Cast a line from an iconic North Carolina pier or simply walk along its wooden planks, enjoying views of dolphins and rays in the blue water below.

Look out for wild horses while exploring miles of beaches on Cape Lookout National Seashore's secluded barrier islands.

North Carolina's Outer Banks are a picturesque, often romanticized stretch of barrier islands, where sandy Atlantic coast beaches and charming small towns attract summer crowds and fade into quiet, ...

I first discovered the magic of the Outer Banks beach towns as a child, visiting some of them with my parents while on vacation when I was small. However, it wasn’t until I started to hear about this ...