Where to Eat, Stay, and Play in North Carolina's Outer Banks
Where to Eat, Stay, and Play in North Carolina's Outer Banks Hannah Lee Leidy © aoldman/Getty For sandy beaches and legendary surf conditions, to historic lighthouses, shipwreck diving sites, and wild horses, the Outer Banks is a unique East Coast beach vacation. No single island or town bears the official name Outer Banks—rather, the term refers to the string of barrier islands cupping North Carolina’s entire coast, a divide between the inland and the Atlantic. Born of 19th-century fishing villages and game hunting retreats, this destination now provides a year-round ha...