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Attractions near Emerald Isle

A day out from Emerald Isle: Queen Anne's Revenge, 21 mi away

Yearly visitors to Cape Lookout National Seashore number about 513K. Our list finds nothing inside Emerald Isle, but 7 places within 40 miles. On the list: 2 museums, an ancient site and a state park, among others. Further out, CSS Neuse is 52 mi away.

Attractions nearby
15
within 60 miles
The big one
21 mi
Queen Anne's Revenge
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Ancient site · 21 mi east

Queen Anne's Revenge

Pirate Blackbeard's ship.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Map of the places

On the map, most of the 7 sit to the east.

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

Everything nearby

Every one of them

You will find all 15 within 60 miles.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Emerald Isle → · Emerald Isle’s history →

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

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 · CSS Neuse: Katyrw, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · North Carolina Maritime Museum: Kd5463, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Thalian Hall: Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cape Fear Museum: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Masonic Temple and Theater: Archie A. Biggs, Photographer, Public domain · Aurora Fossil Museum: RadioFan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Neuseway Nature Center and Planetarium: RadioFan, CC BY-SA 3.0

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