With it's wide long beach of white sand Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina is made for walkers. The walk from Masonboro Inlet to the tip of Shell Island is about 7 miles long. Two piers separate the beach and can serve as markers so you can measure how far you have walked.

You can break up your beach walk by taking a walk out to the end of Johnny Mercer's pier. This sturdy Wrightsville Beach pier is made of concrete to withstand storms. From the end of the pier you can look back and see the beach or look out to sea and watch the boats, birds and with a little luck some porpoise.

A beautiful restaurant, the Oceanic, is located at Crystal Pier, the second pier at Wrightsville Beach. The pier has been damaged by a number of storms and is not open to either walkers or fishermen. If you eat at the Oceanic make sure you ask for local shellfish and seafood.