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http://www.morehead.com/attractions/local-attractions.shtml
the region advertises itself as the Crystal Coast
my old site: http://www.crystalcoast.com/
official tourism site: crystalcoastnc.org/
I think you recommended 3 things to do for sure?
Blackbeard's Ship/stuff
Something in New Bern? (what we were thinking about doing in Raleigh?)
And another if I recall...
There are three towns here just separated by bridges. I like Front St in Beaufort. Eat at Clawson's in Beaufort. In Morehead, eat at The Sanitary Seafood Market mostly because it's iconic. At the foot of the bridge on the Atlantic Beach side is one of my usual restaurants ...don't remember the name, Blue somethingorother. I'll add that when I ran tourism sites I never allowed restaurant reviews because if the cook quits the whole experience can change, so that's always a caveat.
Blackbeard = NC Maritime Museum in Beaufort
But whatever you do, do not miss the old graveyard in Beaufort. Not many graveyards have little girls buried in rum barrels or crypts with a privateer's cannon mounted on it.
http://www.beaufort-nc.com/tours/Old_Burying_Ground/beaufort-nc-burying-ground-0430.php
How much historic tourism can you stand? Personally, I'd skip New Bern this trip. It's about 50 minutes inland. And even if you like historic sites, pirates, Civil War, colonial ports, you can O.D. on that in the Morehead area while still being at a resort beach.
Awesome, thanks for all the info, that's just what I needed.
>Blackbeard = NC Maritime Museum in Beaufort
>Old_Burying_Ground
Ditto. Scary stuff, but worth it :) Just a graveyard, but with a history.
Captain Christian Wulff (1810-1856)
An unusually carved stone was sent from Denmark by a devoted sister to mark the grave of Captain Wulff of the Royal Danish Navy. Wulff had died of yellow fever while in Beaufort and the local ladies who tended him while sick had corresponded with his sister. Sadly, his sister died while on a voyage from Copenhagen to visit her brother's grave. Her ship burned at sea.
Little Girl Buried In A Barrel of Rum (1700's)
In the 1700's an English family came to settle in Beaufort. As the daughter grew, she begged to see her homeland in England. Finally, her father agreed to take her with him on a trip to London. Her mother did not like the idea but was finally persuaded by the little girl. The father promised to return his daughter home to Beaufort without fail.
Good stuff :)