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Battleship North Carolina
Battleship North Carolina is a museum in Wilmington, NC. Cost: under $25.
1 Battleship Road · Wilmington, NC
Why you should go…
USS North Carolina was commissioned in 1941 and earned 15 battle stars in the Pacific theater during World War II. The ship opened as a museum in Wilmington in 1962 and is a National Historic Landmark. It also serves as the state's World War II memorial. On a self-guided visit you explore nine levels, climb inside gun turrets and see where the crew ate, slept and worked. The ship is moored on the Cape Fear River across from downtown Wilmington.
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