America’s sweet Carolina secret: Wild horses on deserted beaches, scrummy food and adventures galore – no wonder locals want to keep North Carolina’s Outer Banks to themselves The Outer Banks in North Carolina are a thin strip of islands that separate the U.S mainland from the Atlantic The Daily Mail's Anastasia Miari paid a visit to them and found dense pine forest and 'duney' beaches She spent time chasing wild horses along the 200-mile-long sandy coast and enjoyed southern cuisine