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The Outer Banks offers beaches in many forms, from sweeping sand dunes to the famous Big Kill Devil Hill in Kitty Hawk, where the Wright brothers first took flight. Aviation remains part of the area’s character today, and Nags Head draws hang gliders with and without years of experience. Visitors can stroll for miles along peaceful shoreline or use a 4x4 with the proper permits to drive on the beach. No matter how you arrive, finding an uncrowded stretch of coast is common.

Golfers visiting The Outer Banks can play Duck Woods Country Club’s 18-hole championship course, which winds through scenic woodlands and natural wetlands. At Nags Head Golf Links, the Scottish-style course follows the Roanoke Sound, offering striking views from every hole.

Elizabethan Gardens

The Elizabethan Gardens may surpass even these courses in visual appeal. The gardens cover 10 full acres and showcase flowers and flora from the New World and Old World. This historic attraction takes its name from Queen Elizabeth I and has notable ties to British royalty. Among its features is an English rose bush donated by Queen Elizabeth II, sourced directly from the royal family’s rose garden at Windsor Castle.