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- Libraries and Archives
- Local Museums and Research Collectables
- Historic Societies
- Cultural and Nature Attractions
- Day Trips
- Local Government and Area Tourism Organizations
- Locally Owned Bookstores
LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES
New Hanover County Public Library
Hours and Locations
Local History Room and Collections
Digital Archives
E-resources
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UNCW – Randal Library
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Archives and Special Collections
University of North Carolina – Library
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Digital Collections
Special Collections
State Library of North Carolina
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Online Collections
North Carolina State Archives
Online catalog and Finding Aids
Digital Collections and Publications
NC Echo
Library of Congress Online Catalog
Digital Collections
LOCAL MUSEUMS AND RESEARCH COLLECTIONS
Fort Fisher State Historic Site
Cape Fear Museum
Wrightsville Beach Museum of History
Wilmington Railroad Museum
Bellamy Mansion Museum
NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher
Battleship North Carolina
North Carolina Underwater Archaeology Branch
Burgwin Wright House Museum
African American Heritage Museum of Wilmington
Brunswick Town/ Fort Anderson State Historic Site
North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport
Pender County Historical Museum
Poplar Grove Plantation
HISTORIC SOCIETIES
Historical Society of the Lower Cape Fear
Brunswick County Historical Society
Southport Historical Society
Old New Hanover County Genealogical Society
CULTURAL AND NATURE ATTRACTIONS
North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher
Carolina Beach State Park
Fort Fisher State Recreation Area
Fort Fisher Air Force Recreation Area
Thalian Hall
Cape Fear Serpentarium
Louise Wells Cameron Art Museum
Wilmington Children’s Museum
DAY TRIPS
Southport/Fort Fisher Ferry
Moore’s Creek National Battlefield
Penderlea Homestead Museum
Topsail Island Missiles and More Museum
Karin Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center
Bald Head Lighthouse
Museum of Coastal Carolina / Ingram Planetarium
North Carolina Museum of Forestry
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND AREA TOURISM ORGANIZATIONS
Pleasure Island Chamber of Commerce
Wilmington and Beaches Convention and Visitors Bureau
Town of Carolina Beach
Town of Kure Beach
New Hanover County
City of Wilmington
LOCALLY OWNED BOOKSTORES
Island Bookshop: 100 N. Lake Park Blvd. Carolina Beach. Phone: 707-0504 (no web site)
McAllister and Solomon Used and Rare Books
Two Sister’s Bookery
HEALTH RELATED
American Lung Association
QuitDay