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The architecture of New Bern and Beaufort, two of North Carolinas most important colonial cities, are among the finest in the south, and their waterfronts are lined with stunning homes dating back to the states earliest days. Scuba divers flock to Morehead City so they can head out into crystal-clear waters of The Graveyard of the Atlantic to explore the hundreds of wrecks that dot the North Carolina coast. At the southern tip of the Cape Lookout National Seashore, the Cape Lookout Lighthouse stands sentinel over the waters, shoals, and wrecks, keeping safe the ships that pass. Along that seashore, the ghosts in the abandoned town of Portsmouth, wild horses known as Banker Ponies, and hundreds of migratory birds are the only denizens. The dread pirates Blackbeard and Stede Bonnet, both regulars in these parts, rubbed elbows with high society here by night, and by day prowled the waters looking for prey. And all along the Crystal Coast, the fishing is fine as hundreds of species call the oceans, sounds, river, and creeks home.

The rich, dark waters of the Cape Fear River flow by Wilmington, an old port city known for antebellum homes and gardens, lively shops and restaurants, and the annual Azalea Festival, which welcomes spring in high Southern style. Beach towns like