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Some weekenders love nothing more than a relaxing stroll down a historic street or two, with a little fancy shopping topped by a visit to a fine restaurant. ...
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You can have either here. Or both. The different agendas are separated only by a 1 1/4-mile sound stocked with frolicking dolphins and high-end pleasure craft.

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Beaufort is the third-oldest settlement in North Carolina. For 150 years, Beaufort's Queen Anne clapboard homes were lost in the shuffle as progress headed west.

"BOW-fert" was given a second
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They wander a community of 4,200 that in the 1970s made a Savannah-like choice to restrict development and point up its past. From the sound now, you can see Beaufort's elegant three-story Victorians, many topped with widow's walks


(X) Get a free Walk Through History map at the welcome center (130 Turner St.).

Restored residences - more than 100 in all - hold yard markers bearing a couple of lines about the homes' origins. Older doesn't necessarily mean grander. Those dating to colonial times are often small and simple survivors. The oldest, Hammock House (1709),allegely was where Blackbeard hung his hat. Many have stories, of course, and Beaufort Histronic Site Tours offers several bus and walking tours that go inside select houses.

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You'll notice the souvenir places have lots of pirate items. Whether or not Blackbeard actually lived here, his Queen Anne's Revenge was sunk near Beaufort Inlet in 1718.

What researchers believe to be the wreck of the QAR was discovered in 1996. You'll find some salvaged items, including cannonballs, at the N.C. Maritime Museum.

Front Street today is plunder-ready, lined with boutiques, galleries and the like. Don't miss the art and jewelry at Handscapes Gallery (415 Front St.), where more than 200 artists are represented.


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Down at the waterfront, you can't help but notice a strange little booth in what appears to be a yard littered with old planking and other abandoned boat parts. This is where your work-off-the-pounds opportunity begins.
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No one's lived here for a century.
The island's notable residents today are several bands of wild horses - Banker horses, 110 to 130 - descended (depending on whom you ask) from shipwrecked Spanish steeds or 19th-century Carolinians.

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Seveeral points are hammered home by the time the ferry beaches on Shackleford's north-west corner.

You want shells? Head east on the oceanside. Want to see horses? They're up on the hills. Be careful and don't get too close: They're wild.

Then you're on your own on what looks like a desert island, ocean gusts whistling through your teeth.

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and you'll eventually see a brown pony or two. They're small but full-grown.
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Get to shackleford early and plan to spending the day.