Worth the trip from Wrightsville Beach: Fort Fisher, 18 mi off
Visitors to Wrightsville Beach can choose from 4 museums, 3 gardens and a landmark. Nothing on our list is inside Wrightsville Beach; the 11 places to visit are within 40 miles. Moores Creek National Battlefield welcomes about 56K visitors a year. Allow a day for Frying Pan Shoals Light, 52 mi off.
Fort Fisher
Confederate fort in Wilmington, North Carolina.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Places on the map
The map ends at Moores Creek National Battlefield, 24 mi out.
Orange: Wrightsville Beach. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Each place in turn
Each of the 12 is within 60 miles.
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5Moores Creek National Battlefield
National battlefield in Pender County, North Carolina; site of a rebel victory in the American Revolutionary War (February 27, 1776).
7Thalian Hall
City hall and theater in Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina.
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10New Hanover County Extension Service Arboretum
Arboretum in Wilmington, North Carolina.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Wrightsville Beach’s history →
Photo credits
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 · 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
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