If you think of the Outer Banks as a singular destination, you’d be sorely mistaken. The beloved vacation spot actually encompasses 200 miles of North Carolina barrier islands bordering the Atlantic ...

Kate Lewis is a writer and longtime visitor to the Outer Banks. She currently lives outside Washington, D.C. A series of barrier islands and land along the North Carolina coast that stretches for well ...

BUXTON, N.C. — Over a mile-long pathway now connects Highway 12 to one of the most beloved parts of the area: the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. The project for the multi-use path was years in the making.

BUXTON, N.C. — The black and white paint of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse can be seen from miles on land and sea but not right now. The structure has been stripped of its paint and is surrounded by ...