{"id":9477,"date":"2025-04-19T10:25:54","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T14:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.southeasterntraveler.com\/?p=9477"},"modified":"2025-04-19T10:25:54","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T14:25:54","slug":"travel-photos-wilmington-nc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/travel-photos-wilmington-nc\/","title":{"rendered":"30 Favorite Travel Photos to Inspire You to Visit Wilmington, North Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Wilmington is more than just another destination to visit. It’s a small city at the coast where seagulls fly overhead while enjoying a boardwalk along the Cape Fear River. It’s a small city with a vibrant downtown spanning blocks filled with local retail shops, restaurants, breweries, and coffee shops. It’s a small city with all the big city attractions like art museums, orchestras, conference centers, and luxury hotels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wilmington is a small city that caters to every kind of traveler. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I return to Wilmington every couple of years because it’s one of the most photogenic small cities in the south. Charleston has their cobblestone streets and window planter boxes and wrought iron gates. Wilmington has much the same. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out my collection of favorite travel photos I have captured in Wilmington and I’m certain it will inspire you to visit the heart of the Cape Fear region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Downtown Wilmington straddles the Cape Fear River. In the distance, the iconic Cape Fear Memorial Bridge stretches across the wide river.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Cape Fear Riverwalk is a great place to for a walk to enjoy the scenery of the river.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wilmington Water Tours is an even better way to see the Cape Fear River. The covered pontoon boat cruises up and down the river past downtown, the Battleship North Carolina<\/em>, and the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wilmington Water Tours has a small bar in the back of the pontoon boat where Toni serves mixed drinks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After WWII, the Battleship North Carolina <\/em>was brought to Wilmington and permanently parked along the Cape Fear River. The museum ship offers hours of exploration through gun battery rooms, the mess hall, crew quarters, and the command deck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The SECU Memorial Walkway offers a rare opportunity to walk around the Battleships North Carolina<\/em> and enjoy it from an entirely new perspective. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Downtown sidewalks are wide and shaded by trees. Dozens of local retail shops, restaurants, breweries, and coffee shops are waiting for your arrival!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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