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Attractions near Wilmington

What to see in Wilmington, from Airlie Gardens on

Wilmington and its surroundings hold 4 museums, 3 gardens and a theatre. 5 places to visit are mapped inside Wilmington, with 6 more within 40 miles. Around 56K people visit Moores Creek National Battlefield each year. A longer outing takes you to Frying Pan Shoals Light, 53 mi off.

Attractions nearby
12
within 60 miles
The big one
17 mi
Fort Fisher
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Landmark · 17 mi south

Fort Fisher

Confederate fort in Wilmington, North Carolina.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where things are

Head to the south for most of the 6 on the list.

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

Everything nearby

Every entry

11 places in all: 5 in town and 7 within 60 miles.

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

Wilmington’s history →

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

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: 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 · Moores Creek National Battlefield: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Fort Fisher Visitor Center: TomasVial, CC BY-SA 4.0

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