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Beautiful ocean front home with direct b...

Welcome to your ideal hideaway in Pine Knoll Shores, NC! This impressive home offers access to all of Beacon's Reach amenities, ensuring a fun-filled vacation for the whole family. With three shining swimming pools, four tennis courts, a pickleball...

  • Pine Knoll Shores
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
Sea Watcher, Oceanfront House in Emerald...

Sea Watcher is a bright and cheerful 4 Bedroom, 2 Bath Cottage with striking ocean vistas from the oceanfront deck! With expansive vistas of the ocean from the living area, you will be sure to experience the handsome vistas this bungalow has to...

  • Emerald Isle
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
Island Express Ferry Service

Island Express Ferry Service LLC is the only authorized concessionaire to drop off at Cape Lookout Lighthouse and Shackleford Banks! Offering departures from both Beaufort and nearby Harkers Island, Island Express Ferry Service serves as the...

Completely Renovated *Single* Beachfront...

Welcome to Hook, Wine and Sinker!This oceanfront single family home has been completely modernized from top to bottom into a handsome 4+ bedroom, 4 bath single home with a modern farmhouse feel. 1st floor is the bedroom level where you will find 4...

  • Emerald Isle
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 10
Shackleford Wild Horse & Shelling Safari

Take a quick and scenic ferry ride with your experienced guide over to the pristine Outer Banks Island of Shackleford Banks, which is part of the Cape Lookout National Seashore. There, you are introduced to the wild horses of Shackleford...

Lawson Creek Park

Lawson Creek Park is an active destination that's suitable for nature lovers and outdoors fans of all genres. Encompassing a massive 140 acre site surrounded by the waters of Lawson Creek and Trent River, this park is a perfectly scenic locale that...

Union Point Park

Visitors to New Bern's historic downtown are advised to take a break from the shopping, antiquing and dining, and enjoy a comfortable seat and a great view at the scenic and newly revitalized, Union Point Park.

Glenburnie Park is a scenic public park that’s located just northeast of the heart of Downtown New Bern. Tucked along the Neuse River in a primarily residential section of town, the park is a popular destination for visitors and locals alike...

Latham Whitehurst Nature Park is one of the newest parks in Craven County, and was first opened to visitors and locals alike in 2011. Located in a quiet eastern section of the town of New Bern, the park is a popular destination for wildlife fans of...

The North Carolina History Center, which is part of the extensive Tryon Palace, is a new 65 million dollar complex which transports visitors back in time to explore New Bern’s more than 300 years of local history.