Handscapes Gallery
Beaufort
Featuring Fine Arts and Crafts, Handscapes Gallery is located on the waterfront in historic Beaufort, NC. The Gallery promotes American traditions in pottery, jewelry and glasswork with an emphasis on North Carolina artists. Over 150 artists are represented in a full range of work. handscapesgallery.com
Loughrys Landing
Atlantic Beach
Charcoal Grilled Angus Beef Steaks, Ribs, Chicken & Seafood Steamed Salmon, Pecan Crusted Grouper, Cajun Grilled Tuna, Mahi Jerk Style, Almond Crusted Trigger Fish, and many more... loughryslanding.com
Morehead City Bookshop
Morehead City
An independent new and used bookstore located in Morehead City, NC. We have everything from the newest bestsellers to the long out of print book you have been seeking. moreheadcitybookshop.com
North Carolina Maritime Museum
Beaufort
The North Carolina Maritime Museum documents, collects, preserves, and researches the maritime history, and its corollary natural history, of coastal North Carolina for the purpose of interpreting this history through educational services and exhibits for our contemporary society, and passing intact its material culture to future generations. The museum complex includes the main exhibit hall and the Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Center for the construction and restoration of wooden boats. The museum also maintains the Charles R. McNeill Library and archives with books, journals, photographs and manuscripts on or relating to maritime history. ## The North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort preserves and interprets all aspects of the rich maritime heritage of the state through educational exhibits, programs and field trips. Exhibits take visitors from the dugout canoes of native Americans through the variety of sail rigs and hull designs of explorers, traders and privateers. They recall the brave traditions of the US Lifesaving Service and the African American heritage in that service and the menhaden fishery, tools of wooden boat builders and navigators, and repair shops of the earliest outboard engines. Artifacts from the shipwreck that is proving to be Blackbeard the pirate's flagship, Queen Anne's Revenge add the excitement of one of the most significant archeological finds of this century. In the museum's Watercraft Center, visitors watch the construction and restoration of wooden boats. Educational programming includes the Cape Lookout Studies Program, Boatbuilding Skills Classes, Summer Science School for Children and the Junior Sailing Program as well as field trips to coastal habitats, kayaking, adult, family, and private sailing instruction, sliding seat rowing, fossil hunting trips, birding trips, marine life collecting cruises, wildflower and mushroom walks. Quarterly calendars of year around museum activities are available on request. NC Maritime Museum
NCDOT Ferry System: Cedar Island / Ocracoke
Cedar Island - Ocracoke Island
Cedar Island is a small fishing village on NC Hwy 12 in eastern North Carolina. It is known for its seafood, wild horses and unique way of life. This beautiful little village is also the home of the Cedar Island to Ocracoke Ferry; this route is a 22-mile run and takes approximately two hours and fifteen minutes. Ocracoke is a tiny island community with huge things to offer its visitors: outstanding surfing and fishing, including several charter fishing services, beautiful beaches, one of the state's oldest lighthouses, and unique shopping opportunities. There are over a dozen motels, numerous rental properties, and many outstanding restaurants for travelers to vist during their stay. Whether you travel by bicycle, car or even walk on your visit to this picturesque section of our coast, you will not soon forget Cedar Island and Ocracoke.Reservations for this route are strongly recommended. ## Ocracoke is a tiny island community with huge things to offer its visitors: outstanding surfing and fishing, including several charter fishing services, beautiful beaches, one of the state's oldest lighthouses, and unique shopping opportunities. This beautiful little village is also the home of the Ocracoke to Cedar Island; this route is a 22-mile run and takes approximately two hours and fifteen minutes. Cedar Island is a small fishing village on NC Hwy 12 in eastern North Carolina. It is known for its seafood, wild horses and unique way of life and is a quaint, memborable part of North Carolina's Crystal Coast. Whether you travel by bicycle, car or even walk on your visit to this picturesque section of our coast, you will not soon forget Ocracoke or Cedar Island. Reservations for this route are strongly recommended. North Carolina Ferry System
Nice Figures Studio and The Wood Artists Gallery
Salter Path
Nice Figures Studio is an on site studio where the owners work to produce items for The Wood Artists Gallery. You can watch as they work on the lathe making bowls, vases, kitchen utensils, ornaments and more. They also offer a large selection of specialty woods and burls from around the world. nicefigures.com
Raps Grill and Bar
Morehead City
The beautiful building with its two foot thick walls is twenty five feet wide, one hundred twenty feet long and forty feet high. It was built to be used in an age of walk-in store fronts with apartments above, probably for the owner and his family. The building which houses Raps was built in the late 1800's. rapsgrillandbar.com
RuckerJohns Restaurant
Emerald Isle
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Shepard's Point Restaurant
Morehead City
Downtown Morehead on the corner of Tenth and Arendell St. An offshoot of Beaufort Grocery Co. This establishment is an uptown steakhouse with a plethora of seafood and a bar specializing in Martini cocktails. An exposed cellar offers a glimpse of extensive wine selections. beaufortgrocery.com/spmain.html
The Sandbar Restaurant
Beaufort
The Sandbar Restaurant, located upstairs at Town Creek Marina in Beaufort, offers diners fabulous food in a breathtaking setting. Opened in 1998, The Sandbar boasts a beautiful view of not only the marina, but also Gallants Channel and The Grayden Paul drawbridge. Sandbar diners can watch boats come and go with their catches all day and enjoy spectacular sunsets at night. thesandbar.org
