The Burgwin-Wright House and Gardens is the oldest and largest historic site in downtown Wilmington. They’re eight colonial structures left in Wilmington, four on are the property. Three ballast stone buildings, circa 1744, once the city jail of Wilmington and the 1770 House.
Operated as a museum house, it offers visitors a unique opportunity to view a fine example of Georgian architecture and experience what life was like during pre-revolutionary Wilmington. All rooms have been restored to the regional 1770 colors, are furnished with 18th century antiques, and showcase hundreds of objects.
Occupying two-thirds of an acre, the colonial style gardens consist of seven distinct areas, including an orchard with pomegranate and fig trees, a kitchen garden and a rose garden. Built using the walls of a former city jail as a foundation, the house retains many vestiges of its previous incarnation such as outdoor and sub-basement jail cells and a freestanding kitchen house with a massive hearth complete with period cooking utensils.
Open Monday-Saturday 10am-4pm, guided tours are on the hour with the last tour departing at 3pm. The visitor center, on the ground floor, house a gift shop, art gallery and exhibit hall. Guided tours include the stories about the people who lived and worked here and the women’s organization that saved this landmark from the wrecking ball.
Over the next few decades, countless renovations were made to keep the property looking brand new, as well as the acquisition and formation of the "formal gardens" bordering Market Street. Today, visitors will literally feel like they've simply stepped back in time into a wealthy Wilmington resident's home as they stroll through the pristinely kept rooms and grounds.
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Southport can easily serve as a launching point for a myriad of shelling adventures. From this small community on the Cape Fear River, visitors can board a ferry to Bald Head Island, Fort Fisher, or even take a cruise to smaller and lesser-known island destinations like Zeke’s Island Reserve. As a result, visitors will find that a myriad of shelling beaches are just a short boat ride (or drive) away, leading to miles of shoreline to explore, and long sun-filled days of combing and enjoying the local beaches.
Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2014, the Cameron Art Museum has grown over the past five decades into one of coastal North Carolina's premier collections of regional, national and international art, filling virtually every corner of its gallery space at its 17th Street and Independence Blvd. intersection location. The modern building with its trio of glass pyramid rooftops is easy to distinguish in Downtown Wilmington, however visitors are even more impressed when they walk through the doors and get a first glimpse of the permanent and rotating collections.
Entire refreshed 5 bedroom beach home on the most desireable street on the Island. Just a 48 second walk Right across the street to the beach access and has great vistas from both the front and back decks. Decorated both modern and beachy, we've tried to think of everything you'll need for a great beach stay.The home is rather sizable and cavernous, and has Roku TVs in all the rooms and living room - savor the beach during the day, stream what you want in the evenings. For the kids and the big kid inside of you we have video games, books, board games, cards and more! There are 5 bedrooms, 1 on the main level and 4 on the upper level. New carpet and floors installed in 2022 and 2023. All of the bedrooms have intelligent tv's for streaming. The gourmet kitchen has granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances and is ready to accommodate huge families or groups. There is a bar height counter that seats 4, and the dining room table seats 6. Additional chairs available for porch side dining ! The dining room has proven to be a great place to gather to play board games, cards or just sit around the table and talk. The living area has a 60-inch wifi-enabled flat screen TV, the master a 55-inch TV, and all the other bedrooms have 42-inch TVs. The downstairs kids room also has a arcade style Pac Man. Cable TV and high speed wireless internet service (dual-band router) are also supplied for your enjoyment.The main level floor has one bedroom, with a twin over full bunkbed, and a full bathroom, living room, kitchen, dining room, pantry and access to both the front porch complete with adirondack chairs and a complete outdoor furnishings set. The second floor has the 4 huge bedrooms, 2 with queen beds, a master with a king, and a kids room with a twin bed, a bunk bed with a twin over a double, and a trundle bed with full size memory foam bed. The master bedroom has a astounding master bathroom with quartz counters, a glass enclosed walk in shower.For evenings and mornings there are two sizable generously furnished decks, one covered in the front and one open to the