism
Botticelli Vineyards
Jacksonville
Visit this pick-your-own and pre-picked Muscadine grape vineyard and make your own wine! It’s a delightful place and there are a variety of grapes for your enjoyment. The owners are retired art teachers. So, come, sample the grapes and ask about sketches and classes! In fact, bring your camera, pastels, or sketch pad and create your own masterpiece. NCAGR
Black River Preserve
Pender County
nature.org
Atlantic Ocean Resort Beaches of the Topsail Island Area
North Topsail Beach, Surf City, Topsail Beach
Cowan Museum
Kenansville
Over 2,000 items fill the historic Kelly-Farrior House that serves as a museum. Artifacts reflecting the heritage of rural North Carolina include farming implements, household items from the 18th and 19th centuries, and tools of all kinds. One-room log schoolhouse, log tobacco barn, one-room furnished log cabin and blacksmith shop on the grounds. Free. Kenansville, Duplin County, NC. Civil War cowanmuseum.com
The Historic L.P. Best House/Duplin County Veterans Museum
Warsaw
Civil War: townofwarsawnc.com
Duplin Winery
Rose Hill
Oldest winery in the state of North Carolina. Makers of healthy muscadine wines from grapes native to NC. Also, producers of Resveratrol, an antioxidant suggested for helping prevent heart disease and cancer. Tasting, tours, gift shop and The Bistro Restaurant. Monthly dinner shows with outstanding entertainment are an added attraction beginning at 6:30p.m.; reservations required. Wine programs, receptions and private parties can be arranged. duplinwinery.com
Hammocks Beach State Park
Swansboro
Venture to Bear Island and be rewarded with vivid memories of one of the most unspoiled beaches on the Atlantic. Accessible only by passenger ferry or private boat. An 892-acre barren island with 3.5 miles of pristine beach. Backpack and primitive camping, swimming, wildlife viewing and shelling. Surf fishing is a favorite pastime year round but is best in the fall. Passenger ferry service is $5 for adults, $3 for senior citizens and children 6-12. Fee for camping is $9. Hammocks Beach State Park
Harrells Raceway
Wallace
Sunday afternoons: ET bracketsWednesday nights: Test & Tune harrellsraceway.com
Holland's Shelter Creek Outdoor Adventure
Burgaw
Stay in one of the ten cabins or at one of the full hook-up RV sites at Holland's Creek while enjoying several outdoor activities - boat and canoe rentals, hunting and fishing supplies, seafood restaurant on premises. hollandssheltercreek.com
Intracoastal Waterway
Camden County, Elizabeth City, Currituck County, Hyde County, Belhaven, Oriental, Morehead City, Beaufort, Atlantic Beach, Emerald Isle, Swansboro, Sneads Ferry, North Topsail Beach, Surf City, Wilmington, Wrightsville Beach, Carolina Beach, Southport, Oak Island, Holden Beach, Ocean Isle Beach
Kenansville Walking/Riding Tour / Liberty Hall Restoration
Kenansville
A walking/riding tour of 25 historic homes and buildings, most are 19th century and outstanding examples of Greek Revival architecture. A majority of the structures are in the National Register Historic District. The tour includes the historic Kenansville Spring, churches, two museums, and other structures. Private homes may be enjoyed from a roadside view. Brochures and map may be obtained at the Liberty Hall Visitors Center.Kenansville, Duplin County, NC. ## Guided tour of the Kenan family ancestral home, a restored Southern plantation of the 1800s. Eleven rooms, 12 dependencies including garden shop, wine cellar, carriage house, servants quarters, chicken house, smokehouse, overseer's cottage, woodshed, tool house, wash shed and necessary house(bathhouse and privy). Also, Visitor's Center Exhibit Hall, 13-minute video and gift shop. Herb garden and recently added rose garden. Admission charge. Kenansville, Duplin County, NC. atiwave.com/libertyhall
Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue & Rehabilitation Center
Topsail Beach
For more than ten years volunteers with the Topsail Turtle Project have monitored the beaches of Topsail Island, staking off and protecting the nests of endangered sea turtles. As the tiny hatchings emerge from their nests after about 60 days of incubation in the warm sand, the volunteers are there to make sure that the little turtles make it safely to the water. Visitors are welcome to tour the facility and learn about its current residents 5 days a week from June through August. Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center
Moores Creek National Battlefield
Currie
Site of one of the first battles in the South of the Revolutionary War and the first patriot victory of the war. Museum, audiovisual program, self-guided history and nature trails, and picnic area. ## Moores Creek National Battlefield preserves the site of the first southern battle and patriot victory in the American Revolution. The battle of Moores Creek Bridge reflected the internal conflict that marked the American Revolution, and the site serves to educate the public and the military community about 18th century politics and warfare. The 86-acre park encompasses the site of the original bridge, earthworks, battle ground and original roadways, and includes two walking trails interpreting the battle, a visitor center featuring an audiovisual presentation and exhibits, outdoor monuments commemorating specific individuals and events relevant to the site, and both indoor and outdoor picnic and classroom areas. Moores Creek National Battlefield "> recreation.gov
