This area is full of history related to the Civil War, slave trading, Days of Plantations, and even World War II. Come and explore, you'll b amazed of the amount of history that is right here in the Southport area.
First of a new generation of fast battleships, North Carolina was commissioned in 1941 and participated in every major campaign of World War II in the Pacific.
The battleship is open for tours year-round.
The tour route takes visitors from deep in the engine rooms to high up on the bridge.
Hours: 8 a.m.-8 p.m. May 16-Sept. 15; 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 16-May 15.
Admission: $9 adults, $8 seniors, active-duty and retired military, $4.50 children 6 and over; 5 and under free.
'Gibraltar of the Confederacy'
Fort Fisher was the Confederacy's last coastal stronghold. It kept the port of Wilmington open to blockade runners, which carried desperately needed supplies through the Union naval blockade.
This former rice plantation on the Cape Fear River's west bank includes one of the region's oldest houses, the original rooms of which were built in 1725. The house is not open for tours. The 20 acres of gardens have been a showplace for nearly a century. Visitors can enjoy a grand vista over the river and the marshes that once grew rice. Alligators sunning on the marsh's edge are a common ...more details
