Things to Do in Outer Banks, North Carolina

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North Carolina Aquarium at Roanoke Island

Outer Banks, North Carolina

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When the weather's hot you can cool down at North Carolina's largest aquarium. Shark-loving kids will not want to miss the close-up views of sharks and other animals...

Aquarium

The Lost Colony Show

Outer Banks, North Carolina

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Hundreds of years before "Cold Case Files" and "Unsolved Mysteries" there was the mystery of the Lost Colony. Roanoke Island, the first English settlement in the New World, vanished without...

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Coquina Beach

Outer Banks, North Carolina

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Public access to a beach is usually par for the course in the Outer Banks. But if you're making a day trip to Cape Hatteras or Nags Head, spend some...

Beach

Roanoke Island Festival Park

Outer Banks, North Carolina

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If you lament that today's pace of life is too hectic, visit Roanoke Island Festival Park, where your kids will get a taste of the simpler times before iPods and...

History Museum

Back Country Outfitters & Guides

Outer Banks, North Carolina

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Drive to the northern-most tip of the Outer Banks, and the development stops. Living here on this rugged coastline, as they have for the past 400 years, is a...

Sightseeing Tour
Wildlife Sanctuary

The Frisco Native American Museum is a treasure located halfway between the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse and the ferry to Ocracoke. The unassuming building holds an astonishing amount of artifacts, including...

History Museum

Kitty Hawk Kites

Outer Banks, North Carolina

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Kids will find a huge selection of kites at Kitty Hawk Kites, which is appropriate because the Outer Banks boasts superb kite-flying conditions. Whether your child longs for a...