Guidebook for Oak Island

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Guidebook for Oak Island

Food Scene

Best seafood on the island and the portions are big enough to share!
15 locals recommend
Oak Island Restaurant
6302 E Oak Island Dr
15 locals recommend
Best seafood on the island and the portions are big enough to share!
Great seafood and steaks.
19 locals recommend
Pirates Deck
5827 E Oak Island Dr
19 locals recommend
Great seafood and steaks.
Beautiful, romantic spot, great view and great menu.
85 locals recommend
Island Way
1407 E Beach Dr
85 locals recommend
Beautiful, romantic spot, great view and great menu.
Wonderful bakery items.
11 locals recommend
Nancy Jo's Homemade Bakery
8600 E Oak Island Dr
11 locals recommend
Wonderful bakery items.
Fun place to grab a slice or a salad. Just across the street from the beach.
88 locals recommend
Pepperoni Grill at the Beach
4320 E Beach Dr
88 locals recommend
Fun place to grab a slice or a salad. Just across the street from the beach.
Right on the inter-coastal waterway. Great views, great food and music on some nights.
Fish Factory Road Southeast
Fish Factory Road Southeast
Right on the inter-coastal waterway. Great views, great food and music on some nights.

Parks & Nature

Bird Rescue
Sea Biscuit Shelter
1638 E Beach Dr
Bird Rescue
16 locals recommend
Oak Island Nature Center
5202 E Yacht Dr
16 locals recommend
9 locals recommend
Bald Head Island Conservancy
700 Federal Rd
9 locals recommend
37 locals recommend
Ocean Crest Fishing Pier
1409 E Beach Dr
37 locals recommend

Sightseeing

Great Aquarium and the ferry ride over is fun too!
550 locals recommend
North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher
900 Loggerhead Rd
550 locals recommend
Great Aquarium and the ferry ride over is fun too!
126 locals recommend
Oak Island Lighthouse
300a Caswell Beach Rd
126 locals recommend
North Carolina Baptist Assembly at Fort Caswell
100 Caswell Beach Rd

Everything Else

A great place to shop, sight-see and eat!
242 locals recommend
Southport
242 locals recommend
A great place to shop, sight-see and eat!
Fort Fisher is the largest earthen fortification in the Confederacy and the vital blockade running trade on the Cape Fear River.
315 locals recommend
Fort Fisher State Historic Site
1610 Fort Fisher Blvd S
315 locals recommend
Fort Fisher is the largest earthen fortification in the Confederacy and the vital blockade running trade on the Cape Fear River.

Getting Around

A great ferry ride to Bald Head Island but you will need to rent a golf cart when you arrive as no cars are allowed on the island.
28 locals recommend
Bald Head Island Ferry
1301 Ferry Rd SE
28 locals recommend
A great ferry ride to Bald Head Island but you will need to rent a golf cart when you arrive as no cars are allowed on the island.
A fun ride to Ft. Fisher and to the aquarium.
44 locals recommend
Fort Fisher Ferry Terminal station
2422 Fort Fisher Blvd S
44 locals recommend
A fun ride to Ft. Fisher and to the aquarium.

Drinks & Nightlife

Fun atmosphere and live music most nights.
39 locals recommend
Lazy Turtle Bar & Grill
601 Ocean Dr
39 locals recommend
Fun atmosphere and live music most nights.

Shopping

Best thrift store on the island.
6 locals recommend
Hope Chest
5602 E Oak Island Dr
6 locals recommend
Best thrift store on the island.