The Outer Banks
North Carolina

The Outer Banks

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Landmarks

46 places worth the detour

Bodie Island Lighthouse
Architecture·NRHP
Bodie Island Lighthouse
Outdoor loversHistory buffs
Blackbeard's Defeat Site, Ocracoke Inlet
Historic Site
Blackbeard's Defeat Site, Ocracoke Inlet
History buffs
Avon Pier
Nature & Parks
Avon Pier
Outdoor lovers

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