More About Outer Banks, North Carolina
With over 160 restaurants to choose from on the Outer Banks, dining options (many specializing in seafood) include Breakwater Restaurant, Creekside Café, Pelican Restaurant, Labrador Bistro, Back Porch Restaurant, Austin Fish Co., Awful Arthur's Oyster Bar
Events - Rock The Inlet at Pirate's Cove, Oyster Feast, Taste of the Beach, Kitty Hawk Kites Annual Easter Eggstravaganza, Land of Beginnings Festival, Inter-Tribal Powwow "Journey Home", Hatteras Village Offshore Open, Hang Gliding Week, Pirate's Cove Memorial Weekend Tournament, Nags Head Surf Fishing Club Invitational Tournament, and Wings Over Water.
Attractions and museums include the Colington Speedway, Mutiny Bay Adventure Golf, Dowdy’s Amusement Park, Fisco Mini Golf & Golf Carts, Jurassic Putt, Waterfall Park, North Carolina Maritime Museum on Roanoke Island, Roanoke Adventure Museum, Frisco Native American Museum and Natural History Center, and the Elizabethan Gardens. Historic landmarks are the Wright Brothers National Memorial, Kitty Hawk, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and Jockeys Ridge State Park. For activities, shell collecting, fishing, relaxing on the beach, and bird watching are popular pastimes.
Specialty shops and boutiques with unique items include the Farmer’s Daughter, Endless Possibilities, Finally Mine, Artisans Boutique, Duck Trading Co., Firehouse Wine Cellar & Brew, Ocean Oddity, and the Fudgery.
Written by: Natasha Lawrence
