On a recent weekend trip to the Surf City/Topsail Island area, I found the KBSTRRC on Trip Advisor and knew it was somewhere I wanted to check out. I love all sea creatures and always enjoy seeing and learning about them and sea turtles are a favorite! You can tell the staff love what they do and care about their turtles. The tour was interesting and informative and I appreciate that the staff allows visitors inside. I would suggest purchasing tickets before going. The facility is bright, welcoming and clean with a nice gift shop. The highlight of the tour, of course, was the turtles! I especially enjoyed Snookie and her antics! I highly recommend a visit if you are in the area during visiting hours/season!

I highly recommend taking a tour at the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle and Rehabilitation Center. It was extremely informative and kept the kids engaged with all the hands on displays throughout the tour. My only negative was that they offer so many tours but it does seem to get backed up and cause some downtime where you're standing around. I think the staff did a great job in trying to make that enjoyable, but with little kids they start to get bored. The facility was very nice and you'll get to see a lot of sea turtles. For your kids, don't worry, you'll end up in the gift shop!

The primary goal of Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue is the rehabilitation and protection of these wonderful creatures. The guide will take you through the efforts they take to protect local turtle nests and assist the hatchlings first journey to the sea. The tour then takes you into the large space full of tanks where adults are being cared for until they can be released to the ocean. Tour groups are small. Questions, including those from children on the tour, were encouraged. They also have a gift shop with a full range of turtle themed items.