This Southern state with more than 3,000 miles of coastline (including 300 miles of barrier beaches alone) has so many wonderful towns on the water it was tempting to choose them all. Consider this collection\u2014from the northern edge of the Outer Banks all the way to Cape Fear near the South Carolina border\u2014the very best of the best.<\/p>\n
At the southern end of the coast and a quick hop from buzzy Wilmington, this laid-back beach town on a four-mile-long barrier island has charm in spades, from a bird nesting sanctuary<\/a> at the south end to its iconic Johnnie Mercers Pier<\/a>. Mix in a surf vibe on the Atlantic, a boating and SUP-centric world<\/a> on Banks Channel, miles of broad beaches and a deep bench of old-fashioned Carolina beach cottages for sale and rent, and you\u2019ve got a sense of the magic that makes Wrightsville Beach one of the best real estate investments on the NC coast<\/a><\/p>\n
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