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The Inner Banks: North Carolina’s Sound-Side Secret

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Elevated view of a small waterfront town with brick and colorful buildings, parking lots, a red-roofed pavilion, and numerous boats docked along a long pier on the right.

Everyone knows the Outer Banks, but far fewer travelers are familiar with the Inner Banks, and that’s precisely the appeal. The Inner Banks refers to the sound side of coastal North Carolina, encompassing historic towns along Pamlico Sound, Albemarle Sound, and their expansive feeder rivers. While tourism promoters coined the name in the 1990s, locals … Read more