2 Best Places to Shop in Ocracoke Island, The North Carolina Coast

In an 1898 cottage, this independent book store features a large children's selection, the latest novels and nonfiction, and everything ever published related to Ocracoke. A section of the building serves as a gift shop and local pottery gallery.

Hundreds of loose-tea varietals line the walls of this quaint shop devoted to wellness. Pick up a bag of the local yaupon holly tea, sample the day's tea special, and treat yourself to a magic color-changing lemonade (sparkles are 25 cents extra).