North Carolina’s sandy shores are making national headlines again, with multiple beach towns earning spots on two recent lists of the best summer vacation destinations in the United States. A visitor ...

North Carolina's sandy shores are making national headlines again, with multiple beach towns earning spots on two recent lists of the best summer vacation destinations in the United States. In its ...

Stay at the Atlantis, a vintage 1960s lodge in Pine Knoll Shores with ocean-view rooms and complimentary beach chairs. See the wild horses on Cape Lookout National Seashore. Rent a kayak or ...

Readers can vote daily for their favorite North Carolina beach until May 19. Winners will be announced on May 28. The beaches were nominated by a panel of experts. Nine Wilmington-area beaches are in ...

Nine Wilmington-area beaches were nominated for the USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice Award for best North Carolina beaches. Seven of the nominated beaches made the top 10. Carolina Beach, Holden Beach ...

When it comes to beach destinations in North Carolina, everyone knows about the favorites, like Wrightsville Beach, Carolina Beach and Emerald Isle. But a couple of the state's hidden tropical ...

On Topsail Island, chunks of sand that had been pumped onto the beaches in Surf City and Topsail Beach in the past year have washed away. In Wrightsville Beach, the pounding waves from the slow-moving ...