start in the back overlooking the enormous fenced in back yard. Excellent for appreciating time with the family and friends and watching the firework show put on by the town of Carolina Beach in the evening! To make your stay more fun, the home is secured with a keypad lock. No worrying about who has the key! There's also a beach cart supplied to make for an even easier walk over to the beach and back. And of course there's an outdoor shower for when you get home. As an added additional, check in with the owner for renting the 6 seater street legal golf cart complete with a town of carolina beach parking pass. Also available for those who like to boat, we are now offering half day boating excursions to masonboro island, subject to adance booking, check with host for rate.Carolina Beach is an exceptional vacation spot, with something for everybody in the family. There's a boardwalk with a permanent amusement park for the kids during the summer. The town hosts many movie nights at the lake, and they also have paddle boats there available for rent. The north end of the island accepts 4 wheel drive cars, and there's a pier there as well. Kure beach also has a pier, which is about a mile away and makes for a nice walk down the beach.At the far south end of the island is the Fort Fisher state park with large uncrowded beaches, the aquarium, and the ferry to Southport.Linens are included on request, but most of our guests chose to bring their own. Home comes with 2 gas grilles for outdoor enjoyment andThere's usually a supply of beach chairs and a cooler in the outside storage, but these are more take a chair leave a chair and not managed.Also Available for your stay, subject to advance booking.2024 model 6 passenger Golf Cart available for rent, contact owner directly onced booked for availabilty. $550 per week We own a couple of units and only 1 Cart, so this option may not be available for your stay unless booked in advance, it is a trendy ad on that most of our guests take advantage of.Half Day Boat excursion to Masonboro Island also available, for up to 8 guests. Contact owner directly once booked for availability. I will take you to the Island between 8 and 9 am and return to the dock (that is just down the road from the home) by lunch. $500House rules: I expect guests to behave like grown-ups: Don’t burn down the homeDon't run around the neighborhood naked, keep it in home! :) Don't eat drippy food at the tableThere are multiple wastebaskets around the home: the toilet is not one of them”1: Do not enter or attempt to enter the locked owners closet. This is the owners personal space, please respect this.2: Most guests bring their own linens, We do however have linens available in upstairs linen closet. You may use what you need. Please only use what is needed, 1 towel set per guest and 1 sheet set per bed. If guest chooses to use our linens, they must be washed, dried folded and returned to the linen closet as they were found upon checkout. Failure to follow this rule will result in an additional cleaning fee charged to guest because we will have to hire a second cleaning crew to focus on linen washing while the main crew cleans the home in order for the home to be ready for checkin by the next guest. Please be respectful of this rule. We strive very hard to have the home in ideal condition in time for the next guest to check in without delays. Please respect the next guests time by not leaving dirty linens throughout the home. The cleanin window is very short and linens can take 2-3 hours to properly clean, sanitize, dry, fold and store. By booking this reservation you are acknowledging this rule and the additional fee of $225.00 that will be charged if not followed. 3: Any garbage that does not fit in the garbage bins must be removed from the property by guest. If checking out on a Sunday or a Monday, guest needs to move trash bins to the curb for trash collection. Any excess trash that is left by guest that does not fit in the bins, a removal fee of $150.00 will be charged to the guest if we have to haul it away. If trash pickup is missed due to bins not being on the road, a $150.00 trash haul away fee will be charged to the guest. 4: It is not necessary to run the AC at 60 degrees when your entire family is out of the home for the day at the beach. We try to keep our nightly rate economical so please help us keep it low by helping us not have $1,000 AC bills. :) 5: if you bring a dog, declare it when booking. a pet fee will apply. Also, pick up after your pet in the yard. If we have to scoop the poop for you after you check out, we don't do it for complimentary. A $250 poop scooping fee will be assessed. Is it worth $250? Absolutely not, we just really don't want to do it for you but will for $250.00 By booking the reservation you are acknowledging and accepting these home rules and costs if not followed. 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- Carolina Beach
- 5 Bedrooms
- 3 Bathrooms
- Sleeps 14