Smithfield's Chicken 'n Bar-B-Q in Morehead City, and other areas offer great food, fresh and fast just for you as they say, and are a true North Carolina original. The delectable menu includes the best fried chicken you'll ever taste with choices of chicken and bar-B-Q platters served with coleslaw, potato salad and hushpuppies, they also do snacks, combos, exquisite sandwiches on a steamed bun and shrimp choices of platters and combos served with coleslaw, French fries and hushpuppies, there's a kiddies menu and great beverages too plus desserts. Smithfield's Chicken 'n Bar-B-Q also have great promotions, and cater gatherings up to 20, 30 or 50 guests with their exquisite whole cooked shoulder of pork, cooked low and slow overnight, or the Eastern Carolina-style Bar-B-Q with sides, whatever your choice a fabulous dining experience is guaranteed. They have great merchandise too with featured collections.READ MORE

Reel Country Sport Fishing Charters in Morehead City, North Carolina, are a family friendly operation and offer half day nearshore, three quarter and full day offshore charters, as well as Gulfstream and tournament charters aboard the 58 foot Carolina. All tournament grade tackle and permits are provided and the boat features the latest in electronics, and experienced crew will put you on the fish, just bring your own food and drink. Reel Country Sport Fishing Charters offers trolling for Spanish Mackerel and Bluefish in the near shore waters, and trolling for King Mackerel, Cobia, Barrcuda and Mahi in Season among the Offshore wrecks, Artificial Reefs and live bottom, Blue Marlin, White Marlin, Yellowfin Tuna, Blackfin Tuna and King Mackerel in the Gulfstream and more up along Cape Lookout, so as they say quit wishing, let's go fishing.READ MORE

The Webb Library is a unique public resource in downtown, historic Morehead City, North Carolina, and they cater to kids as a children's education center and serve as a community center, civic group meeting location, cultural repository and much more. Kids love The Webb as it's affectionately known there's always time for a story, they host fun science experiments, learning about computers and coding and summer events and activities ongoing. The Earle W. Webb Jr. Memorial Library and Civic Center with a history going back now holds a plus 13500 book collection, have eight public use computers in the computer room with internet and a catalog computer and in 2009, celebrated their 75th year of service. The library has an excellent collection on history and culture, books in large print, meeting rooms and much more, come visit.READ MORE

Sea Classics Trading is a unique and beautiful shop in historic Morehead City, North Carolina, with a vast array of the unique, the nautical, gifts, ideas, home decor and outdoor furniture, and the team provides exceptional customer service. They offer on-line shopping and a talented interior design team with turn key design solutions and services that include residential and commercial properties for unique and extensive designs. Sea Classics Trading is your nautical retailer on the Crystal Coast, with the unique and the beautiful and a wide selection of styles to fit everyone's outdoor living style, come fulfill your vision or find the perfect gift, it's all here. READ MORE

The Lighthouse Inn welcomes you to the home of southern hospitality in Morehead City, North Carolina and is open all year with a warm and cozy atmosphere close to all the amenities. There are four guest rooms at the inn, each with own style and accents, TV, telephone, private bath, tea and coffee, and guests can relax in common areas surrounded by rich decor, tapestry sofas and comfortable chairs. The white wrap around porch is ideal for enjoying cool summer breezes coming off Brogue sound after a day out antiquing, sampling fresh seafood and more at the many restaurants, shopping, enjoying the waterfront and beach, perhaps a spot of fishing, feeding the gulls, or taking a day trip. The Lighthouse Inn also has two beautifully furnished, spacious condominiums detached from the inn with full kitchens, two bedrooms, one and a half bathrooms and a living area. Come for the perfect stay near the beach with free WIFI and a continental breakfast, the inn is highly recommended.READ MORE

The Portside Marina welcomes you to this fisherman's paradise in Morehead City, and is North Carolina's best kept secret with deep water slips and dockage for vessels up to 125 feet. This full service marina also has transient boat slips, dry stack storage, a complete ship store and fuel docks, and they do professional boat maintenance and repair by certified mechanics. Boat rentals, no problem, they have well serviced, center console, power boats for fishing, cruising and island hopping, and the ship store will supply all your needs including fishing tackle and bait. They also offers safe ferry boats with knowledgeable captains for fun out on the water in groups or private charters with marine life, islands, maritime forests and stunning sandy beaches waiting to be explored, they also do respectful ceremonies at sea. Portside Marina has cable TV and WIFI internet, laundry facilities, fax and copy services and have new boat sales, it's all here.READ MORE

Carteret Community Theatre in Morehead City, North Carolina, is the most exciting live entertainment venue of the Crystal Coast as they say and welcome you to fantastic shows for the whole family. They host plays, country, comedy, rock, Motown, magic, live theatre and a much more as well as holiday delights and something for everyone. This 550 seat theatre on one level sloping to the stage features exceptional sound and lighting equipment and video computerized capability, and all audience areas are handicapped accessible. Carteret Community Theatre is the perfect location and venue for the performing arts, conferences, lectures and business presentations, with highly trained professional staff on hand to assist with event details. There's a snack bar in the foyer and they can host small catered events and occasions, plus there's beer and wine. Come audtion and get involved, they are always looking for new talent, and fun filled summer camps are available for children to explore the world of theatre over a week of learning and acting games.READ MORE

Luigi's Pizza is a New York style Pizzeria in Morehead City, North Carolina, with two outlets, and award winning pizza. Delectable menu choices include appetizers of fried ravioli, hot chicken wings, mozzarella sticks, garlic breads, french fries, chicken tenders, jalapeno poppers and garlic knots, they also serve salads, calzones and stromboli, hot Italian specialties with beer and bevarages. Luigi's Pizza have great Italian desserts all must try including cannoli, tiramisu and NY cheesecake, the pizza choices include mouthwatering regular pizza, Sicillian pizza, a thick crust pan pizza, the 12 inch personal pan pizza, white pizza, buffalo chicken pizza and much more with a great selection of topping choices, they have sub sandwiches too, the Italian divine awaits.READ MORE

Akai Hana in Morehead City, North Carolina, is a Japanese restaurant and sushi bar serving delectable tempuras, sushi and teriyakis and is ideally located downtown. Serving traditional Japanese cuisine in a contemporary atmosphere, they have two locations serving the freshest of Japanese dishes and outstanding sushi in the sushi bars, they way it's meant to be, made fresh to order right in front of you. Akai Hana Japanese Restaurant are open for lunch and dinner, and do sushi burritos at their Carrnboro North Carolina location, come for a wonderful Japenese dining experience, they are highly recommended. READ MORE

The Empowerment Garden in Morehead City, North Carolina, have therapists who specialize in Clinical, Energy and Holistic Therapies, and these professionals will guide, life coach and help you learn. They inspire clients to reach authenticity and congruency in all aspects of life, covering career, relationships, finance and your mental and physical health. Learn how to create abundance, peace and prosperity, an move past current limitations and fears, they help you create synergy between mind, body and spirit. With the therapists at The Empowerment Garden using energy work and healing, cognitive behaviour and human design, they help turn your negative beliefs to grow through positive energy and actions, and by nurturing all parts of the human being, the mind, body and spirit, the rewards include a fuller therapeutic experience, better ability to set and achieve goals and to obtain sustained long term mental, emotional and physical health. READ MORE