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.

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Guests can enjoy central heat, air conditioning, hot water, a TV, and a record player ... Nearby, on Currituck Island, visitors can glimpse the Outer Banks' wild horses. A herd of Spanish Mustangs, ...

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Kitty Hawk Kites in the Outer Banks Stay a night or two here and go surfing or head over to hang glide with Kitty Hawk Kites in Jockey’s Ridge State Park, the same spot the Wright Brothers ... is warm ...