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The Whalehead Club

Currituck Heritage Park (Corolla)

Written by moatway on October 11, 2006

  • Take time to drive north to Corolla to see the Heritage Park, where the visitor can access three attractions: the Currituck Beach Lighthouse, the Whalehead Club, and the Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education. We...
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The Bodie Island Lighthouse

Cape Hatteras National Seashore

Written by moatway on October 11, 2006

  • No trip to the Outer Banks would be complete without a visit to the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Driving south from the Roanoke turn-off, it is 60 miles to Hatteras through a barren strip of...
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One of our Babies

Outer Banks with our Dogs

Written by noone on March 31, 2004

  • This was a great dog-friendly location! We stayed pretty far north in the Outer Banks, in Corolla, and we travelled in the off season, so the beaches were pretty empty, and it wasn't so hot...
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Sunrise at the beach...

7:00 am - Beach, Lighthouse and Ferry

Written by TennisManu on July 10, 2001

  • I woke up a quarter to seven - 45 minutes before the alarm was to go off. I am usually not a morning person, but whenever I stay near the ocean I just have to...
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Ocracoke

9:15 am - Ocracoke

Written by TennisManu on July 14, 2001

  • We disembarked exactly 40 minutes after leaving Hatteras and were now on a 14-mile island with even more secluded beaches and another two-lane highway leading to the town of Ocracoke on the southern...
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Jeff on a dune

6:30 pm - Buxton

Written by TennisManu on July 5, 2001

  • At around 5:30 pm it was time to leave the northern, more populated area of the islands with its billboards and chain restaurants. We drove south on Hwy 12 towards Buxton in search of the...
SJB Fishing at Public Beach

Ocean Fishing at a Public-Access Beach

Written by MCJ graduate on May 2, 2005

  • Ocean fishing at a public access beach in Hatteras was great fun. But because this was ocean fishing, we had to use ocean poles and more sinker weight due to the depth of the sea....
Munching a cracker

Feeding the Turtles

Written by Saphira on March 31, 2005

  • Not many people know about this, but it is a must if you go to the Outer Banks. There is a pond located on the sight where the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse used to be...
Beautiful holiday decorations

Scarborough Faire Shopping Village

Written by pointerbd on January 2, 2005

  • The best-kept secret of the Outer Banks has to be the adorable Scarborough Faire Shopping Village--a series of 18 upscale, unique shops that provide one-stop shopping for those hard-to-find items to take home and unique,...

The Elizabethan Gardens

Written by EPearl on November 2, 2002

  • On nearby Roanoke Island, there is a wonderful area to escape to on a hot summer day. Stroll around these beautifully manicured gardens. The foliage and blooms change according to the season....
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