Atlantic Beach is located on North Carolina’s “Crystal Coast”—the southern
Outer Banks. The town has an ample supply of public beaches, and is within reach of area museums, shopping and golf courses. Fort Macon State Park, with its Civil War fort, has nature trails, abundant fishing, a swimming beach and Civil War reinactments. The North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores features animals from across North Carolina, from the mountains to the sea.