- Our list of the best things to do in Wilmington, North Carolina, features the top 124 nearby activities — including 63 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
 - Wilmington, NC has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Water Activities, Tours, Amusement, and Sights & Landmarks.
 - The results below include the top 30 things to do within the city of Wilmington, NC , followed by 95 popular activities in nearby cities, including Southport, Wrightsville Beach, Carolina Beach, Kure Beach, Oak Island, Topsail Beach, Bald Head Island, New Bern and Surf City
 
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            Located within the Museum of Coastal Carolina, the Ingram Planetarium features an 85-seat sky theater with surround-sound systems and state-of-the-art digital projection. In addition to shows about astronomy, there are laser music shows held on the weekend.        
    
    
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                800 N. Sandpiper Club Drive, Sunset Beach, NC 
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            Located a short drive from the beach, the Sandpiper Bay Golf Course and Country Club offers challenging rounds of golf in inspiring surroundings. Numerous water hazards and innovative course design challenge experienced golfers, and both the course and club are renowned for top-notch customer service.        
    
    
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                301 Municipal Drive, Sunset Beach, NC 28468
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            Summertide Adventure Tours, LLC. -Day Tours offers guests of all ages and skill levels the experience of kayaking the Sunset Beach and Ocean Isle Beach coastal areas. In addition to daytime tours, twilight tours under the moonlight are also available.        
    
    
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            Run by volunteer talent from the area and director Julia Eller, Sneads Ferry Community Theater hosts a variety of live productions. Over seventeen stage plays and special events have been hosted here since 2002.        
    
    
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            Established in 1980, the Thurston Art Gallery is a location that displays and sells a number of artistic works and items. These include local art, shirts, jewelry, totebags, and many other items.        
    
    
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                720 Channel Blvd, Topsail Beach, Sneads Ferry, NC 28445
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            Southern Belle Excursions offers boat trips on New River. Options include dinner cruises, sightseeing jaunts, and weekend Fun Cruises. The company also welcomes reservations for private parties and other events.        
    
    
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                15 Hickory Road, Sneads Ferry, NC 28460
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            New River Shore Thing-Day Boat Tours is a boating company that offers inshore fishing, flounder gigging, boat rides, and tubing. The company supplies the tackle, the bait, and the fishing license.        
    
    
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            Snead's Ferry's Tiki Bar/ VooDoo Lounge is a hookah bar and music club. It hosts dancing, parties, live music, and special events, and serves a full array of drinks from the bar.        
    
    
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            Specializing in watersport rentals, Sneads Ferry Bait is a marine rental company providing a number of services to its customers. Pontoon boat rentals, fishing charters, and guided dolphin tours are among the services offered for its visitors to enjoy.        
    
    
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                211 Clubhouse Road, Sunset Beach, NC 28468
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            Sea Trail Plantation-Jones Course is a par 72 6,761 yard golf course designed by Rees Jones. The cart-only course is located within the Sea Trail development that also offers pool, and tennis.