Explore the historic beauty of Wilmington, North Carolina with a two-night stay for two at the Hilton Wilmington Riverside, including breakfast buffet each day in Innovations Restaurant, tickets for a scenic river cruise on the Henrietta III Riverboat, a horse-drawn carriage tour through the historic downtown, and tour either the Bellamy Mansion or Latimer House Museum. Includes complimentary parking and 20% off any menu item at Innovations Restaurant.

    Wilmington was for a time North Carolina's largest city. It emerged as a vibrant Colonial port and center for International trade, the influences of which are still found in the area's diverse art and architecture and commorated by the National Trust for Historic Preservation as one of its 2008 Dozen Distinctive Destinations.
     Visitors benefit from the perspective of many time periods. You can explore the Confederate earthen fort and museum at Fort Fisher, site of the Civil War's largest land-sea battle, then visit the USS Battleship NORTH CAROLINA, WWIIs most decorated battleship.  Stroll Wilmington's brick streets and visit the Railroad Museum chronicling the Wilmington & Weldon line, at one time the world's longest railroad. 
     Other visitor opportunities are spread across the area's seven National Register Historic Districts. Wilmington's nearly 300 blocks of historic sites, homes, landmarks, churches, cemeteries, museums and markers represent the main concentration. It is also NC's largest 19th Century urban historic district.  Festival and events further celebrate and reveal Wilmington's culture.
     No need to pretend; with a little planning you'll soon be on your way to the kind of weekend of which dreams are made.