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A MEETING LOCATION THAT FEELS LIKE A VACATION V A C
Meeting in Wilmington means variety for everyone! Attendees can arrive early or stay late to enjoy a wide variety
of things to see and do. ATIO N ID E
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Pre- and Post-Vacation Ideas
• The Wilson Center, Thalian Hall, and many other
• History buffs should head to Burgwin-Wright Museum
venues offer a variety of live theater and concert
House & Gardens, with its Colonial furnishings, 18th- performance options
century kitchen, and an outstanding period garden
• Explore Historic Airlie Gardens, encompassing 67 acres of
• Explore the Victorian-era gardens and antebellum beautiful Gilded Age gardens and lakes
architecture at the Bellamy Mansion Museum of History
& Design Arts • The kids will love Jungle Rapids Family Fun Park, with a
water park, go-carts, jungle golf, laser tag, climbing wall,
• Take a trolley ride through downtown’s historic district with arcade and more
Wilmington Trolley Company
• Explore Cameron Art Museum, a collection of fine art,
• Ride along the brick-lined streets of downtown in a design and crafts
Springbrook Farms Horse-Drawn Carriage
• Slip back into simpler times at the Carolina Beach
• Take a scenic cruise aboard Wilmington Water Tours Boardwalk, or hike through Carolina Beach State Park
or the Cape Fear Riverboats to see Venus flytraps in their indigenous environment
• See real movie locations on the Hollywood Location Walk • Fort Fisher State Historic Site, site of the largest land/sea
of Old Wilmington battle of the Civil War, and the North Carolina Aquarium at
Fort Fisher, named one of the top aquariums in the country, Meeting Planner Guide
• Tour the Battleship NORTH CAROLINA, former home are both located in Kure Beach
to almost 2,000 men; she earned 15 battle stars for her
distinguished service during World War II • Learn to paddleboard or surf at one of Wrightsville Beach’s
many camps, or end the day with a chartered sunset cruise
• Cape Fear Museum of History & Science features the rich aboard the Wrightsville Beach Scenic Tours and Water Taxi
history, science and cultures of N.C.’s southern coast
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