Roanoke Island Festival Park / Elizabeth II
Experience a 16th century sailing ship and stroll through the exhibit hall which features interactive displays of Outer Banks history. Open all year. Fee for tour.

Elizabethan Gardens
A 16th century-style garden dedicated as a living memorial of the lost colonists of Fort Raleigh. Hours vary according to season. Admission fee.

Cape Hatteras National Seashore
The National Seashore extends more than 70 miles from South Nags Head to Ocracoke Inlet, and is home to the famed 208-foot high Cape Hatteras lighthouse. Open year round. No fee.

Bodie Island Lighthouse
The 156-foot tall lighthouse is not open for climbing. A visitors center in the old keeper's quarters features exhibits. Self-guided nature trail. Open March-December. Free.

Jockey's Ridge State Park
A 400-acre park that is home to the largest natural living sand dune on the East Coast. Hang gliding, kite flying, climbing, picnic facilities, visitor's center. Hours vary according to season. No fee.

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
The site where Sir Walter Raleigh's explorers and colonists established settlements in 1585. Visitor's center, interpretive programs, nature trail. Open year round. No fee.

Wright Brothers National Memorial
The site of Wilbur and Orville Wright's first powered flight on December 17, 1903. Visitor's center, granite monument atop Kill Devil Hill, a reconstructed hanger and living quarters and public airstrip. Open year round. Fee.

Hatteras-Ocracoke Ferry
One of the few active "free" ferry services left in the country. Crossing the famed Hatteras Inlet between Hatteras Village and Ocracoke Island is a must for the Outer Banks vacationer. Scheduled departures daily.