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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Wilmington

5 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Wilmington, North Carolina

Updated September 24, 2021

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The Museum of the Bizarre.

Wilmington, North Carolina

Museum of the Bizarre

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.
Venus flytraps growing wild in North Carolina

Wilmington, North Carolina

Stanley Rehder Carnivorous Plant Garden

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.
Inside the pachinko parlor.

Wilmington, North Carolina

Pachinko World

The only pachinko parlor in the United States.

Wilmington, North Carolina

Pine Forest Cemetery

For more than 150 years, this cemetery has served as the final resting place for many members of Wilmington's Black community.
Permanently Closed
Cape Fear Serpentarium

Wilmington, North Carolina

Cape Fear Serpentarium

An exotic reptile facility showcasing some of the rarest, most venomous snakes in the world.
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Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson

Winnabow, North Carolina

Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson

From failed port town to Civil War fort, the ruins of this former defense saw their finest day in the television age.
12 miles from Wilmington
Gravesite of Robert E. Harrill, The Fort Fisher Hermit.  It reads "He Made People Think"

Carolina Beach, North Carolina

Robert E. Harrill Burial Site

This centuries-old graveyard is the final resting place of the Fort Fisher Hermit.
14 miles from Wilmington
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