Guidebook for Carolina Beach
Drinks & Nightlife
Good food and LIVE entertainment. Indoor/outdoor eating. Great place to catch a game on TV.
175 locals recommend
SeaWitch Cafe & Tiki Bar
227 Carolina Beach Ave NGood food and LIVE entertainment. Indoor/outdoor eating. Great place to catch a game on TV.
Restaurant and bar. Great place for the family because they have outdoor eating and a lot of games!
92 locals recommend
Lazy Pirate Island Sports Grill
701 N Lake Park BlvdRestaurant and bar. Great place for the family because they have outdoor eating and a lot of games!
Food Scene
This is our FAVORITE SPOT! Eat on the pier! I highly suggest the crab cake sandwich. LIVE music some nights.
163 locals recommend
Ocean Grill & Tiki Bar
1211 S Lake Park BlvdThis is our FAVORITE SPOT! Eat on the pier! I highly suggest the crab cake sandwich. LIVE music some nights.
Kate's Pancake House
102 S Lake Park BlvdThis is a MUST for breakfast!!!
Excellent seafood. Try the seafood chowder. I usually take some to go, as well!
113 locals recommend
Michael's Seafood Restaurant
1206 N Lake Park BlvdExcellent seafood. Try the seafood chowder. I usually take some to go, as well!
Excellent service and really good seafood. Great for a family.
58 locals recommend
Jack Mackerels Island Grill
113 K AvenueExcellent service and really good seafood. Great for a family.
The World Famous Britts Donuts! It's seasonal. Make sure you get a dozen! Located on the boardwalk. Cash only.
277 locals recommend
Britts Donuts
13 Carolina Beach Ave NThe World Famous Britts Donuts! It's seasonal. Make sure you get a dozen! Located on the boardwalk. Cash only.
Talk about creative donuts! The cinnabomb is the bomb, but really you can't go wrong with any of them. Grab a coffee while you're there. It's a couple doors down from Food Lion.
65 locals recommend
Wake N Bake Donuts - Carolina Beach
1401 N Lake Park BlvdTalk about creative donuts! The cinnabomb is the bomb, but really you can't go wrong with any of them. Grab a coffee while you're there. It's a couple doors down from Food Lion.
Take the Fort Fisher Ferry and spend the afternoon in historic Southport. While there eat at Fishy Fishy Cafe. It's right on the water. Fresh fish. Indoor/outdoor eating.
116 locals recommend
Fishy Fishy Cafe
106 Yacht Basin DrTake the Fort Fisher Ferry and spend the afternoon in historic Southport. While there eat at Fishy Fishy Cafe. It's right on the water. Fresh fish. Indoor/outdoor eating.
Entertainment & Activities
Why go to the beach if you don't walk along the sandy coastline of the Atlantic Ocean?! Carolina Beach has a beautiful boardwalk. Great for walks!
30 locals recommend
Atlantic Ocean
Why go to the beach if you don't walk along the sandy coastline of the Atlantic Ocean?! Carolina Beach has a beautiful boardwalk. Great for walks!
This is a lot of fun for groups or families. The boat goes up and down the intracoastal way. It's very pretty. Make sure you put on your dancing shoes.
9 locals recommend
Winner Party Boat Fleet
100 Carl Winner DrThis is a lot of fun for groups or families. The boat goes up and down the intracoastal way. It's very pretty. Make sure you put on your dancing shoes.
Arts & Culture
See where one of the civil war battles was fought. Museum and tour. FREE.
315 locals recommend
Fort Fisher State Historic Site
1610 Fort Fisher Blvd SSee where one of the civil war battles was fought. Museum and tour. FREE.
Parks & Nature
North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher
900 Loggerhead RdSee fish and wildlife indigenous to NC.
Carolina Beach State Park
1010 State Park RdThis is a great place to go for a jog.
Sightseeing
Visit the battleship North Carolina and tour historic Wilmington while you're there. We love the horse drawn carriage tours. So much history.
435 locals recommend
Battleship North Carolina
1 Battleship Rd NEVisit the battleship North Carolina and tour historic Wilmington while you're there. We love the horse drawn carriage tours. So much history.
Shopping
Historic Wilmington has so many unique stores downtown. You'll find items you won't find anywhere else. I love it there!
207 locals recommend
Wilmington
Historic Wilmington has so many unique stores downtown. You'll find items you won't find anywhere else. I love it there!