Imagine a Pleasure Island exploration that uses all of your senses to soak up the local beach scene. This is exactly what’s in store with a fantastically tempting exploration provided by Tasting History Tours. Located in the heart of Carolina Beach, this fun tour uncovers the history and stories of the area, while tempting patrons with plenty of fresh fare that adds a mouth-watering perspective to the oceanfront landscape.

During the tour, patrons will learn all about the Carolina Beach, Kure Beach and Fort Fisher regions, from historic naval battles to the island’s early beginnings as a popular tourist destination. Patrons will wander through the heart of the Carolina Beach area, and will stop at 5-6 restaurants along the way to add an extra dose of fun to every educational story. There are two tours available, which includes an afternoon of interesting history and tasty eats on the Signature Tour, and the Eat Around the World Tour, which both run roughly 2.5 hours, and which both feature different food, and different histories. Perfect for explorers with large appetites, the Tasting History Tours puts the story behind the Cape Fear region in a new light, and offers a fun way to experience the coastal landscape at its most delicious.


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Awful Arthur's Oyster Bar

Awful Arthur's Oyster Bar

Welcome to the home of the happy oyster where for over 40 years the oyster has been our world. The Outer Banks only authentic oyster bar is the place to enjoy sensational fare from the sea washed down with your favorite brew or cocktail. We serve by the peck, pound, and dozen, raw or steamed to perfection. Kicked back casual, down to earth friendly staff, and reasonable prices make Awful Arthur’s Oyster Bar the all-time favorite of locals and travelers alike.

The idea wasn’t to set out and establish a new concept restaurant on the Outer Banks, but that’s exactly what Awful Arthur’s owner Jo Whitehead and her late husband, Jay, accomplished more than 35 years ago when they opened the area’s first authentic oyster bar.

 

Awful Arthur’s opened in May 1984 on the Outer Banks. “We embraced the concept of an authentic copper top bar with the idea of it being a major drawing card and it still is,” explains Whitehead. “I get oysters wherever they are local. We follow the warm waters.” 

 

Just across from the ocean, in Kill Devil Hills, oyster season is year-round at Awful Arthur’s. Diners can take a seat at the copper-topped bar to observe the staff shucking oysters, served raw or steamed, along with shrimp, crab legs and clams all steamed to perfection. 

 

It’s not just the raw bar that’s earned Awful Arthur’s both local and national recognition, including being named one of America’s greatest oyster bars by Coastal Living magazine. The restaurant is a seafood-lover’s paradise, offering the freshest catches available.