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THINGS TO DO

Poplar Grove Plantation
Explore one of North Carolina’s oldest
peanut plantations through tours, heritage
arts studios, farmers markets, annual
events and more.
• Tours; barnyard animals; picnic and
playground area
• Pet-friendly Abbey Nature Preserve
: 10200 U.S. Hwy. 17 N., 28411
: 910-686-9518
Wilmington Railroad Museum : poplargrove.org

Wilmington Railroad Museum
Latimer House Museum
Experience Victorian life at this 1852 Dedicated to preserving the history of the
Italianate Revival home that includes urban Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and railroading
slave quarters and gardens. in the southeastern U.S., the Wilmington
• 14 rooms; 600+ objects on display Railroad Museum chronicles railroad
• Archives & library history. Housed in a freight warehouse, hop
: 126 S. 3rd St., 28401
: 910-762-0492 in the life-size caboose & retired boxcar and
: lcfhs.org see a century-old steam locomotive.
• Children’s Hall & play area
Moores Creek • 20+ operating scale model trains
National Battlefield : 505 Nutt St., 28401
Walk the site of the first Patriot victory : 910-763-2634
of the American Revolution. Stroll past : wrrm.org
cannons and militia earthworks.
• Visitor’s Center & Gift Shop Wilmington Riverwalk
• Walking trails Stroll the scenic, nearly two-mile Riverwalk
Off U.S. 421 in Currie, NC 28435 that skirts the historic Cape Fear River and
: 910-283-5591 : nps.gov/mocr is lined with hotels, boutiques, art galleries,
restaurants, and cafés.
Oakdale Cemetery • Boat tours and cruises available
Eloquent epitaphs and symbolic funerary
art tell stories of those who lived before – Full-service public docks
us and their interesting life, including : 910-520-6875
notable gravesites. : wilmingtoncitydocks.com
• First rural cemetery in the state Available for vessels up to 250 feet
• Gravesite of a female Confederate spy – Port City Marina
• Educational and themed walking tours : 10 Harnett St., 28401
throughout the year : 910-251-6151
: 520 N. 15th St., 28401 – Riverfront Park
: 910-762-5682 : Water St. at the Riverfront
: oakdalecemetery.org : 910-254-0907
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