Wilmington, NC - 4K - Top Attractions / Where to Eat (DJI Mavic Air 2 Footage) Top 7 Attractions!!

Hope you enjoy this video detailing the main attractions with aerial shots of this great city. Also I hope it helps to have a list of some of the top restaurants in Wilmington as well. Copied some of the content for the description for my first Wilmington video that was posted in 2019. Please leave me comments for what you liked in the video and any other suggestions for future videos.

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Wilmington, North Carolina - nicknamed "The Port City" is the county seat for New Hanover County and is the 8th largest city in North Carolina. Resting next to the Cape Fear River, Wilmington is one of the fastest growing cities in North Carolina with an approximate population a little under 116,000.

Wilmington was named after Spencer Compton who was the first Earl of Wilmington and was incorporated in 1739.

Wilmington can boast a lot of attractions in or close to Wilmington. Whether if you want enjoy the 1.75 mile river walk next to Cape Fear River or visit the USS North Carolina Battleship - there are so many things to enjoy within the area. Talking about river walks - Wilmington was ranked as the "Best American Riverfront" by USA Today in 2014.

If you are in the mood for beaches - go to Wrightsville Beach, Carolina Beach, or Kure Beach. Or take the ferry out to Bald Head Island and enjoy a beautiful island with no cars - just golf carts.

Last but not least, a good number of movies or TV series have been filmed in Wilmington. Maximum Overdrive, Iron Man 3, Sleepy Hollow, One Tree Hill, and Dawson's Creek are some of the ones filmed in beautiful Wilmington!

. USS North Carolina - The ship was undergoing a refit during the invasion of the Philippines but took part in the later stages of the Philippines campaign and was present when the fleet was damaged by Typhoon Cobra. She took part in offensive operations in support of the Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa in 1945, including numerous attacks on Japan. Following the surrender of Japan in August, she carried American personnel home during Operation Magic Carpet. North Carolina operated briefly off the east coast of the United States in 1946 before being decommissioned the next year and placed in reserve. Stricken from the Naval Vessel Register in 1960, the ship was saved from the breaker's yard by a campaign to preserve the vessel as a museum ship in her namesake state. In 1962, the North Carolina museum was opened in Wilmington, North Carolina.

. Airlie Gardens is a 67-acre (27 ha) public garden in Wilmington, North Carolina. It was created in 1886 as a private garden for the Pembroke Jones family by Mrs. Jones. The name 'Airlie' was derived from the Jones' family home in Scotland. It was designed as a lush, flowing, naturalistic Southern garden, with thousands of azaleas, camellias, magnolias, palms, and wisteria. German landscape architect Rudolf Topel, transformed the garden to a picturesque garden. In 1999, it was purchased by New Hanover County. Airlie Oak is a 500-year-old southern live oak (Quercus virginiana) located on the grounds of Airlie Gardens. In 1967, Airlie Oak was registered as member number 238 in the Live Oak Society. In 2007, Airlie Oak was 128 feet (39 m) tall, had a trunk circumference exceeding 21 feet (6.4 m) and a crown spread of 104 feet (32 m) when measured by North Carolina Forest Service employees. At that time, it was designated the largest live oak in North Carolina.

. 1.75 miles of Riverwalk stretching along the bank of the Cape Fear River in historic downtown Wilmington, running from the foot of Nun Street on the South to the Isabel Holmes bridge on the North

. The New Hanover County Arboretum, located on the outskirts of Downtown Wilmington on Oleander Drive, is a peaceful retreat for nature lovers everywhere. With seven acres of greenery, and gorgeous foliage that changes with the season, every visit offers a new way to experience the native and beloved plant life of Wilmington in a perfectly tranquil setting. There is NO admissions charge to visit the Arboretum.

. Fort Fisher was a Confederate fort during the American Civil War. It protected the vital trading routes of the port at Wilmington, North Carolina, from 1861 until its capture by the Union in 1865. The fort was located on one of Cape Fear River's two outlets to the Atlantic Ocean on what was then known as Federal Point or Confederate Point and today is known as Pleasure Island.

Picture of Spencer Compton - By Godfrey Kneller - https://artandthecountryhouse.com/cat..., CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Hope you enjoyed the views of this great city - views from an bird's eye view!

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