Page 81 - Wilmington VG 2019

Welcome
Wrightsville Beach

Elevate Your Beach Experience

History or Harbor Island walking tours. Wrightsville Beach
Crystal blue waters, pristine Sign up for pirate treasure hunts, surf
surroundings and a vibrant camps, eco tours, seasonal children’s
community where quality and programs or explore nearby Masonboro
wellness converge – Wrightsville Island, a National Estuarine Research
Beach is the perfect place to indulge Reserve. Plan to visit in November for
the North Carolina Holiday Flotilla, where
in a relaxing atmosphere. a lighted boat parade is followed by a
spectacular fireworks show.
Called “a beach lover’s heaven,” The fun continues long after the
Wrightsville Beach has been named one of sun goes down. Try the fresh catch at a
the South’s Best Beaches by the readers of restaurant that overlooks the marina,
Southern Living magazine. Wrightsville Beach farm-to-table dining with seasonally
also was named one of the ten best surf inspired menus that change daily, or sip
towns in America by Coastal Living, a “Pioneer a refreshing island drink at an oceanfront
in East Coast surfing” and the birthplace restaurant on the pier or seaside gardens
of surfing in North Carolina. Other water at a resort. Live entertainment occurs year-
activities include sailing, guided cruises, round in Wrightsville Beach, and several
kayaking, kite boarding, SCUBA diving, restaurants have a “dock and dine” option.
fishing and stand-up paddle boarding (SUP). Wrightsville Beach offers an exceptional
Wrightsville Beach hosts international SUP experience to enhance your typical beach
events including the Carolina Cup, one of the vacation. It’s where you go to elevate your
world’s five major SUP races, national surfing beach experience.
competitions, marathons and triathlons.
Tour North Carolina’s most accessible
beach on foot or bicycle. This village-like INSIDER TIP:
island offers chic beach boutiques, surf
shops and nearby open-air shopping villages. Wrightsville Beach is an island so magical
Immerse yourself in the island’s 100-year you can see the sun rise over the ocean
history at the Wrightsville Beach Museum of and set over the Intracoastal Waterway.
History or along the museum’s Loop Through
73
www.WrightsvilleBeachNCGuide.com • 800-650-9132