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Charming Cozy Cottage Near Downtown New ...

Super comfortable 2BR/2.5BA 40s-era bungalow, roomy & handsomely refreshed/modernized, in a peaceful, charming area bordering 2 historic neighborhoods. Each bedroom has 1 queen bed. Just a 5 min drive to vibrant, historic downtown New Bern ...

  • New Bern
  • 2 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 5
Keystone West West - Emerald Isle Paradi...

Spectacular 4 bedroom, 3and 1/2 bath half duplex sitting right on the beach. Nothing to do here except relax and appreciate the sea breezes from either of our 2 decks. Direct access to the beach and full backyard as an added additional but great for...

  • Emerald Isle
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 10
Lookout Cruises

Visitors can enjoy the Crystal Coast’s most coveted and hard-to-reach shorelines, or just embark on a breezy cruise of the open waters in search of dolphins and sunsets, with a trip that’s guided by Lookout Cruises. This local tour...

Adorable Cottage on the Canal with Boat ...
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Renovated this year, you’ll savor this 3 bedroom, 2 bath home. There is an open living room with a intelligent TV & vistas of the canal. The well- supplied kitchen & huge dining table allow for family dinners with ease. The humongous canal front...

  • Atlantic Beach
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
Lost Treasure Golf and Raceway - Crystal Coast

Visitors of all ages will have a blast at this destination that is designed for great times along the Crystal Coast shoreline. Professor Hacker's Lost Treasure Golf and Raceway is situated in the centrally located beach community of Salter Path, and...

Hammocks Beach State Park

Just west of the town of Emerald Isle, and across a maze of marshy terrain off the coast of mainland Swansboro, lies Hammocks Beach State Park, an incredible refuge for beach lovers who want to forego the crowds, and enjoy a parcel of barrier island...

Swansboro's Bicentennial Park may not be the grandest of most extensive park along the Crystal Coast's Inner Banks, but it is certainly one of its most scenic. Surrounded by the deep waters of the White Oak River and Swansboro Harbor, patrons to...

Enjoy a gorgeous sunset, a little birdwatching, or just a leisurely and short hike that hovers above the White Oak River with a visit to the aptly-named Riverview Park. Located along NC Highway 24 / Corbett Avenue, in between the central downtown...