From stunned to splashing around, crowds of people cheered as groups of rehabilitated sea turtles crawled their way off a windy North Carolina beach Monday and back home to the Atlantic Ocean.

Of the state’s 320-mile coastline, here’s which North Carolina beach towns ranked among the ... right between Pamlico Sound and the Atlantic Ocean,” the report says.

Sunset Beach, a barrier island off the coast of North Carolina, isn't as well-known as other area destinations but it's a ...