There is a lot of information to take in, but unlike a lot of historical sites, this one is huge and can't really be damaged so letting the kids (ages 16, 14, 10, 6) wander while the parents read is a real luxury. It's "just" a fort, but they have time set up with maniquins and audio tracks to talk you through life in the forty over a 80+ year history.The younger kids like to wander and not be told "don't touch things" all the time. kids older ones even enjoyed learning and seeing the various displays.The visitor center was nice and even reasonably priced.
Great historic fort located in a state park that has wonderful beaches. This is a must when in the area. Adults and children alike will enjoy this.
This fort has gone through years of great renovations. A lot of great information about how soldiers lived back in the day. The cannon demonstration is always a crowd pleaser. Awesome views of the ocean and surrounding area.
Did my Wedding Photographs here and they came out amazing. It is a fun place to go to be outside and just "spend some time." Also fun for the kids!
It's a nice historic landmark in a great location and it's well maintained. In the end tho, it is just a fort. Me and my girlfriend visited Fort Macon a few times but I don't think we ever spent more than 45 minutes there. Combine it with a walk through the beautiful state park and a visit to the beach.
I've been going to this site since the mid 1950s. It's been recently renovated. A must see for Civil War buffs.
Great place to go. They are always improving it. Even young children like it. You can have a guide or visit at your ur own speed. Nice views of the coast from the fort.
Good place to walk. liked touring the historical site. I love history , so this was a great place to go.
This place was very impressive. I thoroughly enjoyed it, as did my family. It has a nice indoor area and a gift shop that isn't completely filled with cheesy products. The volunteer staff were incredibly informative, even pointing us in the direction of a great place to eat (Rudder Duck, yes fellas, we went there). The fort itself was very interesting and a great way to spend an afternoon.
Fort Macon has really changed over the past 45 years. I used to play on it as a child-overgrown with weeds and mosquito infested. Now it is a thriving educational venue with fun activities and things to see. You can spend a minimum of one hour touring the old fort and the exhibits. I like the gift shop when finished touring the fort as it has some unique gifts as well as the standard tourist fare. Family oriented. If elderly or disabled are not so inclinded to traverse the fort proper, there are exhibits and videos one can view while the others are out on the fort. Some portions of the fort proper will be inaccessible to handicap as it was built for soldiers not wheelchairs and walkers. I encourage those folks to visit the indoor airconditioned exhibits. You will not be sorry while you wait for others. In the summer they will have period re-enactments and cannon firings. Go to their website to get their schedule. You can walk out on the beach from the fort to sit and enjoy the water. I see fishing but NO SWIMMING. The waters are too devilish as this is where the sound and ocean meet. EXCELLENT FOR KITES (especially off season as there are hardly any people). Seems to always have air on the pointe out there. (see tip below). Not the greatest for shells. You can walk down the beach a fair bit from here and get to swimming and better shelling. The downside is the walk but the upside is there is almost always parking at the fort and it's free. TIP: Go back down Fort Macon Rd and through the main intersection - in the shopping center with the Food Lion there is an excellent kite shop with little one day for jr. or hundreds of dollars kites for the adults. Family owned Kites Unlimited and Bird Stuff etc. I believe is the name. They have a huge assortment of games, puzzles, flags, kites etc.