Sunday, July 26, 2009

Visit The Wrightsville Beach Museum of History

http://www.wbmuseum.com/

If you are a tourist you are bound to miss it, which is a shame because it is designed and maintained for you. If you live near here, you've walked by it or driven past it many times without noticing that is tucked away near the tennis courts off Salisbury Street. Either way, you are missing a treat if you don't park your car and take a few minutes out of your day to enjoy one of the few hidden jewels the island has to offer. Take a loved one, the kids, or a couple of friends and get a feel for how the island paradise originated and how it changed over the years.

The museum's website does not convey the scale of what we consider to be one of the coolest miniature representation of bygone days. Encased in glass, and highly detailed, this bird's eye view of old-time Fantasy Island will impress the hell out of adult and kids alike. There are great photos and reconstructed rooms inside the cottage, and it is all a must-see. A piece of the railroad that used to bring the train to the island sits out front and....ah, just go see this cool place already, and realize that progress is not always a good thing when it messes up something that was so pretty.

The staff was very friendly and they took the time to explain just about every artifact. It made us kind of feel that they don't get many visitors there to gush about the wonder that was Wrightsville Beach. You should get over there soon.
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