There’s nowhere on earth quite like the Outer Banks, a string of wild but well-loved barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina. Learn more about our 2025 Vacation of the Year.

The existing two-lane bridge over the Alligator River is a vital link between the Outer Banks and the rest ...

Located in Rodanthe on Hatteras Island, the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Historic Site commemorates the brave rescuers who saved countless shipwrecked crews off the Outer Banks coast in the ...

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site in North Carolina ... The expedition landed on the Outer Banks of North Carolina in July 1684. Roanoke Island was believed to be the perfect place for the ...

From SamWalkerOBXNews.com A new report from the National Park Service ranks Cape Hatteras National Seashore as the 35th ...

Since 2005, the year-end population has ranged between 105 and 126 at Shackleford Banks, which is 3 miles offshore and can only be reached by private boat or passenger ferry.

The best time to visit the Outer Banks is between March and May or September and November, when lodging rates drop and crowds dissipate. Most mainland North Carolina residents and out-of-towners ...

National parks across the U.S. are not immune to the Trump administration’s cuts, and North Carolina is already seeing the ...

March storms are notorious in the U.S. But none may have been as impactful to a larger swath of the East than 1993's ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Although rare, the North Carolina coast is again facing a likely winter storm this season. Just last month, the Outer Banks and many beach areas of North Carolina were ...

has been confirmed near the Outer Banks, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) said Wednesday. “We are aware that the Outer Banks is a hot spot for the disease," said Miranda ...