Outer Banks Attractions
Bodie Island Lighthouse
Occasionally, volunteers from the Outer Banks Lighthouse Society and National Park Service will have the lower portion of the tower open for visitors to step in and look up the 214 spiral iron stairs. Although you can walk within a few feet of the li...
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Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
The 248 iron spiral stairs to the top of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse equals climbing to the top of a 12 story building. Tickets are available to climb the many steps of the light house. For more information visit the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse web pag...
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore is a globally important bird area and a critical natural landform along the Atlantic Flyway, serving as a major resting and feeding grounds for migratory birds. For more information visit the Cape Hatteras National Sea...
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Chicamacomico Lifesaving Station Historic Site
The Chicamacomico Lifesaving Station Historic Site is the most complete site of remaining life-saving stations in North Carolina and one of the nation’s most complete sites. The purpose of this historic site is to restore, preserve, protect, ed...
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Corolla Wild Horses
The Corolla Wild Horses have survived nearly 500 years of fierce Nor’easters and hurricanes. They are truly representative of the Outer Banks spirit – untamed and rugged – and are an integral part of what draws hundreds of thousands...
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Currituck Beach Lighthouse
Admission to the grounds and parking are free. There is a fee to climb the tower for everyone 8 years of age and older. Children 7 years and younger are admitted free with a climbing adult. For more information visit the Corolla Lighthouse webpage ...
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Elizabethan Gardens
The beautiful Elizabethan Gardens in Manteo are open seven days a week, year ’round. Village Realty VIPs receive $1.00 off of each ticket. Please present your Village Realty VIP card before buying your tickets. This is one of the places y...
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Island Farm
Island Farm is a living history site located 2 miles north of Manteo on Roanoke Island, only 5 minutes from Roanoke Island Festival Park and the North Carolina Aquarium. Experience life on the island as it was in the mid-1800s before the Civil War. I...
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Jennette's Pier
Jennette’s Pier offers an experience unlike any other on the Outer Banks. Part of the NC Aquariums, its mission is to educate as well as provide an excellent spot for fishing. No old wooden buildings or wavy decking here. The pier extends strai...
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Jockey's Ridge State Park
When you think of the Outer Banks (or OBX) you probably think about our beautiful beaches first..and we do have those. But, our “soundside” beaches are also a wonderful place to relax and enjoy the water, especially if you have little one...
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NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island
One of the premier attractions on the Outer Banks, the NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island offers visitors a remarkable opportunity to witness and discover all the beautiful marine life that surrounds the Outer Banks. There are countless exhibits rang...
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Ocracoke Island Lighthouse
Pale white and standing at a mere 75ft high, the Ocracoke Lighthouse is surrounded by fascinating history. As the second oldest operating lighthouse in the North Carolina, Ocracoke Lighthouse is of historical interest, and the grounds around it and t...
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Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education
The Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education is a magnificent free educational center in Corolla, NC. The center is over 5,000 square feet and features many different exhibits ranging from historical artifacts to an 8,000 gallon aquarium. There is a...
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Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge
This area was historically used for waterfowl hunting, commercial fishing, farming and livestock operations. The Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge is made up of ocean beach, dunes, upland, fresh and brackish water ponds, salt flats, and salt marshe...
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Roanoke Island Festival Park
An interactive family attraction that celebrates the first English settlement in America. Visitors board and explore the park’s centerpiece, a representational ship, Elizabeth II. Climb aboard and help costumed 16th century sailors. Try traditi...
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Roanoke Island Maritime Museum
The boathouse that contains the museum is named in honor of George Washington Creef, the hardworking and inspired Roanoke Island native who designed the shad boat in 1883. For more information visit the Roanoke Island Maritime Museum webpage.
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Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse
Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse marks the south entrance to the channel through Croatan Sound, to the east of a marshy shoal extending from the western shore. Originally built in 1877 and decommissioned in 1955, this replica was built in 2004. For more in...
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The Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum
The Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum is a public, non-profit, educational institution that is dedicated to the preservation of the maritime history and shipwrecks on the Outer Banks from the earliest periods of exploration to the present day, mainly ...
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The Wild Side: Exploring Nature’s Wonders in The Outer Banks, NC
The Outer Banks, a chain of barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina, is a nature lover’s paradise, brimming with wildlife and natural beauty that is truly captivating to explore.
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Wright Brothers National Memorial
This is where it all started, by Kill Devil Hill in 1903, the Wright Brothers took their first flight. Come explore the place where it happened, and follow the actual milestones from that historic day. There is a life size replica of the Wright Flyer...
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