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She’s also the founder of the travel site justpacked.com. If the phrase “North Carolina beach town” conjures up images of towering sand dunes, you may be thinking of Nags Head. A longtime ...

Perfect for a family-friendly vacation or a Nicholas Sparks-inspired romantic getaway, the coast of North Carolina is characterized by wide, sandy beaches with conserved dunes, beachfront rental ...

Any way you slice it, North Carolina has lucked out as a state. With its charming mountain towns, bustling cities, and quiet sandy beaches, North Carolina makes the cut on any travel list—and we ...

Southern Living readers ranked the "50 Best Beach Towns in the South 2025" and three in North Carolina made the list: Wrightsville Beach, Topsail Beach and Oak Island. Wrightsville Beach and ...