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After you watch the sun set from a
INSIDER TIP: scenic cruise or our famous Riverwalk,
Big into history? Enjoy big savings enjoy some much-needed rest and welcome
by purchasing a “passport” to view relaxation at any of our stately bed and
the Bellamy Mansion Museum, the breakfasts, vacation rentals, small inns or
Burgwin-Wright House and Gardens full-service hotels and resorts. Welcome
and the Latimer House. Wilmington’s abundance and variety of
genuine experiences means you’ll never
have the same vacation twice. So immerse
Gardens’ 67 acres of Southern gardens yourself in Wilmington’s new and ongoing
and lakes, seasonal butterfly house, or
Wilmington’s oldest living resident, the mix of coastal sights, sounds and tastes.
Allow yourself to stray off course…and see
473-year old Airlie Oak.
Wilmington’s thriving arts and culture where the water takes you.
scene beckon you to indulge your creative
side at performance venues like Thalian Wilmington
Hall Center for the Performing Arts, which
was named among America’s “Great Old
Theatres” by Architectural Digest, and the
Wilson Center, which offers a lineup that
includes Broadway shows, concerts and
contemporary dance series. Get inspired
at the Cameron Art Museum’s eclectic
exhibitions and outdoor sculpture garden.
Housed in an 1888 church building, the
Brooklyn Arts Center’s renovated event
space hosts concerts and events. And Best Al Fresco Dining
outdoor concerts and performances at
the Hugh Morton Amphitheater at Neighborhood
Greenfield Lake Park and Airlie Gardens
are sure to impress. Allow your taste buds to discover
Families can laugh, play and learn why Downtown Wilmington was
together at the Cape Fear Museum of voted the “#1 Best Al Fresco Dining
History and Science, the Wilmington Neighborhood” in USA TODAY’S
Railroad Museum and the Children’s 10Best Readers’ Choice awards, with
Museum of Wilmington. Don’t miss the cafés and restaurants that line the
excitement of Jungle Rapids Family Fun Riverwalk, Front Street and beyond.
Park’s water park, mini-golf course, go karts Savor fresh flavors from a variety
and indoor arcade. of restaurants serving the freshest
Find new items in an historic atmosphere ingredients straight from the farm
as you peruse the specialty shops in the or dock. Follow the Wilmington Ale
19th-Century Cotton Exchange, the century- Trail to explore more than a dozen
old Chandler’s Wharf buildings’ collection craft breweries and local bottle
of shops and galleries and the unique shops. Wilmington is ideal
boutiques on Market and Front streets. for hop-inspired beverages and
You’ll find everything from gifts and clothing beer-based coastal getaways.
to art and antiques.
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