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Shagger Jacks
8004 E Oak Island DrA classic. Fun and busy place. Good food.
Fishy Fishy Cafe
106 Yacht Basin DrGreat location, fun atmosphere, right on the Intracoastal Waterway and Cape Fear River. Food is not earth shattering, but drinks are help yourself on a honor system.
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Provision Company
130 Yacht Basin DrGreat location, fun atmosphere, right on the Intracoastal Waterway and Cape Fear River. Food is not earth shattering, but drinks are help yourself on a honor system.
Great location with good views high above the intracostal. Good crab cakes.
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Rusty Hooks Dockside Grill
4907 Fish Factory RdGreat location with good views high above the intracostal. Good crab cakes.
mom and pop sub shop, great subs, good prices, quick service. Can be very busy in summer, but worth the wait.
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Oak Island Sub Shop
5705 E Oak Island Drmom and pop sub shop, great subs, good prices, quick service. Can be very busy in summer, but worth the wait.
Love that place : great service, great BBQ, great nice and crispy sweets potato fries
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BBQ House
5002 E Oak Island DrLove that place : great service, great BBQ, great nice and crispy sweets potato fries
No thrill pizza, but second row on the beach and so convenient with nice outdoor tables.
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Pepperoni Grill at the Beach
4320 E Beach DrNo thrill pizza, but second row on the beach and so convenient with nice outdoor tables.
Best burgers in town. Don't be deceived by the small size of the place.
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Fat Andy's Burgers
4655 Long Beach Rd SEBest burgers in town. Don't be deceived by the small size of the place.
Watch putter the pet squirrel eat his vanilla ice cream while you eat yours under a canopy of live oaks
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Fantasy Isle Ice Cream & Mini Golf
3354 Holden Beach Rd SWWatch putter the pet squirrel eat his vanilla ice cream while you eat yours under a canopy of live oaks
Old fashion diner, great service and menu. Just like the atmosphere.
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Old Bridge Diner
132 Country Club DrOld fashion diner, great service and menu. Just like the atmosphere.
Dairy Queen (Treat)
5701 E Oak Island DrGood old Dairy Queen. Can be quite a line in summer nights.
Visit
Kids love this visit of the battleship down to the numerous quarters, engine room, kitchen, captain command and control room and even inside gun turrets !
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Battleship North Carolina
1 Battleship Rd NEKids love this visit of the battleship down to the numerous quarters, engine room, kitchen, captain command and control room and even inside gun turrets !
North Carolina Aquarium i Fort Fisher
900 Loggerhead RdHigh Tide Helicopters
4345 Airport Rd SEThe island is only accessible by ferry from Southport. No cars there. Rent bikes and ride among the houses tucked in the vegetation. Different feel, different world.
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Bald Head Island
The island is only accessible by ferry from Southport. No cars there. Rent bikes and ride among the houses tucked in the vegetation. Different feel, different world.
Ocean Crest Fishing Pier
1409 E Beach DrFishing pier at its best
The Point
Great sunsets, love that part of the beach
Take the ferry in Southport, nice historical site.
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Fort Fisher State Historic Site
1610 Fort Fisher Blvd STake the ferry in Southport, nice historical site.
Interesting historical site with great scenery
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Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site
8884 St Phillips Rd SEInteresting historical site with great scenery
Sightseeing
25 min from Oak Island, great outdoor trail in the Greens swamp preserve, which is in the middle of the only place in the world where you can see wild venus fly trap carnivorous plants and other species. Best to visit in spring, can be very hot in summer. Tip to find venus fly traps : they are very small (3 to 4 inches tall) and they like a bit of moss in full sun. They are protected species, so do not remove.
Big Swamp
25 min from Oak Island, great outdoor trail in the Greens swamp preserve, which is in the middle of the only place in the world where you can see wild venus fly trap carnivorous plants and other species. Best to visit in spring, can be very hot in summer. Tip to find venus fly traps : they are very small (3 to 4 inches tall) and they like a bit of moss in full sun. They are protected species, so do not remove.
We have not been able to visit it yet, but many guests have and loved the views of the cape fear river, the island, the marsh, as well as Bald Head Island. Check the schedule carefully because it is only open for visit few days a week bepending on the months.
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Oak Island Lighthouse
300a Caswell Beach RdWe have not been able to visit it yet, but many guests have and loved the views of the cape fear river, the island, the marsh, as well as Bald Head Island. Check the schedule carefully because it is only open for visit few days a week bepending on the months.
easy kayak launch, great for birds watching, very mild current.
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Brunswick Nature Park
2601 River Rd SEeasy kayak launch, great for birds watching, very mild current.
At low tide ONLY (check tides schedule on line), this island reveals (garanteed !) small shark teeth (mostly 1/4" to 1/2" but recently a megalodon tooth was found) that were dredged out in the 1800s to increase Cape Fear river depth for large barges. Accessible with kayak or paddle board. Can also be a great place to enjoy its beach.
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Shark Tooth Island
At low tide ONLY (check tides schedule on line), this island reveals (garanteed !) small shark teeth (mostly 1/4" to 1/2" but recently a megalodon tooth was found) that were dredged out in the 1800s to increase Cape Fear river depth for large barges. Accessible with kayak or paddle board. Can also be a great place to enjoy its beach.
Historic southern garden with massive live oaks, including the incredible 460 years old Airlie Oak covered with spanish moss (largest live oak in North Carolina). For peak azaleas bloom, mid March to mid April visit is best.
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Airlie Gardens
300 Airlie RdHistoric southern garden with massive live oaks, including the incredible 460 years old Airlie Oak covered with spanish moss (largest live oak in North Carolina). For peak azaleas bloom, mid March to mid April visit is best.