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2026 New Bern Nature Spots Guide

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Unique Octagonal-Style Beach Home with P...

Our Beach home is a very unique octagonal-style home with a lot of natural stone features. The home is a 5,500 sq ft roomy place to gather for enormous families, family get-togethers or group gatherings. It features a very huge, open...

  • Emerald Isle
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 20
Beautiful oceanfront 5 bedroom hiuse wit...

Oceanfront home just a few steps to the beach features a pool and elevator, this striking home offers a pleasant getaway for guests seeking comfort and space. With five bedrooms and five bathrooms, it’s ideal for families or groups. Five bathrooms...

  • Atlantic Beach
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 14
Island Ferry Adventures

Bird Shoal, Carrot Island, Sand Dollar Island & more! Dive into an exploration of some of the Southern Outer Banks’ most remote shorelines with an excursion that’s led by Island Ferry Adventures. Featuring both transport to the...

2-Bedroom 1-Bath Home with WiFi and acce...

This striking 2-bedroom, 1-bath home is located in the gated community of Fairfield Harbour and offers the ideal getaway for your New Bern hideaway. Appreciate a entirely equipped kitchen, an all-season sunroom, a roomy deck with a grille, and...

  • New Bern
  • 2 Bedrooms
  • 1 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 6
Lookout Cruises

Visitors can enjoy the Crystal Coast’s most coveted and hard-to-reach shorelines, or just embark on a breezy cruise of the open waters in search of dolphins and sunsets, with a trip that’s guided by Lookout Cruises. This local tour...

Creekside Park is the largest park in the town of New Bern, and it’s situated close to the local airport, just off of US Highway 70. The park extends for 11 acres and since opening in 1997, is one of the most popular destinations for a myriad...

Glenburnie Park is a scenic public park that’s located just northeast of the heart of Downtown New Bern. Tucked along the Neuse River in a primarily residential section of town, the park is a popular destination for visitors and locals alike...

Latham Whitehurst Nature Park is one of the newest parks in Craven County, and was first opened to visitors and locals alike in 2011. Located in a quiet eastern section of the town of New Bern, the park is a popular destination for wildlife fans of...

Located on the outskirts of the historic downtown area, the New Bern Battlefield Park is a unique destination that served as the site of one of the largest battles in the Craven County area during the Civil War.

The impressively grand Tryon Palace is easily one of New Bern's most famous local attractions. With a central location on the outer edges of downtown, and bordering acres of riverfront, this historical recreation of a late 1700s governor's palace...