Ocean Isle
Ocean Isle is a small beach town, neighboring Sunset Beach, in North Carolina, just minutes north of the South Carolina state line and off the main route via Wilmington. It’s home to a family beach area, good golf courses and fishing opportunities, Silver Coast Winery and several festivals well worth visiting. Oceanfront lodging and dining are casual and comfortable.
The North Carolina Oyster Festival is celebrated nearby in Shallotte annually in mid-October. It includes live music, a large arts and crafts fair, an oyster stew cook-off and plenty of oyster eating (and other foods).
The Museum of Coastal Carolina presents family programs, exhibits and special events such as one featuring the barred owl found in the museum’s Coastal Plain Gallery. The museum is part of the Ingram Planetarium which is located nearby in Sunset Beach and also offers frequent educational and entertaining programs.