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The Crystal Coast boasts a vacation resort atmosphere set in a series of southern fishing villages. Must see family favorites often include Fort Macon State Park, The North Carolina Aquarium and the North Carolina Maritime Museum. Accommodations are plentiful and varied depending on the needs of the traveler. Vacation rental companies offer beach cottages and condos that feature the finest amenities, local hotels and motels offer gracious southern hospitality, bed and breakfasts will soothe and charm you, and local campgrounds allow the true beauty of the Crystal Coast to be realized from sun-up until the sun goes down. Dining choices are also varied and budget friendly. Fresh seafood is the obvious choice for most, but local eateries offer fare for every appetite. Steaks, barbecue, pizza, Japanese, Chinese, Mexican and Italian cuisine are featured in both fine dining and coastal casual restaurants along the coast. TheCoastalExplorer.com helps visitors to the Crystal Coast plan the best vacation possible. Follow links to more information about Morehead City, Beaufort, Atlantic Beach, Pine Knoll Shores, Indian Beach, Salter Path, Emerald Isle and Swansboro.
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Find your preferred house of worship or church; locate beach accesses, boat ramps, parks, schools, county and town offices and more while visiting The Crystal Coast. |
 Shopping
Explore our Crystal Coast Shopping section to find all the stores that suit your tastes. Browse detailed information on each store from souvenirs to seafood to help you determine where you wish to shop! We will help you find the perfect reminder of your vacation or gift idea for a neighbor. |
 Dining
Explore The Crystal Coast Dining options to find the restaurants that suit your tastes. Browse complete Menus including pricing and children’s menus too! Some will even deliver to your door. Looking for seafood markets, produce stands, and butchers, please check the shopping index. |
 Nightlife
Explore the Crystal Coast Nightlife options to find the entertainment that suit your tastes. Whether your idea of nightlife is a bowling alley, movie theater, bingo or dancing and karaoke, we have tried to find it for you. |
 Activities
Explore the Crystal Coast to find things to do for the entire family. Whether your idea of fun is soaring above the beach in a parasail harness, taking a surfing lesson, fishing on an offshore charter or playing mini-golf with your children, we will put you in touch with the folks who make it happen. |
 Lodging
Explore the Crystal Coast lodging options to find rental cottages, condos, hotels, motels and campgrounds. View detailed amenity information and use the helpful check availability links to complete your vacation accommodation planning. |
 Events & Weddings
Use our Wedding and Event Planning section to discover the many possibilities available on the Crystal Coast for wedding planning, corporate events, or simply an old fashioned clam bake catered at your Crystal Coast vacation rental. In this section you will find what you need to plan a Crystal Coast wedding or event, including coordinator services, personal services, banquet halls, caterers, and shops designed for the whole wedding, and party planning process. |
 Real Estate
Search our Relocation Properties section for Crystal Coast residential living possibilities including Crystal Coast real estate for sale, Crystal Coast homes for sale, long term Crystal Coast home rentals, Crystal Coast condominiums, townhouses, apartments, and lots for sale. You may also search for commercial property for sale including Crystal Coast businesses for sale, commercial lots for sale, and multi-unit dwellings. |
 Real Estate Services
Search our Relocation Services section to find everything you need to make your move to the Crystal Coast successful. Here you will find everything that you need to manage the business of your Real Estate investment including Crystal Coast Realtors, Crystal Coast Real Estate companies, real estate appraisal companies, real estate attorneys, real estate management companies, as well as architects, insurance companies, inspectors, engineers, lenders, mortgage companies and so much more. |
 Home Improvement
Improving your Crystal Coast home, Crystal Coast vacation rental property, or commercial real estate? Our Crystal Coast home improvement services section will provide you with everything you need for your Crystal Coast home makeover. If your need is Crystal Coast landscaping, an Crystal Coast pool & spa company, roofing, an electrician, plumber, handyman services, an Crystal Coast heating & cooling company, a carpenter, concrete services, or a Crystal Coast deck & fence company, we are here to help you find it. |
 Convenience Services
For all the practical (and not so practical) things you need when away from home. From beach chairs and surfboards to manicures and massages. Rent a car, find a caterer - everything you need to make your vacation complete. |
Richly characterized by layers of coastal Carolina history, the Crystal Coast boasts a vacation resort atmosphere set in a series of southern fishing villages. Activities abound for visitors of all interests. Deep-sea sport fishing, pier fishing and surf fishing are all world class and provide year round excitement for the angler-inclined. Antique seekers are equally charmed by the local boutiques and historical architecture. Adventure lovers find thrills windsurfing, scuba diving, wreck exploring and every kind of boating imaginable.
