This thrice-built, black-and-white lighthouse sits south of Nags Head on Bodie Island. The first version fell due to poor construction, the second was destroyed during the Civil War and the latest ...

Before 1875, ships sailing by the North Carolina coast faced a 40-mile "blind spot" between Bodie Island and Virginia's Cape Henry. Then, the Currituck Beach Lighthouse in Corolla was created.

Bodie Island, Cape Hatteras, Cape Lookout, Currituck Beach, Ocracoke, Oak Island, and — the oft-forgotten Price’s Creek Lighthouse. The Cape Fear region is home to three of the eight ...

Though many say North Carolina is home to seven lighthouses, there are actually eight of them: Old Baldy, Bodie Island, Cape ...

From pirates to first flight, Coastal North Carolina can be called "the most historical place in the United States of America ...

Veterans Day, (originally known as Armistice Day), is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November 11 ...

First lighted in 1823, Ocracoke Lighthouse is North Carolina’s oldest. The Bodie Island Lighthouse contains its original Fresnel lens; it was illuminated for the first time in 1872. At nearly ...

The Wright Brothers National Memorial is a must-see, and kids under 16 can enter for free! For a small fee, you can also ...

Here are some of the luminaries whose work graces Grounds, plus where you will find their work out in the rest of the world.