This North Carolina Island Is Home to a National Seashore, Quiet Beach Villages, and the Tallest Lighthouse in the U.S. Hatteras Island, in North Carolina's Outer Banks, is the perfect summer ...

North Carolina’s Outer Banks is dominating 2025 vacation lists. See what makes OBX the year’s must-visit spot, from wild ...

New York tourist found dead in Atlantic Ocean off Outer Banks of North Carolina, park says. He was visiting from Nanuet, Cape Hatteras National Seashore says.

Escape to a coastal retreat in the Outer Banks in North Carolina. Of course, you'll get beautiful beaches and hospitality. But you'll also get peace and quiet.

These oceanfront restaurants in North Carolina serve seafood so fresh, you can taste the salt air—complete with stunning ...

Contender is a great white shark—and not just any great white shark. Weighing 1653 pounds and measuring nearly 14 feet long, ...

Many visitors in this part of North Carolina, about 80 miles east of Raleigh, zip past the rural farmland and small towns en route to the Outer Banks beaches.

The Outer Banks consist of a collection of barrier islands along the North Carolina coast. The area is split into three regions, according to the Visitors Bureau: the Northern Beaches, Roanoke ...

In Asheville and other parts of Western North Carolina, tourism-related outlets are still fighting to survive the summer.

David Carr highlights the birds, mammals and marine life you might see on vacation from the mountains to the coast.

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 ...