Montford Point Marines Museum
Jacksonville
The Montford Point Marines Museum exists to preserve the legacy of the Montford Point Marines and to collect, record, preserve, and display for public education and viewing, the largest collection of photographs, documents, papers and artifacts pertaining to these Marines in order to capture the unique history of African American Marines from 1942 to 1949. ## Museum that depicts the history of the Camp Johnson (formerly known as Montford Point) as the training facility for Black Marines from 1942 -1949. montfordpointmarines.com
Missiles and More Museum
Topsail Beach
Many permanent displays concerning Operation Bumblebee, the U.S. missile project that operated on Topsail Island during the 1940's. Displays and artifacts dating from World War II, artifacts and exhibits from prehistory to the present, displays chronicling the development of the three communities which co-exist on the island: Surf City, Topsail Beach, and North Topsail Beach, and an exhibit on the WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) who served at Camp Davis during WWII. Arrangements for visits may be made by calling 910-328-1950 or the Chamber of Commerce at (910)329-4446 or 1-800-626-2780. Tours during the off-season can be arranged by calling 910-328-1950. ## The Topsail Island Museum, Missiles and More, preserves and interprets artifacts, photos, and documents concerning the fascinating history of Topsail Island for the education and enjoyment of the public. Exhibits focus primarily on Operation Bumblebee, the secret US missiles testing project that operated on the island during the 1940's and on nearby Camp Davis where soldiers practiced antiaircraft firing. The museum is housed in the Assembly Building where many of the tested missiles were actually developed and built. Other exhibits interpret early Native American life on the island, the growth of the area as a vacation spot after government occupation, and the natural history of the island. topsailmissilesmuseum.org
New River
North Topsail Beach, Sneads Ferry, Jacksonville
The Neck Savanna Preserve
Pender County
nature.org
Onslow County Museum
Richlands
The Onslow County Museum is a public, non-profit, educational institution whose purpose is to stimulate an interest in and teach about the cultural and natural history of Onslow County and its agricultural, marine, and industrial resources and development so that residents of and visitors to the county will be able to gain an understanding and appreciation of its past, present, and future. Towards this end, the museum collects, preserves, and interprets a wide variety of Onslow County documents, photographs, and artifacts. ## Presents the rich heritage of Onslow County and the surrounding area. Includes two exhibit galleries and a research room. The museum features continuously changing historic and contemporary exhibits. ## Civil War co.onslow.nc.us/museum
Onslow Council for the Arts
Jacksonville
The Onslow Council for the Arts has "years of experience, quality programs, [and a] strong arts in the schools program." This organization operates a gallery displaying changing exhibits of local, community, and regional art. The council also owns and periodically exhibits parts of its large permanent collection of two- and three-dimensional works. Their Sales Gallery features a wide variety of original gift items by area and regional artists, and their Calendar of Events provides a compilation of arts related programs in the community. The Council for the Arts also keeps a continually updated Art Directory listing visual, literary and performing artists, as well as arts related organizations in Onslow County. jaxarts.com
Pender County Tourism Office
Burgaw
We promote the scenic and beautiful Pender County, with a variety of historical and ecological attractions from Moore's Creek Battlefield, the first patriot victory of the Revolutionary War, now a national park, to the scenic Topsail Island, and everywhere in between. Come and experience the natural scenic beauty of Pender County, North Carolina's best kept secret! Pender County Tourism
Permuda Island Coastal Reserve
North Topsail Beach
ncnerr.org
Tarkil Branch Farm's Homestead Museum
Beulaville
This restored homestead is a fine example of early farm life typical of most families in rural North Carolina in the 19th and early 20th century. The 1830s ''dogtrot'' architecture style house and the period outbuildings give you a genuine sense of a disappearing lifestyle. Outbuildings include a 1925 country store, smokehouse, tobacco barn, chicken house, along with old farm implements. Learn how tobacco was grown and how to hitch up a mule to a plow. Wagon tours and a hiking trail are available for adults and children. Prior arrangements are necessary. Groups welcome. NCAGR
White Oak River
Swansboro, Emerald Isle
Watha State Fish Hatchery
Watha
Warm water hatchery in North Carolina. Feeding fish. Catfish and Striped Bass being raised. Please call to determine the activity of the day. ncwildlife.org
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