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Originally Posted by ct-mom
 Any wildwood (nj) like beach , in nc ? With fun things to do for the whole family ? |
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# Free white-sand Wildwood beaches
# Exciting world-famous Wildwood Boardwalk
# World-class roller coasters and Wildwood amusements
# Wildwood Waterparks
# Golf (miniature plus 18-hole championship, minutes away)
# Wildwood Fine dining and casual family Wildwood restaurants
# Nightlife galore
# Year-round festivals, events and celebrations
# Wildwood Hotels, Wildwood motels and New Jersey shore rentals to accommodate families and groups of every size
# Wildwood fishing and Wildwood watersports
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Wildwood website. I thought seeing how the Crystal Coast matches up might be fun.
I think we can show you better beaches and ours are all free, but our boardwalks are mostly like the one in
this picture of Beaufort, NC (http://coastalnc.org/beaufortnctravelguide - broken link).
We will have to pass on "World-class roller coasters" and lots of night life. You can break your trip up by stopping at
King's Dominion in Virginia. It's right on Interstate 95 or swing by
Busch Gardens Williamsburg and get all the rides and water parks out of your system before you reach the beaches.
However, we do have
some wonderful trails for family hiking, some of the finest kayaking around, and the
Golfin Dolphin is adding to their family friendly amusements. They even have some bumper boats, but I don't think we can call that a water park.
Also we do have Bogue Sound where you can
rent personal water craft or go para-sailing (http://insiders.com/crystalcoast/main-fishing4.htm - broken link) or a number of other fun water activities.
We have plenty of
good restaurants.
There are three golf courses in the area, and a fourth one in Beaufort which may well be open by now. There are also miniature golf courses in the area.
We have lots of festivals. The
NC Seafood Festival in Morehead is coming up. Where else can you find something like the
Swansboro Mullet Festival?
We just finished one church Lobster dinner and another is scheduled in October. We'll run head to head with anyone on festivals. Check out my
web page with slide shows and pictures of events in the area.
As to having great accommodations, I'll put our sand castles up against anyone's. We also have campgrounds in Croatan National Forest.
Don't even go there on fishing or fresh seafood, we win hands down in those categories.
Certainly if you are looking for nightlife other than a beach walk with a canopy of stars that you can actually see, we are not your spot.
But if you want warm waters, no crowds, and can live with biking, hiking, and kayaking instead of roller coasters, you might want to consider
NC's Crystal Coast. If you want a real roller coaster, you can always go off shore fishing.
Check out my
Emerald Isle Travel Guide.
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Sunny is probably right but I thought this would be fun anyway.
