Using GPS coordinates and Google Maps: Go to Google Maps and copy the following GPS coordinates    +34° 14' 11.58", -77° 57' 16.14"    into the search bar: You will see an option for getting directions from your location.

From the South on US 17 North (Myrtle Beach SC-60 miles, Shallotte-33 miles, Brunswick Co. Beaches): When outside of Wilmington, US17 North will merge with US74/76 East. Follow the signs for the Battleship Memorial and US 421 North.

From the South on 1-95 North: After you cross the border from South Carolina into North Carolina, go approximately 14 miles. Take Exit 14 onto US 74 East towards Wilmington. After approximately 26 miles, US 76 merges with US 74. Continue to travel approximately 52 miles to Wilmington. When approaching Wilmington follow the signs to the Battleship Memorial and 421 North.
(US76 East out of Florence SC may seem quicker but it is 2 lanes and US 74 East is 4 lanes and it is actually a quicker route to Wilmington and the Battleship Memorial.)

From the West on 74 East (Charlotte-157 miles, Whiteville-43 miles): When approaching Wilmington, US 74 will merge with US 76. Continue to travel approximately 52 miles to Wilmington. When approaching Wilmington follow the signs to the Battleship Memorial and 421 North.

From the North on I-95: As you approach Benson NC, exit east on I-40 to Wilmington. Then follow the directions below, "From the West on I-40".

From the West on I-40 (Raleigh-125 miles): As you approach Wilmington (6 miles out), take exit 416 A (I-140/US 17 South) towards Myrtle Beach. At 7 miles you will cross the Dan Cameron Bridge with the temporary end of the highway in sight. Take the Battleship Memorial/ Wilmington exit, at the end of the off ramp, bear right onto US 421 South. Continue approximately 3 miles, passing thru the stop light and follow the Battleship Memorial sign. Proceed approximately 1 mile crossing over the S. Thomas Rhodes Bridge. Turn left at the sign “Battleship Memorial”.

From the North on US 17 South (New Bern-87 miles, Jacksonville-51 miles, Topsail Island-33 miles): Follow US 17 South into Wilmington. Turn left onto Martin Luther King Parkway and Hwy 74 west. Follow the signs for Hwy 74 west for approximately 8 miles. You will turn right to go over the Isabelle Stallings Holmes Bridge and then turn left at the next stoplight to continue on Hwy 74 west. Go approximately 1 mile until you see the Battleship Memorial sigh on your left.

From US 17 North via I-140 Bypass(New Bern-87 miles, Jacksonville-51 miles, Topsail Island-33 miles): Approximately 9 miles before Wilmington the highway will split. Stay to the left, take I-40, I-140, and US 17 towards Myrtle Beach. Do not take Business US 17. After approximately 10 miles you will cross over the Dan Cameron Bridge with the temporary end of the highway in sight. Take the Battleship Memorial/ Wilmington exit. At the end of the off ramp, bear onto US 421 South. Continue approximately 3 miles, passing thru the stop light and follow the Battleship Memorial sign. Proceed approximately 1 mile crossing over the S. Thomas Rhodes Bridge. Turn left at the sign “Battleship Memorial”.