Things to do Oak Island Lighthouse: Tours are available in the morning hours every Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday from May 1 through Sept. 30, 300 Caswell Beach Road, www.oakislandlighthouse.org.

Caswell Beach, located at the eastern end of Oak Island (originally the whole island was Oak Island) and right at the mouth of the Cape Fear River, was named for Revolutionary War hero and North ...

Oak Island Lighthouse: Tours are available in the morning hours every Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday from May 1 through Sept. 30, 300 Caswell Beach Road, www.oakislandlighthouse.org.

Pencil-shaped Oak Island Lighthouse in Caswell Beach was one of the last light stations built in the U.S., going up in 1958. It’s open for tours year-round.