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Carolina Beach is a beach town in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States, situated about 12 miles (19 km) south of Wilmington International Airport in southeastern coastal North Carolina. As of the 2020 census , the city population was 6,564.
Carolina Beach State Park is a North Carolina state park in New Hanover County, North Carolina.It covers 761 acres (3.08 km 2) on Pleasure Island. [1] The state owns 420 acres (1.7 km 2) of the park in fee simple, and the remainder of park land is leased from the Department of the Army.
The coastal resort towns of Carolina Beach and Kure Beach, as well as the annexed communities of Wilmington Beach and Hanby Beach are located on the island. The southern end of Pleasure Island was separated from Bald Head Island (Smith Island) by Corncake Inlet (New Inlet) until the inlet was shoaled and closed in 1998 by Hurricane Bonnie ...
Southern Living named three North Carolina beach towns among the most beautiful coastal towns in the South. Wilmington, Southport and Beaufort were ranked among the 10 prettiest coastal towns in ...
The North Carolina Seafood Festival has been held for over 30 years and is one of the largest festivals in the state. It is held near the port of Morehead City; the other state port is Wilmington. In Atlantic Beach, Fort Macon is a major draw for its Civil War history; it is the second most-visited state park in North Carolina. During the war ...
The Carolina Beach Pier is a pleasure, fishing, and amusement pier located in the town of Carolina Beach, North Carolina, between the Cape Fear River and Atlantic Ocean, north of Fort Fisher and south of Freeman Park. At 669 feet (204 m) in length, it is one of the longest standing wooden piers in the United States.
The Tropical is a three-story bar and restaurant slated to open spring 2024 at 2 Cape Fear Blvd in Carolina Beach, N.C. The Tropical Owners of Island Beverage have been working on a new business ...
Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula is a large peninsula (about 3,200 square miles) on the North Carolina coast, lying between the Albemarle Sound to the north and the Pamlico Sound to the south. The 5 counties of Dare , Hyde , Beaufort , Tyrrell , and Washington all lie wholly or partly on the peninsula.