The North Carolina Coast
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1. Battleship North Carolina Memorial
Downtown | Military SiteOn the west bank of Cape Fear River, across the river from downtown, take a self-guided tour of a ship that participated in every major naval...Read More
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2. Beaufort Historic Site
House/Mansion/VillaIn the center of town, the historic site consists of 10 buildings dating from 1732 to 1859, eight of which have been restored, including the...Read More
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3. Bodie Island Light Station
Nautical Site/LighthouseThe original Bodie (pronounced "body") lighthouse was constructed in 1847 but had to be abandoned in 1859 because of structural issues; the...Read More
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4. Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
Nautical Site/LighthouseAuthorized by Congress in 1794 to help prevent shipwrecks, this was the first lighthouse built in the region. The original structure was lost...Read More
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5. Cape Lookout Lighthouse
Body Of Water/WaterfallWhen the original 1812 lighthouse proved too short and unstable, the 1859 structure was built to replace it. The double walls allow the tower...Read More
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6. Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station
Historic District/SiteThe restored lifesaving station is now a museum that tells the story of the brave people who manned 29 stations that once lined the Outer Banks...Read More
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7. Currituck Beach Lighthouse
Nautical Site/LighthouseThe 1875 lighthouse was built from nearly 1 million bricks, which remained unpainted. Except in high winds or thunderstorms, or during winter...Read More
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8. Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
Museum/GalleryFort Raleigh is a restoration of the original 1584–90 earthworks that mark the beginning of English-colonial history in America. The site has...Read More
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9. North Carolina Maritime Museum
Museum/GalleryAn exhibit about the infamous pirate Blackbeard includes artifacts recovered from the discovery of his flagship, Queen Anne's Revenge, near...Read More
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10. Ocracoke Light Station
Ocracoke Village | Nautical Site/LighthouseThis lighthouse is a photographer's dream. Built in 1823, it's the second-oldest operating lighthouse in the United States (Sandy Hook, New...Read More
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11. Tryon Palace
Castle/Palace/ChateauThis elegant reconstructed 1770 Georgian building was the colonial capitol and originally the home of Royal Governor William Tryon. The palace...Read More
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12. Wright Brothers National Memorial
Museum/GalleryOne of the most popular photo sites on the Outer Banks, 5 miles south of Kitty Hawk, this 60-foot granite airplane's tail stands as a tribute...Read More
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13. Birthplace of Pepsi-Cola
Store/Shop/MallIn honor of the soda's 100th anniversary in 1998, the local bottling company opened the Birthplace in the same corner store where teacher-turned...Read More
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14. British Cemetery
Ocracoke Village | CemeteryOn May 11, 1942, the HMS Bedfordshire, an armed British trawler on loan to the United States, was torpedoed by a German U-boat and sank with...Read More
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15. Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site
Archaeological Site/RuinsAbout 10 miles north of Southport, you can explore the ruins and excavations of a colonial town and see the Civil War earthworks of Fort Anderson...Read More
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16. Cape Lookout Beach
Beach–SightWhite sand beaches, blue-green waters, and a tall lighthouse mark this quiet beach at the southern tip of Cape Lookout National Seashore. A...Read More
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17. Elizabethan Gardens
Garden/ArboretumThe lush gardens, 3 miles north of downtown Manteo, are a 10-acre re-creation of 16th-century English gardens, established as an elaborate memorial...Read More
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18. Ocracoke Preservation Society Museum
Ocracoke Village | House/Mansion/VillaRun by the local preservation society, the museum is located in a restored American Foursquare house built more than 100 years ago. It was moved...Read More
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19. Poplar Grove Historic Plantation
North Metro | House/Mansion/VillaTake a tour of what was once a major peanut and sweet potato farm in North Carolina, with an 1850 Greek revival manor house and its outbuildings...Read More
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20. Portsmouth Village
Portsmouth Island | Body Of Water/WaterfallInhabited from 1753 until the early 1970s, the village listed 685 permanent residents at its peak in 1860, according to the census that year...Read More
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