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Outer Banks Tourist Information, Weather, and Travel News

Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce
The Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce is a nonprofit membership organization representing 1183 businesses on North Carolina's Outer Banks.

Outer Banks Visitors Bureau
The Outer Banks Visitors Bureau is the lead marketing and promotional agency for The Outer Banks of North Carolina.

Outer Banks Of NC
In so many ways, America begins on North Carolina's Outer Banks! The land of beginnings, some call it. This is where England first attempted to colonize the Americas, with disastrous results for the 'lost' Colony.

North Carolina's Outer Banks
Welcome to North Carolina's Outer Banks. We invite you to admire the Outer Banks' natural beauty, experience our community's unique lifestyle and visit the Outer Banks Village Directory. Explore the many facets of life on North Carolina's barrier islands.

"Outer Banks Edge"

Outer Banks Weather

Outer Banks Weather

Current Weather Conditions

Outer Banks Dare County, North Carolina Weather

Outer Banks Restaurants

Outer Banks Restaurants
The only thing you need to explore the following pages is a healthy appetite for great food. Indeed, you'll find everything here from big breakfasts to delectable dinners. Oh, and did we mention the seafood?

The Restaurant Guide to the Outer Banks
While visiting the Outer Banks, dining out takes on a whole new feel, be it breakfast, lunch or dinner.

North Carolina's Outer Bank Restaurants
When you visit the Outer Banks, be sure to bring your appetite. In this seemingly remote area of the world, we have the basic ingredients from which world-class cuisine is created.

North Carolina's Outer Bank Restaurants
When you discover the Outer Banks, be sure to sample the area’s diverse mix of unforgettable dining experiences, ranging from upscale elegant eateries and waterfront restaurants to the best-kept local secrets.

Outer Banks Sightseeing, Touring and Attractions

The Outer Banks Online Beach Guide
Welcome to the Outer Banks of North Carolina, and Outer Banks Internet's Online Beach Guide, the best way to guarantee a perfect stay in our beautiful resort area.

Jockey's Ridge State Park
Jockey's Ridge is the tallest natural sand dune system in the Eastern United States. Located in Nags Head, it is one of the most significant landmarks on the Outer Banks, North Carolina.

Wright Brothers National Memorial
Wind, sand, and a dream of flight brought Wilbur and Orville Wright to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, where after four years of experimentation, they achieved the first successful airplane flights in 1903.

North Carolina Lighthouses
Click on any lighthouse on this website to see a picture, map, and information.

North Carolina Maritime Museum
The mission of the North Carolina Maritime Museum on Roanoke Island is to preserve the maritime history and culture of Roanoke Island and the surrounding region in Northeastern North Carolina for the public by collecting, exhibiting, and interpreting the material culture and history of its people.

Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum
The waters off North Carolina's Outer Banks entomb thousands of vessels and countless mariners who lost a desperate struggle against the forces of war, piracy and nature. The Graveyard of the Atlantic, with one of the highest densities of shipwrecks in the world, holds some of America's most important maritime history.

Roanoke Island Festival Park
Welcome Roanoke Island Festival Park, a 25-acre island across from the Manteo waterfront, where history comes alive, the "natives" are friendly, art and nature surround you, and there's big fun for everyone--rain or shine--year round.

Roanoke Adventure Museum
The 8,500-square-foot Roanoke Adventure Museum is packed with 400 years of Outer Banks history that you can't find anywhere else.

North Carolina Aquariums
The 8,500-square-foot Roanoke Adventure Museum is packed with 400 years of Outer Banks history that you can't find anywhere else.

The Elizabethan Gardens
Though remote and relatively inaccessible, the Refuge offers a challenge to the adventurous outdoor enthusiast who chooses to venture there. Birders, photographers, and lovers-of-the-outdoors find the Refuge intriguing, but difficult in which to maneuver.

Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge
Though remote and relatively inaccessible, the Refuge offers a challenge to the adventurous outdoor enthusiast who chooses to venture there. Birders, photographers, and lovers-of-the-outdoors find the Refuge intriguing, but difficult in which to maneuver.

Outer Banks Outdoor Activities

Golf

The Currituck Club
In a salute to noteworthy new courses, Golf Magazine awarded the phenomenal 6,888 yard, par 72 Currituck Club course a coveted spot on its list of "Top 10 You Can Play".

The Carolina Club
The Carolina Club is one of the "Locals' Choice" for great golf on the Outer Banks. Groomed for the pro but available to the public, this magnificent 7,000 yard, par 72 championship golf course may well be the highlight of your stay on the Outer Banks.

The Pointe Golf Club
The Pointe's A-1 bentgrass greens are second to none, and the plush fairways ensure perfect lies. Word to the wise, though: Hit the practice green beforehand! These could be the slickest greens you've ever played.

Sea Scape Golf Links
The course uses the windswept sand dunes and maritime forest to showcase the natural beauty of the Outer Banks. Dramatic elevation changes offer ocean views on several holes.

Nags Head Golf Links
The course at Nags Head Golf Links was designed to delight players of all abilities. In addition to offering remarkable views, its idyllic setting along the banks of the historic Roanoke Sound provides a temperate climate which yields outstanding course conditions year round.

Kilmarlic Golf
Kilmarlic Golf Community offers a lifestyle experience like no other on the Outer Banks. Situated in a unique natural setting of maritime forests and sprawling wetlands, our classically-designed course creates stimulating challenges with its outstanding layout and conditioning.

Outer Banks Events

Calendar of Events

Roanoke Island Events

The Arts on the Outer Banks

Outer Banks Forum for the Lively Arts
The mission of the Outer Banks Forum for the Lively Arts is to promote the appreciation of and involvement in the performing arts on the Outer Banks and nearby areas through the presentation of an annual affordable series of concerts by diverse artists, integrated with activities of other community organizations.

The Lost Colony
A 400 year-old mystery haunts Roanoke Island on North Carolina's Outer Banks. There, in 1587, about 120 men, women and children established the first English colony in the New World, then vanished without a trace, leaving historians and archaeologists with one of America's most perplexing mysteries.

Elizabeth R and Company
Elizabeth R and Company is Dare County's only resident professional producing theatrical company. A 501(c)3 non-profit organization, it produces professional stage, video and audio productions centered on various aspects of American history.

Theatre of Dare
Since our humble beginnings, the T.O.D. has performed dozens of major plays and several second stage vignettes. Each season brings more talent and energy to each production.

Outer Banks Music Showcase
The Concert Chorale of the Outer Banks was established to offer Outer Banks residents an opportunity to perform, and to offer both residents and visitors an opportunity to hear fine choral music.

Village Craftsmen
We always enjoy meeting our customers in our thriving retail gallery on Ocracoke Island..

Concert Chorale of the Outer Banks
The Concert Chorale of the Outer Banks was established to offer Outer Banks residents an opportunity to perform, and to offer both residents and visitors an opportunity to hear fine choral music.