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THINGS TO DO

South walking Airlie Gardens’ 67 acres
of paths and trails and see the nearly
500-year-old Airlie Oak.
• Butterfly house: open seasonally
May 15 – 0ct. 15
Airlie Gardens • Minnie Evans Bottle Chapel
• Seasonal Events: Summer Concert Series
and Holiday Enchanted Airlie
ADVENTURE : 300 Airlie Rd., 28403
8 Connect with nature in Wilmington’s : 910-798-7700 : airliegardens.org
many parks and picturesque
gardens. Enjoy a bike ride or leisurely The New Hanover County
walk along miles of trails from downtown Arboretum
Wilmington to Wrightsville Beach. Stroll through seven acres of gardens and
: crosscitytrail.com nature trails, relax in the contemplation
: rivertoseabikeway.com garden, a Japanese tea house, water garden
: capefearcyclists.org and children’s cottage.
• Children’s Garden
Discover Wilmington and beaches’ nine • Contemplation garden honors 5 branches
sites of the NC Birding Trail. Visit of the military
ncbirdingtrail.org for a complete list of • Ability Garden and gazebo
birding trail sites in New Hanover County. : 6206 Oleander Dr., 28403
: 910-798-7660 : arboretum.nhcgov.com
Public boats ramps and docking facilities
are available. For downtown Wilmington City of Wilmington
docking information: wilmingtonnc.gov/ Community Services
departments/parks-recreation/docking. Stay active with the city’s parks, which
includes hundreds of acres of public
Airlie Gardens recreation and athletic opportunities.
Visit the premiere gardens of the coastal : 910-341-7855 : wilmingtonrecreation.com

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