http://www.crystalcoast.com/attractions/

http://wikitravel.org/en/Crystal_Coast

http://www.thecoastalexplorer.com/NC/EmeraldIsle.asp

Festivals and Events
Blue Grass Festival

Core Sound Water Fowl Festival and Musuem:

NewPort Pig Cooking Contest

Beaufort Music Festival

Beach Music Festival:

North Carolina Seafood Festival

Christmas Flotilla in Swansboro

Mullet Festival

Mum Festival – New Bern

State Parks
Hammock Beach State Park

Fort Macon State Park:

Cape Look Out State Park

Golfing

Silver Creek Golf Course

Star Hill Golf

Gyms
Cape Carteret Aquatic and Wellness Center

Driving on The Beach Emerald Isle

Museums

Tryon Palace – New Bern

The Carteret County Museum of History & Arts

NC Maritime Museum

http://blackbeardthepirate.com/

Nearby Towns
Swansboro

New Bern

Emerald Isle

Hunting and Fishing

http://www.ncwildlife.org/

Entertainment

Crystal Coast Jamboree

NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores

Fishing

King Mackerel Bleu Water Fishing Tournament

The Big Rock Blue Marlin Fishing Tournament

King Mackerel Tournament

Fresh Vegetable and Fruit Markets

Official Drink: Iced Tea

Official Dance: The Shag

Official Foods: NC BarBQue, Seafood, Collards

Official Fruit: Bogue Sound Watermelons