Guidebook for Holden Beach
Essentials
Closest grocery. Open 24 hrs during summer. Midnite the rest of the year.
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Food Lion
1100 Sabbath Home Rd SWClosest grocery. Open 24 hrs during summer. Midnite the rest of the year.
Walmart Supercenter
4540 Main StWalmart
Walgreens
1138 Sabbath Home Rd SWDrug store right down the road across bridge.
Entertainment & Activities
Good place for Kids!
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Planet Fun & Starz Grille Family Entertainment and Bowling Center
349 Whiteville Rd NWGood place for Kids!
Beaches N Cream
3316 Holden Beach Rd SWPutt-Putt type golf and AWESOME Ice Cream!!
Everything Else
The Battleship NORTH CAROLINA is a self guided tour. Start your experience by viewing the introductory movie in the auditorium, then browse through the exhibit hall and head up the gangway to board the Ship.
Follow the arrows and enjoy climbing ladders to explore up to 9 levels. Make sure to bring your camera but hold onto to it along with your cell phones and sunglasses!
The Ship is huge and not air conditioned, so be prepared to savor her as the sailors did.
Visitor’s spend about 2 hours touring, on average, but many visitors stay longer. It is up to you on how much you would like to discover! The Ship is yours for the day!
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USS North Carolina
1 Battleship Rd NEThe Battleship NORTH CAROLINA is a self guided tour. Start your experience by viewing the introductory movie in the auditorium, then browse through the exhibit hall and head up the gangway to board the Ship.
Follow the arrows and enjoy climbing ladders to explore up to 9 levels. Make sure to bring your camera but hold onto to it along with your cell phones and sunglasses!
The Ship is huge and not air conditioned, so be prepared to savor her as the sailors did.
Visitor’s spend about 2 hours touring, on average, but many visitors stay longer. It is up to you on how much you would like to discover! The Ship is yours for the day!
Go boating or Deep Sea Fishing. See boats come and go. See Wildlife right under the bridge!
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Holden Beach Marina
3238 Pompano St SWGo boating or Deep Sea Fishing. See boats come and go. See Wildlife right under the bridge!
Parks & Nature
Clean and uncluttered beaches and a remarkable local history combine to make the Fort Fisher State Historic Site one of coastal North Carolina's most treasured barrier island attractions. This incredible locale, just miles away from Carolina Beach, is home to gorgeous stretches of shoreline, thickets of nature trails and live oaks, and the original site of Fort Fisher itself, a relic of the 1800s and an instrumental turning point during the Civil War.
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Fort Fisher State Historic Site
1610 Fort Fisher Blvd SClean and uncluttered beaches and a remarkable local history combine to make the Fort Fisher State Historic Site one of coastal North Carolina's most treasured barrier island attractions. This incredible locale, just miles away from Carolina Beach, is home to gorgeous stretches of shoreline, thickets of nature trails and live oaks, and the original site of Fort Fisher itself, a relic of the 1800s and an instrumental turning point during the Civil War.
The fascinating galleries throughout this extensive complex encourage visitors of all ages to meet and mingle with their aquatic neighbors, from interactive exhibits to "touch tanks" where patrons can have personal encounters with local bamboo sharks. This all-encompassing approach to maritime education has made the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher one of Carolina Beaches' most popular local attractions, and is a fun day trip for any Coastal Carolina visitor who wants to get their feet wet in the unique and varied wildlife habitats located just offshore.
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North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher
900 Loggerhead RdThe fascinating galleries throughout this extensive complex encourage visitors of all ages to meet and mingle with their aquatic neighbors, from interactive exhibits to "touch tanks" where patrons can have personal encounters with local bamboo sharks. This all-encompassing approach to maritime education has made the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher one of Carolina Beaches' most popular local attractions, and is a fun day trip for any Coastal Carolina visitor who wants to get their feet wet in the unique and varied wildlife habitats located just offshore.
Shopping
Belk
130 Shallotte Crossing PkwyBelks Store in Shallotte, NC
For visiting shopaholics, the wide array of fantastic stores in the Myrtle Beach area will keep any vacationer busy. Shoppers will delight in our shopping malls, factory outlets, specialty shops, and flea markets. Visitors can indulge at one of the areas upscale retail stores at the Market Common, or enjoy outdoor shopping complexes like the popular Broadway at the Beach while hunting for souvenirs. Bargain hunting is made easy here, too, with two Tanger Outlet locations offering tons of different name brand stores to choose from.
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Myrtle Beach
For visiting shopaholics, the wide array of fantastic stores in the Myrtle Beach area will keep any vacationer busy. Shoppers will delight in our shopping malls, factory outlets, specialty shops, and flea markets. Visitors can indulge at one of the areas upscale retail stores at the Market Common, or enjoy outdoor shopping complexes like the popular Broadway at the Beach while hunting for souvenirs. Bargain hunting is made easy here, too, with two Tanger Outlet locations offering tons of different name brand stores to choose from.
Restaurants
Restaurants within 45 mins of King Krab.
Farm to Table to Soul! Awesome New restaurant that brings fresh clean food to the Holden Beach area. (My local favorite!)
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The Cove Restaurant
2633 Holden Beach Rd SWFarm to Table to Soul! Awesome New restaurant that brings fresh clean food to the Holden Beach area. (My local favorite!)
Castaways Raw Bar & Grill
112 Ocean Blvd WLocal restaurant with bar located on Holden Beach
Main Street Grill
3408 Holden Beach Rd SWAwesome for local seafood and neighborhood bar.
Good Local Seafood in a relaxed atmosphere. Grab your own beverages!
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Provision Co
1343 Cedar Landing Rd SWGood Local Seafood in a relaxed atmosphere. Grab your own beverages!
Angelo's Pizzeria & Bistro
110 Shallotte Crossing PkwyBest Pizza and Italian food in the Area!
San Felipe
110 Shallotte Crossing PkwyAuthentic Mexican Food!
Patronies Pizza
2625 Holden Beach Rd SWGood Local PIZZA!
Inlet View Bar & Grill
1800 Village Point Rd SWAwesome views with local seafood!
Dock House Seafood & More
103 S Shore DrNew local place on Holden Beach under the bridge.
Simply Barbecue
3240 Holden Beach Rd SWIf you like the pig this is the place. Cooked on the spot.
Local favorite fried seafood, hole in the wall eatery. Open only on Thurs-Sundays.
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Silver Hill Grill
2049 Holden Beach Rd SWLocal favorite fried seafood, hole in the wall eatery. Open only on Thurs-Sundays.
Make the road trip! ± 45 mins. Great boat to table seafood with catch of the day. Go at sunset to see the awesome view! There are also bars and a casino within walking distance.
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Crab Catcher's On The Waterfront
4474 Water Front AveMake the road trip! ± 45 mins. Great boat to table seafood with catch of the day. Go at sunset to see the awesome view! There are also bars and a casino within walking distance.
Fresh Seafood
Old Ferry Seafood
1069 Songbird Ln SWClosest place to get fresh seafood!
Beacon One Seafood
1 Fisherman RdBest price for local seafood. Awesome shrimp. (My favorite go to)
High Rider Seafood
3 Fisherman RdBoat to store seafood.
Garlands Fresh Seafood Inc
2 Fisherman RdBest prices of fresh seafood.