Outer Banks Family Travel Guide

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Outer Banks Family Travel Tips

  • Catch Atlantic surf, build sandcastles, and stroll miles of dune-bordered beaches.
  • Find out about the first flight at the Wright Brothers National Memorial.
  • Try your own wings by hang-gliding at Jockey's Ridge State Park.
  • Discover underwater wonders at the North Carolina Aquarium.
  • Relive colonial history at Roanoke Island Festival Park.
  • Relive the mystery of settlers who vanished with the musical "The Lost Colony"


Family Overview: Duck and the Outer Banks, North Carolina

North Carolina's Outer Banks, a strip of narrow barrier islands off the state's coast, stretch for 125 miles from Corolla to Ocracoke. To the east, the Atlantic waves break against the shore; to the west, the sound's waters flow into calm coves and salt marshes. The Duck- to-Nags Head corridor in the northern region makes a good base for families, with wide, dune-bordered beaches, historical sights, gardens, an aquarium, and many other summer-perfect attractions. Read More

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Hotels

from: $150

The Sanderling Resort and Spa

1461 Duck Road
Duck, NC 27949 Map

Distance: 48.7 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 3 class stars

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Hampton Inn & Suites Outer Banks-Corolla

333 Audubon Drive
Corolla, NC 27927 Map

Distance: 53.6 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 3 class stars

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from: $55

Comfort Inn South Oceanfront

8031 Old Oregon Inlet Rd.
Nags Head, NC 27959 Map

Distance: 27.0 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 2 class stars

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Attractions

Outer Banks Beaches

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One Visitors Center Circle
Manteo, North Carolina 27954

Distance: 30.9 mi. (from destination center)

Description: The Outer banks beaches are a 175 mile chain of islands offering an expanse of unspoiled natural... Read More
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The Lost Colony

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1409 National Park Drive
Manteo, North Carolina 27954

Distance: 27.9 mi. (from destination center)

Description: The Lost Colony drama at the Waterside Theatre tells the story of the establishment of the first... Read More
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Jockey's Ridge State Park

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P.O. Box 592; Carolista Drive
Nags Head, North Carolina 27959

Distance: 6.3 mi. (from destination center)

Description: Jockey Ridge State Park offers an opportunity to experience the desert environment, with its... Read More
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Airports

Major Airports near Outer Banks

Distance (mi.)
Norfolk International Airport 103.1 map
Richmond International Airport/Byrd Field 170.5 map
Raleigh/Durham Airport 187.8 map

Other Smaller Airports near Outer Banks

Distance (mi.)
New Bern Simmons Nott Airport 94.5 map
Pitt-Greenville Airport 108.6 map
Kinston Stallings Field 121.5 map



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