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Pecan Pie Credit: Southerly Pie and Biscuit I N A TUCKED AWAY BEACH TOWN ON THE SOUTHERN COAST OF N ORTH C AROLINA , W ILMINGTON HAS QUICKLY BECOME A FREQUENT DESTINATION FOR TOURISTS AND NEIGHBORING - TOWN FOLK ALIKE . T HIS PORT CITY , KNOWN AS THE GATEWAY TO C APE F EAR , OFFERS PICTURESQUE BEACHES , A DARLING DOWNTOWN AREA , AND TIDBITS OF HISTORY WEAVED THROUGHOUT THE CITY . W HILE W ILMINGTON OFFERS A VARIETY OF CLASSIC TOURIST SPOTS LIKE THE B ATTLESHIP N ORTH C AROLINA AND THE R IVERWALK , YOU CAN ALSO FIND LOCAL SPOTS THAT AREN ’ T ON THE RADAR BUT ARE HIGHLY ENTERTAINING . Downtown Wilmington Credit: Wilmington and Beaches CVB GETTING THERE UNITED AIRLINES OFFERS NONSTOP SERVICE FROM DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (IAD) TO WILMINGTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ILM). IF YOU ARE FLYING FROM REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT (DCA), AMERICAN AIRLINES OFFERS NONSTOP SERVICE TO ILM. AUTUMN 2018 47 FLYWASHINGTON.COM