N C State Port Authority

Places of Interest

Fort Macon State Park

Park

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Fort Macon State Park is a North Carolina state park in Carteret County, North Carolina, in the United States. Located on Bogue Banks near Atlantic Beach, the park opened in 1936.

North Carolina Maritime Museum

Museum

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The North Carolina Maritime Museum is a system of regional museums within the North Carolina Museum of History, which in turn part of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. North Carolina Maritime Museum is situated 2 miles east of N C State Port Authority.

Places in the Area

Morehead City

Photo: James Willamor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Morehead City is the largest town in the Crystal Coast region of North Carolina, with a population of 7,691. Morehead is not actually in the Outer Banks, being situated on the opposite shore of the Bogue Sound from Atlantic Beach, and is the main gateway to the island of Bogue Banks.

Beaufort

Photo: Michelle Underhill, CC BY 2.0.

Beaufort is the easternmost town in the Crystal Coast region of North Carolina; the county seat; and the third-oldest town in the state. Established in 1713 on the Newport River, Beaufort was named after Henry Somerset, the Duke of Beaufort.

Atlantic Beach

Photo: James Willamor, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Atlantic Beach is a small town of 1,500 people in the Crystal Coast region North Carolina. A popular seaside vacation town since the 1920s, Atlantic Beach is on Bogue Banks, part of the southern Outer Banks chain of barrier islands, between Bogue Sound and the Atlantic Ocean.

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