MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (WITN) - As the summer beach season finally begins, the Department of Environmental Quality is reminding people about its interactive public beach and waterfront access map. The ...

I grew up often visiting the Gulf Coast, where beach days meant soft white sand, slow sunsets, and the hum of cicadas in the pine trees just beyond the dunes. However, something about the North ...

(WGHP) — As summer approaches, you may be in the early stages of planning that beach vacation. If you’re not a fan of the hustle and bustle of some of the more popular tourist attraction beaches in ...

The mountains of North Carolina are the perfect summer destination for many - but for residents of mountainous regions like Western N.C., the warmest months of the year can go hand-in-hand with a ...

If you’re craving a trip to the coast, you may want to venture out to a few North Carolina destinations voted as top travel spots across the region. As part of its annual South’s Best awards, Southern ...

Nine Wilmington-area beaches were nominated for the USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice Award for best North Carolina beaches. Seven of the nominated beaches made the top 10. Carolina Beach, Holden Beach ...

Lydia Mansel is a writer with more than eight years of experience editing and writing for both brands and online publications—with a particular focus on travel, fashion, and lifestyle. She’s also the ...

Sunbathers aren’t the only ones lying belly-up on North Carolina beaches as Memorial Day kicks off the 2025 summer travel season. That beautiful indigo-tinted squish monster, the poisonous Portuguese ...