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Waterfront Vacation Rental on the White Oak River

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What’s nearby?

Restaurants

We have all kinds of delicious restaurants in the area. Surely something will pique your palate from the list below!

Shrimp burger from Bogue House in Cedar Point.

Cedar Point & Cape Carteret

  • Bogue House (Local food)
  • Carteret Café (Local food)
  • MacDaddy’s  (Bowling alley, arcade & sports bar)

Swansboro

  • Bamboo Asian House
  • Church Street Deli (Pub with burgers & specialty sandwiches)
  • Michaelangelo’s Pizza & Subs
  • Olea Mediterranean Kitchen
  • Riverside Steak and Seafood
Yana’s Ye Olde Drugstore Restaurant is a landmark in historic downtown Swansboro.
  • Yana’s Ye Olde Drugstore Restaurant (1950’s-themed diner in historic downtown Swansboro; featured in Our State magazine)

Emerald Isle

  • El Zarape
  • Flipperz (Local fare)
  • Rucker Johns (Local fare)
  • Shark’s Den Sports Bar
  • Plaza Mexico
  • The Trading Post (Local fare)
The Crab Shack is a favorite place for seafood located right on Bogue Sound in Salter Path.

Salter Path

  • The Crab Shack (Seafood)
  • Big Oak Drive-In (Shrimp burgers, cheeseburgers, delicious!)

Morehead City

  • Cox Family Restaurant (Local fare)
  • El’s Drive-In (Local landmark!)
  • Floyd’s 1921 (Reservations recommended)
  • Musashi Japanese Steak & Seafood
  • Ruddy Duck Tavern (Eclectic local fare)
  • Sanitary Fish Market (Seafood)

Outdoors

There are really too many outdoor things to list here. In addition to all of the activities and locales mentioned below, we also have a variety of festivals held in the area all through the year. Be sure and check the calendar below to see if any are happening when you’ll be in town!

  • Deep sea fishing
    • Capt. Stacy
    • Carolina Princess
  • Emerald Isle beaches
  • Kayaking/paddleboarding
  • Surfing
  • Jetski
  • Bicyclying in Emerald Isle
  • Emerald Woods Park
  • Swansboro Parks & Docks
Bogue Inlet Pier and beach in Emerald Isle
  • Bogue Inlet Pier
  • Cedar Point Recreation Area (part of Croatan National Forest)
  • Golfin Dolphin (miniature golf & go-carts)
  • Salty Pirate Water Park
  • Hammock’s Beach State Park (Swansboro)
  • Cape Lookout National Seashore (ferries leave from Beaufort & Harker’s Island)
  • Wild Horses of Shackleford Banks

Museums & History

The North Carolina Maritime Museum at Beaufort is a great place to learn about our local nautical heritage.

There are many great opportunities for education and history within driving distance of Kayak Kabin. Here are a few of our favorites.

  • Fort Macon State Park (Atlantic Beach)
  • History Museum of Carteret County (Morehead City)
  • North Carolina Aquarium (Pine Knoll Shores)
  • North Carolina Maritime Museum (Beaufort)
  • Beaufort Historic Site (Beaufort)
  • Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center (Harker’s Island)
  • Tryon Palace & North Carolina History Center (New Bern)

Indoor Entertainment

MacDaddy’s is one-stop shopping for family entertainment. They have plenty of bowling lanes, a well-stocked arcade, and a tasty sports bar.

Sometimes rainy days happen. When they do, but you still just want to get out, here are some fun activities.

  • BattleWorks Tactical Laser Tag (Atlantic Beach)
  • Atlantic Station Cinema (Atlantic Beach)
  • Emerald Plantation Cinema (Emerald Isle)
  • MacDaddy’s Bowling & Arcade (Cape Carteret)

Shopping

The Salty Air Market features vendors selling crafts, musicians, and food trucks.

There is plenty of shopping in the area, no matter what interests you. There are national chain stores close by, but for shopping experiences unique to the Crystal Coast, try some of these places.

  • Salty Air Market (Cedar Point)
  • Sweet Potatoes Vintage Antiques (Cedar Point)
  • Lazy Lyon’s Auction (Cedar Point)
  • Historic Downtown Swansboro 
  • Emerald Plantation & other Emerald Isle shops
  • Historic Downtown Beaufort

Churches

There are many fine churches around the area, but here are just a few close by:

  • Cape Carteret Baptist Church
  • Grace Church (Swansboro)
  • Swansboro United Methodist Church

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