@VictoriaLandis1: Wilmington's nice. My mom's side of the family is from there, all the way back to the late 1600s. All of them were coastal fisherfolk and farmers. My aunt and cousins live in Southport. I was up there a LOT when I was growing up.
Oh, and 3 Dollar Stores. A bunch of tiny, expensive 'boutiques', too. But we have really good restaurants, especially fish. No big chains, except for fast food.