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Attractions near Beaufort

North Carolina Maritime Museum, the place to visit in Beaufort

Beaufort has 10 notable places within 60 miles, among them 2 national park units. North Carolina Maritime Museum is inside Beaufort. Cape Lookout National Seashore sees about 513K visitors a year. Go 44 mi out for Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

Attractions nearby
10
within 60 miles
The big one
2 mi
Queen Anne's Revenge
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Ancient site · 2 mi south

Queen Anne's Revenge

Pirate Blackbeard's ship.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

The places, mapped

Furthest from the centre is U-352, 35 mi away.

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Orange: Beaufort. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

The complete list

After the one in town come 9 more within 60 miles.

The places inside Beaufort lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Beaufort → · Beaufort’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

North Carolina Maritime Museum: Kd5463, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Queen Anne's Revenge: Joseph Nicholls, Public domain · Tryon Palace: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Fort Macon State Park: Kevinbercaw, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cape Hatteras National Seashore: Vbofficial, Public domain · Cape Lookout Lighthouse: United States Coast Guard, Public domain · U-352: Barry Peters`, CC BY 2.0 · Cape Lookout National Seashore: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY 3.0 · Masonic Temple and Theater: Archie A. Biggs, Photographer, Public domain · Aurora Fossil Museum: RadioFan, CC BY-SA 3.0

Know a spot visitors miss?Locals know the overlook without the crowds and the diner the tour buses skip.
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