Home to America’s tallest lighthouse and some of the East Coast’s wildest, most unspoiled beaches! Cape Hatteras National Seashore stretches 70 miles of raw, beautiful coastline. A paradise for anglers, kitesurfers, and anyone craving true coastal wilderness.
Some roads get you somewhere. NC Highway 12 gets you into something entirely different. This 148-mile ribbon of asphalt strings together the Outer Banks like pearls on a necklace, and honestly, no other American highway feels quite like it. Drive it once, and you’ll understand why locals talk about “The Twelve” with genuine reverence. This … Read more
There is a point on the drive south through Hatteras Island when the Outer Banks stops being a beach vacation and starts being something else entirely. Somewhere around the village of Buxton, you catch your first glimpse of it: a towering black-and-white candy cane stripe reaching up above the horizon, visible long before you can … Read more