My family has been vacationing on the Outer Banks for 27 years. Now, all of those haven’t been consecutively. Would I love to visit every year? Absolutely! It is truly my happy place but it takes money. If you would like to read my Q&A post about the Outer Banks check it out here. If you would like to see what a typical week for us on vacation is like click here.
Over those 20 some years, we’ve pretty much done it all, sometimes multiple times over.
So what are the quintessential Outer Banks vacation things to do? Let’s get started….
Jockey’s Ridge
Manteo and walk along the waterfront
Lost Colony Show and visit Fort Raleigh
Jet ski on the Sound
4×4 and wild horses in Carova
Duck Donuts- because Outer Banks is where it started
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse- or all the lighthouses for that matter
Take a ferry to Ocracoke
Visit Wright Brothers Memorial
Ride your bike
Coffee on the top deck of the beach house- coffee just tastes different at the beach
Visit the Aquarium on Roanoke Island
Search for seaglass
Visit the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum
Shop at Duck Village
So there you have it, my list of 15 things to be sure and do when you visit the Outer Banks. But rest assured, you probably can’t do them all in one vacation because it would be pretty exhausting and not a relaxing vacation!
Did I miss any that you would include on a list of 15? Let me know in the comments!
Happy traveling,
