Try to time your visit for sunset, when visitors say the park ... of the Bald Head Lighthouse – the oldest standing lighthouse in North Carolina. When it's time to turn in for the night, you ...

Before 1875, ships sailing by the North Carolina coast faced a 40-mile "blind spot" between Bodie Island and Virginia's Cape Henry. Then, the Currituck Beach Lighthouse in Corolla was created.

You can climb the lighthouse but note it ... at Fort Fisher and surf fish or enjoy a sunset from Fort Fisher Recreation Area. A branch of the North Carolina Aquarium is also located out at Fort ...