Wilmington Short-Term Rentals

Flying into Wilmington, you'll land at Wilmington International Airport (ILM), which is conveniently located just five miles away from the city's downtown area. The airport provides easy access to the beach communities of Wrightsville Beach and Carolina Beach, as well as other popular attractions in the area.

Transportation options from the airport include rental cars, taxis, and rideshare services such as Uber and Lyft. For those looking to use public transportation, the Wave Transit Authority operates several bus routes that connect the airport to various parts of the city, including downtown Wilmington.

One of the most popular attractions in Wilmington is Airlie Gardens. This beautiful garden was once home to an old plantation, but it was purchased by a man named Earl C. Anthony in 1929 and turned into a public garden. The gardens feature stunning flowers and plants from around the world, including many rare species.

Another great attraction in Wilmington is Fort Fisher Aquarium, which features aquariums with sharks, stingrays and other fish native to North Carolina waters as well as other animals like birds and reptiles. It's also home to one of the largest collections of loggerhead sea turtles in the United States!

Wilmington is known for its vibrant food and dining scene, which offers a diverse range of cuisine to suit all tastes and budgets. The city's coastal location means that seafood is a popular choice, with local favorites such as shrimp and grits, seafood chowder, and oysters Rockefeller featuring prominently on many menus.

Wrightsville Beach Park has 2,000 feet of sand beach that offers plenty of space to play on the beach or just relax while watching the waves roll in! There are also picnic tables where you can sit and enjoy your lunch or dinner.

60-acre Campbell Park features a playground, tennis courts and basketball courts as well as beautiful walking trails through grassy fields.

Located along the banks of the Cape Fear River, Riverwalk Park offers some amazing views of the waterway with plenty of trees providing shade from the sun during hot summers days! You'll find yourself surrounded by nature here with birds singing overhead while you hike along dirt paths through grassy fields (or perhaps even during winter months when snow covers everything).

Wilmington is known as "Hollywood East" due to its history as a popular location for film and television productions. Films such as "Iron Man 3," "Dawson's Creek," and "One Tree Hill" were all filmed in Wilmington.

The USS North Carolina, a retired battleship, is permanently docked in Wilmington and serves as a museum that visitors can tour.

Wilmington is home to the oldest brewery in North Carolina, the Front Street Brewery, which opened in 1995.