This is part of a new USA TODAY network project showcasing breathtaking — and perhaps, underappreciated — views throughout the United States. These are some of the most beautiful landmarks, scenic ...

This is part of a new USA TODAY network project showcasing breathtaking — and perhaps, underappreciated — views throughout the United States. These are some of the most beautiful landmarks, scenic ...

This is part of a new USA TODAY network project showcasing breathtaking — and perhaps, underappreciated — views throughout the United States. These are some of the most beautiful landmarks, scenic ...

Bald Head Island Old Baldy Lighthouse and the Smith Island Museum: Climb the state’s oldest lighthouse and learn about the lightkeepers who lived on the island, 101 Lighthouse Wynd, 910-457-7481.

Travel Pug ranks Bald Head Island and Ocracoke Island among the top 20 U.S. islands for a quiet getaway. Bald Head Island, accessible only by ferry, prohibits cars and encourages exploration by foot ...

The Sandbar Lectures will be held every Tuesday in June at 5:30 p.m., featuring turtles, shells, carnivorous plants and the Old Baldy Lighthouse.

These are some of the most beautiful landmarks, scenic vistas and hidden gems you can truly treasure in your area. The Old Baldy Lighthouse is the oldest surviving lighthouse in North Carolina.

Whitefish Dunes State Park near Sturgeon Bay is the kind of place that makes you wonder if you’ve accidentally stumbled through a portal to coastal Maine or Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. But no, this is ...

In the summer sunshine, you could see whales and dolphins, all sort of wildlife. One summer, when Gypsy and I went ...

"This is a summer of ... projects and restoration, and showing it off," Huntington Lighthouse Preservation Society president ...

Welcome summer! The Wilmington area's 11 beaches offer plenty to do while you're soaking up rays and enjoying that ocean ...