Travel Lens
Quiet beaches, a sound-side boardwalk and made-to-order donuts make this small Outer Banks town a favorite.
Walk the mile-long sound-side boardwalk and explore 11 acres of Town Park trails through forest, willow swamp and open green space.
Browse more than 27 restaurants, eateries and boutiques in a small waterfront marketplace.
Spread out on a 7-mile stretch of sand that stays quiet because you reach it on foot, with no public parking by the beach.
A 45-minute drive from Duck, this aquarium shows off sharks, stingrays, jellyfish and wetland species, a good break for kids.
Climb some of the tallest sand dunes in America in Nags Head, then fly a kite in the breeze or stay for the sunset.
Visit the Kill Devil Hills site where Wilbur and Orville Wright made the world’s first airplane flight on December 17, 1903.
Look for the Corolla wild horses, Spanish mustangs descended from horses that arrived on ships in the 1500s.
Stroll formal hedges, a fountain and seasonal blooms in the garden known as the Outer Banks’ crown jewel.
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