Must see family favorites often include Fort Macon State Park, The North Carolina Aquarium and the North Carolina Maritime Museum. Fort Macon State Park boasts 385 acres of beach, dunes and maritime forest with picnic facilities, surf fishing, summer season lifeguards, nature trail and a restored Civil War fort. The North Carolina Maritime Museum features exhibits of ship models, artifacts of the shipwreck of Queen Anne¹s Revenge, fossils, a world-class shell collection and the Watercraft Center where visitors can observe the restoration of wooden boats and boat models. The North Carolina Aquarium features underwater creatures of the central coast of North Carolina, interpreted wetland trails, educational programs, field trips, surf fishing workshop and a seafood cooking series.
Accommodations are plentiful and varied depending on the needs of the traveler. Upscale luxury homes feature the finest amenities, local hotels and motels offer gracious southern hospitality, bed and breakfasts southern charm, and local campgrounds allow the true beauty of the Crystal Coast to be realized from sun-up till sundown.
Dining choices are also varied and budget friendly. Fresh seafood is the obvious choice for most, but local eateries offer fare for every appetite. Steaks, barbecue, pizza, Japanese, Chinese, Mexican and Italian cuisine are featured in both fine and casual restaurants along the coast.
TheCoastalExplorer.com helps visitors to the Crystal Coast plan the best vacation possible. In this section travelers will find money saving coupons and thorough information about accommodations, dining, activities and shopping. Vacationers can even learn the distance to each location! Follow links to more information about Atlantic Beach, Beaufort, the Core Banks, Cedar Island, Emerald Isle, Harkers Island, Indian Beach, Morehead City, Pine Knoll Shores and Shakelford Banks.
Choose from any of the categories of information above to find indexes of businesses that provide, lodging, dining, nightlife, shopping, things to do, vacation services as well as useful community information on beach accesses, parks, boat ramps and boat launching areas, sound or water accesses, local post offices and more. Then click on the business you wish to know more about.
We provide detailed information on each location. This information includes the basics such as operating hours, parking information, payment options, restroom options including availability of baby changing tables and considerations for the handicapped, to more specific information such as available lodging amenities, store inventory as well as activities and services to keep the family happy visiting the Outer Banks on vacation. Each location offers a street-level map to assist with driving directions as well as a town map and a regional map to help you put it all in perspective. Many businesses offer a discount coupon to encourage you to visit them and a locations page providing information on alternate locations for your convenience.
You may choose to get more precise in you planning by choosing one of the above towns to go to specific indexes of businesses and cottages in those towns. Each of our communities are different so be sure to read them all to find which one best suits your needs.
We are preparing several new services for you to enjoy, including an Event Planning Section to help you plan a wedding, corporate retreat, family reunion or other major event. A Links section, where you can discover surf and fishing reports, road conditions, weather reports and other information. A Calendar of events section for regions, towns and individual businesses so that you can keep up with all the happenings on the Crystal Coastal including daily lunch and dinner specials from our restaurant businesses. You will even be able to manage all of this information and choose to be notified through email with our Coastal Itinerary.
We also have a Relocation Guide in the works, which will include properties for sale, realtors, builders and more. This Relocation Guide will include a Relocation Services section to include mortgage lenders, appraisers, surveyors, and attorneys to make your home buying as easy as possible, as well as moving and storage companies to facilitate your transition to The Crystal Coast. There will be a Homeowner Services section to include businesses such as landscapers, carpenters, plumbers, electricians, flooring specialists and trim carpenters so that you can easily find the companies to help you make your home, a castle. So keep checking back, as we will continue to work to provide you with the most comprehensive, detailed website available.
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