Things To Do
Wrightsville Beach
Wrightsville Beach is less than 20 minutes east from historic downtown Wilmington. It is home to the Wrightsville Beach Sea Turtle Project, which aims to protect threatened and endangered native sea turtles! Elijah lived on Wrightsville Beach for two years.
Airlie Gardens
Airlie Gardens boasts nearly 70 acres of beautiful azalea gardens, lakes, wildlife, and live oaks. Check out their website closer to our wedding date, as they typically have a Christmas light show in December. Elijah proposed to Rachel at the azalea gardens in Raleigh!
Green Swamp Preserve
Rachel's maternal grandfather grew up in the Green Swamp of Eastern NC! Today, the Green Swamp Preserve expands more than 17,000 acres and contains longleaf pine savannas, orchids, and at least 14 species of insectivorous plants. It is home to rare wildlife such as the American alligator and the hairstreak butterfly. The Preserve is located 30 minutes outside of historic downtown Wilmington. Visiting hours are every day from dusk until dawn.
Brooklyn Arts District
The Brooklyn Arts District is an area of historic downtown Wilmington that boasts live music, restaurants, breweries, and art studios. The Arts District is a 15 minute walk from our wedding venue.
Ghost Walk of Old Wilmington
Rated "Top 5 Ghost Walk in America" by USA Today and as seen on TLC, Discovery, History Channel, and Travel Channel, Wilmington is home to the historic "Ghost Walk of Old Wilmington." On this 90-minute tour, you'll journey into the depths of old Wilmington to explore the city's most actively haunted homes and burial grounds! In December, tours take place on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. Be sure to get your tickets in advance!
Blue Post Billiards
Elijah spent many nights at Blue Post during his time in Wilmington. Blue Post can best be described as a local, hole-in-the-wall dive bar with billiards and arcade games a plenty such as foosball, skee-ball, buck hunter, and air hockey. Blue Post is less than a five minute walk from our wedding venue.
Maroon Monkey Coffee
Our favorite coffee spot in Wilmington that is less than 300 feet from our venue! Rachel's favorite drink is an iced Cheeky Chai and Elijah's favorite drink is an iced dirty Cheeky Chai. We would certainly recommend you stop by the morning of and morning after our wedding!
The Copper Penny
Copper Penny is located in downtown Wilmington and is one of Elijah's favorite restaurants in Wilmington. Elijah's go-to is the cheesesteak with fries and a Guinness and Rachel's is the grilled salmon sandwich. Copper Penny is less than a 10 minute walk from our wedding venue.
Museum of the Bizarre
Rachel persuaded Elijah to go here on one of their first trips to Wilmington together! The museum features a "possessed clown," Chupacabra hand, Fort Fisher mermaid, and more, and is located about 300 feet from our wedding venue.