Explore Beaufort, North Carolina & The Crystal Coast

 Beaufort, North Carolina, is located in the SOBX  of Carolina’s and has been voted

• #1 Best Small Town for Adventures -USA Today Top 10 2020
• #1 Best Small Town” – Southern Living Magazine 2019
• “America’s Favorite Town” Travel+Leisure Magazine 2014
• USA Today’s Charming Small Towns of the South 2014
• In Top 20 of “America’s Quirkiest Towns” Travel+Leisure 2014
• #2 of “America’s Most Romantic Towns” Travel+Leisure 2014
• “America’s 10 Most Beautiful Hidden Gems” Budget Travel 2013
• “Coolest Small Town in America” Budget Travel Magazine 2012
• “Best Yachting Town 2012” Yachting Magazine
• One of the “10 Great Coastal Boardwalks” Coastal Living

Beaufort, North Carolina Area Links

Local Churches

Local Business and Markets – Creative Classes

• Craving Art Studio
• Farmers Market
• Friendly Market
• Turner Street Market
• Blue Ocean Market

Coming Events

• Calendar of Beaufort Area Events
• Crystal Coast Tourism 
• www.beaufortncevents.com

Boating Excursions

• Lookout Cruises (sailing catamaran)
• Coastal Ecology Sails Touring (Good Fortune Sailing Tours)
• Island Ferry Adventures Ferry Services
• Island Express Ferry Services
• Shackleford Wildhorse and Shelling Safari
• Crystal Coast Lady
• Seavisions Charters – Captain Monty

Other Excursions and Tours

• Historic Beaufort Tours – Double Decker Bus, Old Burying Ground, House & Buildings
• Beaufort Bike Rental
• Crystal Coast Air Tours
• Beaufort Ghost Walk
• Beaufort Cart Tours
• Bike Beaufort – Bicycle rentals in Beaufort

Fishing Guides

• Waterdog Guide Service, Light Tackle Charters & Fly Fishing

Water Sports

• Beaufort Paddle
• Cape Lookout Adventures (kayaks, sailboats, water/nature tours)

Places to Visit

• North Carolina Maritime Museum
• Beaufort historic site
• Cape Lookout National Seashores
• Fort Macon State Park
• Core Sound Waterfowl Museum
• Tryon Palace

Restaurants- We highly recommend reservations.

• Queen Anne’s Revenge
• Blue Moon Bistro
• Aqua Restaurant
• Beaufort Grocery Restaurant and Grocery
• Black Sheep Restaurant
• City Kitchen
• Clawson’s Restaurant
• Full Circle Cafe
• Front Street Grill at Stillwater
• Finz
• Turner Street Market
• Ribeye’s Steak House
• Moonrakers

Bars & Pubs

• Backstreet Pub
• Cru Wine Bar & Beaufort Coffee Shop
• Mill Whistle Brewing
• Fishtowne Brew House
• NC Beaufort Bar
• Green Room @ Blacksheep

General Information

• Insider Info: Beaufort and Down East
• North Carolina Coastal Federation
• Cape Lookout Studies Program
• Beaufort Area Scenes and Information
• Beaufort Road Race
• Blackbeard’s Ship “The Queen Ann’s Revenge”
• Beaufort Books Local writers, Prints and Note Cards Mary Warshaw  Kristy Woodsen Harvey
• Friends of the North Carolina Maritime Museum