We went on a road trip today. One of the places we went to was Fort Macon, located on the eastern point of Bogue Banks in Carteret County, North Carolina. It is a remarkably restored fort with a beautiful view of coastal North Carolina. It was located there to guard the entrance to Beaufort Harbor, one of North Carolina's two major seaports.
During its existence, (built from 1826-1834) it has protected the harbor, been a penitentiary, a state park, and a troop barracks for billeting WWII soldiers. It was even a Confederate fort for one year.
Several exhibits of life at Fort Macon for its many different occupants help the visitor to see what it was like to inhabit this historical fort: WWII Barracks, Uniforms 1834-1944, 19th Century Soldier Life, Between the States are a few. 
This fort is well taken care of and well worth the time to visit and try to vision what it was like to live in a different time and place.
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