A recent 10Best Readers' Choice survey named the top 10 beach picks in N.C. It included some of the beaches closest to ...

All you need to do is book a trip to Emerald Isle, a laid-back beach town and popular vacation spot on North Carolina’s Crystal ... notes that Emerald Isle is a sea turtle sanctuary; nesting ...

USA TODAY 10Best readers voted Holden Beach and Ocean Isle Beach among the best in North Carolina. The mountains ... to seashell hunting to watching sea turtles hatch during the summer months.