The camera on the Kure Beach Pier house switches between a view straight down the pier, along the beach to the north and to a spot out in the water where swimmers or surfers can sometimes be seen.

Kure Beach was the only North Carolina destination to earn a spot in the top 10. The town, a roughly 15-mile drive south from Wilmington, is home to an aquarium, a historic fishing pier and other ...

The camera on the Kure Beach Pier house switches between a view straight down the pier, along the beach to the north and to a spot out in the water where swimmers or surfers can sometimes be seen.