Right next to the Ocracoke ferry dock — perfect stop before or after the crossing. Blackbeard's cannon and the Monitor exhibit are the standouts. Donations appreciated.
Landmarks
Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum
Free museum on Hatteras Island packed with shipwreck artifacts, pirate history and WWII U-boat stories.
See it from the air
Many Outer Banks activities look completely different from a helicopter. Coastal Helicopters offers scenic tours over the beaches, lighthouses and wild-horse territory.
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Climb the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
Climb 257 steps to the top of America's tallest brick lighthouse.
Wright Brothers National Memorial
Walk the exact flight path from December 17, 1903.
The Elizabethan Gardens
10 acres of themed gardens honoring Sir Walter Raleigh's Lost Colony — quiet, romantic, camera-ready.