•	Buccaneer Cruises 111 N. New River Drive, Surf City, NC Phone: (910) 546-TOUR (8687) Website: www.fishtopsail.com The Buccaneer offers sightseeing, sunset and party cruises. Sightseeing cruises provide the opportunity to see dolphins, osprey and other wildlife as you cruise by Blackbeard's old hideout.
•	Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base Tour Main Gate base entrance, N.C. Highway 24, Jacksonville, NC Phone: (910) 451-1113 A self-guided tour of Camp Lejeune, home of East Coast "expeditionary forces in readiness." The tour was designed to take visitors from pre-Colonial America to the edge of technology on the base that serves the largest single concentration of Marines anywhere in the world.
•	Dorothy's Harbor Tours 720 Channel Blvd., Topsail Beach, NC  Phone: (910) 545-RIDE (7433) Website: www.fishtopsail.com Cruise Topsail Sound and the Intracoastal Waterway in Topsail Island's tour boat, Dorothy. With seating for 28 people, this craft offers regularly scheduled daytime and sunset cruises every day from April through September, bringing you a fantastic opportunity to watch dolphins frolicking, ospreys nesting and many other joys of nature.
•	Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue & Rehabilitation Center 822 Carolina Blvd., Topsail Beach, NC  Phone: (910) 328-3377 Website: www.seaturtlehospital.org While the primary purpose of this all-volunteer facility is the care and rehabilitation of sick and injured sea turtles, the center is open on a limited basis to the public. Visitors can view large loggerhead turtles, green sea turtles and perhaps even a rare Kemp's Ridley turtle while learning about the history and the problems each turtle faces.
•	Missiles and More Museum Assembly Building, 720 Channel Blvd., Topsail Beach, NC Phone: (800) 626-2780 Website: www.topsailmissilesmuseum.org The tour begins with early Topsail Island settlers and the days of Blackbeard the Pirate and continues on to World War II when Topsail Island became part of the training ground for Camp Davis. The museum has several artifacts from Operation Bumblebee, part of the nation's early space program, and from the ramjet engines that were assembled on the island and used to propel the Talos and Terrier rockets. Open April through October on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 2 to 4 PM.
•	Triple J Stables 120 Lake Haven Dr., Sneads Ferry, NC  Phone: (910) 327-0577 Triple J Stables offers trail rides and riding lessons. Guided trail rides are offered by appointment and should be reserved at least one day in advance. The stables are open seven days a week. A summer day camp is also available.
•	Turtle Talks Surf City Recreation Center 201 Community Center Drive, Surf City, NC  Phone: (910) 328-1000 Want to know more about sea turtles? Check out Turtle Talks Wednesday afternoons at 4 PM between Memorial Day and Labor Day for an educational kid-friendly talk on the lifestyle and habits of loggerhead turtles. Learn all about the Topsail Sea Turtle Project and what they do to help this endangered species. Questions are welcomed and admission is free. No reservations are required.