Best places: Tourist attractions in New Hanover County, United States

Exhibits memorializing the battleship's service in World War II plus a visitors center & gift shop.

Remains of a vast Confederate fort, with a visitors center featuring displays of artifacts.

Lake boating & fishing draw visitors to this preserve with a walking path, playground & picnic area.

Coastal park with fishing marina, secluded campgrounds, hiking trails & a visitors' learning center.

Teaching facility showcasing the region's aquatic life in interactive exhibits & live programs.

👍 Weekdays are chill, the place really comes alive in the evening after 5. Afternoons are great for a relaxing stroll and window shopping. They have a wide variety of food options and a few great dessert spots 😋 The river walk is built around so much history so it’s fun to do a bit of research before...

👍👍 This little island is so beautiful. Uninhabited and only accessible by water, it still feels untouched by humans. The sand is white, the water is blue, and it feels like youre a million miles from home. (Bring a trash bag, to keep it that way)

Spacious recreation area offers 5 lighted baseball fields, a playground, picnic space & concessions.

County park with ball fields, a pond, a skate park & an off-leash dog zone, plus BBQ/picnic areas.

👍👍 Awesome beach disc golf course. I really enjoyed playing this one when in Wilmington. It really makes you use a lot of different shot types and utilizes the beautiful beach trees really well. I would play this course again.

👍👍 The rocks will go under water during high tide. Which I didn’t realize until we saw the water rising :)… it is a wonderful place to spend time.

👍👍 Beautiful trees . Water view with kayaks entrance.

Waterfront area with a fishing pier & boat ramp, plus picnic tables, shade trees & parking spots.

👍👍 Our child’s pre-school took a field trip here and it was great. Glad I tagged along because I had just as much fun as I think the kids did. Pigs, chickens, bunnies, horses, goats, sheep, and more! The pony ride was the highlight for my three year old, definitely a memory to hold onto forever. Thanks...

👍👍 Great place for a game, Bring your banana boat spray to keep the bugs away!

Public park with picnic shelters, a playground, walking trail, basketball courts & a baseball field.

👍👍 We had so much fun on the last day of the sunflower maze! We were able to clip sunflowers to take home and even were allowed to harvest a few of the sunflower heads to dry out for seeds to plant next year! They will be planting the corn maze soon for October and can't wait to go back. Also, we have...