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Attractions near Oak Island

Worth the trip from Oak Island: Fort Fisher, 14 mi off

Around Oak Island, the places to visit include 4 museums, 3 gardens and a landmark. Nothing on our list is inside Oak Island; the 11 places to visit are within 40 miles. Visits to Moores Creek National Battlefield run to about 56K a year. Drive 45 mi to reach Grand Strand.

Attractions nearby
17
within 60 miles
The big one
14 mi
Fort Fisher
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Landmark · 14 mi east

Fort Fisher

Confederate fort in Wilmington, North Carolina.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where to find them

Head to the northeast for most of the 11 on the list.

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

Everything nearby

The complete list

All of it lies within 60 miles: 17 places.

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

Parks and trails in Oak Island → · Oak Island’s history →

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

Grand Strand: Phil Guest from Bournemouth, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Fort Fisher: Eric T. Gunther, CC BY 3.0 · Frying Pan Shoals Light: U.S. Department of Defense, Public domain · Orton Plantation: AgnosticPreachersKid., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Brunswick Town: Brunswick1726, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Family Kingdom Amusement Park: Fk714, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Moores Creek National Battlefield: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Huntington Beach State Park: Original uploader was Pendragon1998 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Thalian Hall: Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cape Fear Museum: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cameron Art Museum: Starjelly3201, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Fisher Visitor Center: TomasVial, CC BY-SA 4.0 · United States Post Office: Pubdog, Public domain · Burroughs School: Pubdog, Public domain

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