Explore North Carolina with these travel posts on Reverberations.
You don’t need a luxury budget to enjoy the Outer Banks. With more than 100 miles of coastline, historic lighthouses, and wild coastal landscapes, the OBX is packed with free experiences that feel anything but basic. There are more free things to do in the Outer Banks than you could easily enjoy in a single […]
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Each year, visitors flock to the Outer Banks, North Carolina, to enjoy its beaches and laid-back lifestyle. The OBX lighthouses of North Carolina are each unique, and some of them are climbable. I have fond memories of climbing Currituck Beach Light and waving to my grandmother below. Today, the lighthouses that were introduced to help
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North Carolina’s Outer Banks is wildly popular and with good reason. The barrier islands have miles of unspoiled beaches that visitors flock to each year. Some of my best memories of the Outer Banks weren’t spent in the sand, but also exploring the region, with each of its small towns adding a unique feel. Maybe
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Each summer, visitors flock to North Carolina‘s Outer Banks for vacation. But many won’t make the trip to the northern part of the barrier island. In comparison to Kill Devil Hills or Nags Head, the village of Corolla, North Carolina, is a more quiet destination. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t happening and fun. There
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A spring break in the Outer Banks of North Carolina can be just what you need for reinvigoration after the long winter months. Enjoy the crashing ocean waves, sunny skies, and fresh sea air! The Outer Banks in April and May, in particular, isn’t quite at its peak travel time yet. That means crowds are
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Today, we all take airplanes for granted. With relative ease and affordability, you can be anywhere in the world. Not within months but within hours. And we have two brothers from Ohio to thank for it. And thank is just what the Wright Brothers National Memorial does. It honors the technological advancement with a museum
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The beach is a wonderland from a dog’s perspective. On dog friendly beaches, there are all of those great scents, you can run around a bit, there’s sand to dig in, and there are birds to keep an eye on. The ocean also tends to be a bit of a novelty: Do you chase it?
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If the thought of having the Outer Banks beaches all to yourself without waking up at dawn appeals to you, you may want to consider visiting in the off-season. After all, there’s never really a bad day for a trip to the beach. Visiting the Outer Banks in the fall is about enjoying the last
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With miles of unspoiled beaches, historic sites, and parks, North Carolina’s Outer Banks is fun for the whole family — and that includes the ones with four legs! If your dog is anything like mine, he or she will love watching the sanderlings on the beach and getting a good sniff of those famously strong
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While not technically a desert, the more than 400 acres of sand dunes at Jockey’s Ridge State Park in North Carolina‘s Outer Banks inspire awe. Nestled a few blocks from the Atlantic Ocean and just next to the Roanoke Sound in Nags Head, these are the tallest living sand dunes on the eastern coast. But
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If you are in the Outer Banks area and you’re looking for something to do, say, for a morning or an afternoon, you might want to consider the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island. North Carolina has several state aquariums and one can be found down a quiet residential road, near an airport, on the
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Earlier this year I failed to make the time to go to the Philadelphia Flower Show. It would have been my first time to attend the world’s largest indoor flower show. Then I ended up visiting Winterthur on a raw and rainy day to see the Downton Abbey costume exhibit. It was also early enough
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