Welcome to
Pleasure Island
North Carolina
Discover why
summer
never ends
OUR Beaches
Carolina Beach
Location
North end of Pleasure Island
Population
5,600 friendly residents
Description
Experience a quaint vintage feel sure to transport you back to your childhood days at the beach. Yet we provide every modern convenience you could hope for and you’ll be welcomed as one of our own!
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Kure Beach
Location
South end of Pleasure Island
Population
1800 year-round residents
Description
Mostly residential, dotted with many fine accommodations including oceanfront condos and ocean view motels, condos and cottages to suit all tastes and budgets, including many lavish beach homes - all available for vacation rentals.
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OUR History
Historic Fort Fisher
Location
Southern expanse of Pleasure Island just beyond Kure Beach
Description
Fort Fisher, the third most visited historical site in North Carolina, was the largest sand and earth fortification of the Confederacy. The Fort Fisher State Historic Site includes a fascinating Civil War Museum, the remains of the fortifications and a smaller museum called, “Hidden Beneath the Waves”, an underwater archaeology exhibit on local shipwreck dive sites and Cape Fear maritime history
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