Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Late summer — with air and water temperatures still warm, and crowds cooled — is an ideal time to visit North Carolina’s Crystal Coast . This 85-mile stretch of beaches also known as the Southern Outer Banks, offers special pleasures. While you’re enjoying the sun or strolling along the sand, check out the Oceanana Pier (Atlantic Beach) or Bogue Inlet Pier (Emerald Isle) .
Crystal Coast pier at sunset North Carolina Crystal Coast The Bogue Inlet Pier is a popular fishing spot, with Atlantic Ocean views. Emerald Isle Woods Park has a disc golf course and a dock, plus shoreline and forest trails, including part of the North Carolina Birding Trail. You can rent a bike and follow the Emerald Isle Bike Path, an 11-mile trail with stunning views of both ocean and sound sides of the island.
History lovers will enjoy walking tours offered by the Beaufort Historic Site, a complex of nine historic houses that show coastal history from the 18th and 19th centuries, from pirate legends to colonial-era stories. Originally a fishing village and port of safety dating from the late 1600’s, approximately 150 Bahamian and West Indian style homes and public buildings bear plaques with earliest known owners, and dates of original construction. MORE FOR YOU New Password Hacking Warning For Gmail, Facebook And Amazon Users Trump Vs.
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[+] North Carolina. getty The Crystal Coast offers a variety of artificial reefs, created to support native marine life and promote ethical fishing practices, a major attractions for divers. George Summerlin Reef , Atlantic Beach Reef and Howard Chapin Reef are just a few of the aquatic creations developed as part of North Carolina’s artificial reef program, creating a top scuba diving destination.
Near Cape Hatteras, the icy Labrador Current surges down from the north, and the balmy Gulf Stream flows up from the tropical south. Where these two currents collide, huge waves arise, especially during storms. The Atlantic Ocean off the shore of the Crystal Coast is known as the “Graveyard of the Atlantic,” home to over 2,000 shipwrecks scattered across the coastline.
Divers can explore these naturalized, underwater works of art, including The USS Schurz, a German army boat that was attacked and sank in 1918; The Amagansett, a 1954 fishing boat that sank after a storm; and The Liberty Ship, a 1941 vessel that was sunk as part of the artificial reef program. You can swim along with jellyfish, Loggerhead turtles, octopuses, dolphins, whales, Sand Tiger Sharks, eels, catfish, Seaweed Blennies and Sea Spiders. Discovery Diving Company, Inc.
, Encounter SCUBA and Olympus Dive Center are just a two of the Crystal Coast diving partners. These companies will guide divers of all skill levels on reef and wreck tours. Hear about North Carolina on my award-winning travel podcast, Places I Remember with Lea Lane , wherever you get podcasts; and subscribe to my YouTube channel , Places I Remember: Travel Talk with Lea Lane.
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