Emerald Plantation

This shopping center is split and there are three walkways that take you to the center and back. Very touristy type shops. You can’t see the back area from the road.
What is here (front of shopping center)
Food Lion
Michaelangelo Pizza and Subs
Stir It Up Coffee Shop
Ocean Nails & Spa
Just Hair
La Posh Boutique
ABC Liquor
Ace Hardware
Top it Off Boutique
JR Dunn Jewelers
Country Store
Planet Wear
Elly’s Gifts
Sunkissed Memories
H’s Shoes
Books and Toys
What is here (center walkways and back):
Emerald Plantation Cinema 4
Poppa’s Candy Cupboard
Grandma’s Toy Box
Scrapbooking
The Carolina Wine Mixer
HWY 55 Burgers Shakes & Fries
The Irish Pirate Pub
RuckeRJohns Restaurant
Beaufort Olive Oil Co.
Turtle’s Nest Gallery
Wind Tide
Weight Loss Nutrition
Dragonfly Inports
Fitness 4 Ever
Healthways SilverSneakers Fitness

A ideal little shopping center to buy gifts and souvenirs and grab a bite to eat.

We go to Emerald Isle twice a year to get away from the chaos, traffic, and political NOISE of the Nation’s Capital. This little shopping center is always a must. Our favorites are: Rucker John’s Restaurant (don’t miss the Blackjack steak, the beer-​battered shrimp, and the glazed croissant rolls), and Sunkissed Memories for terrific shopping. Elly’s also has the best fudge we’ve tasted anywhere!

Emerald Plantation is a little mall that is mostly filled with small gift shops for tourists to rummage around. There’s also a small movie theatre here.
However, the best part of it all is the big pond in the back (outside). There’s nothing in there but turtles. There’s a vending machine that you can purchase some dry kernels of some sort and throw them to the turtles.
It’s so cute to see the turtles compete for the kernels. When the kernels land in the water, the minnows rush to them and suck on them until a turtle gobbles them up. The cutest of them all are the baby turtles, seeing them getting all excited for a kernel.
But, damn, these pigeons/​gulls swooping down for the kernels. *shoo, shoo*