There’s nowhere on earth quite like the Outer Banks, a string of wild but well-loved barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina. Learn more about our 2025 Vacation of the Year.

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The North Carolina structure was featured in a magazine 163 years ago. Screengrab from the Outer Banks History Center on Facebook A hotel was North Carolina’s first “safe haven” for enslaved ...

Southern Living announces the winners of its ninth annual South's Best Awards. The annual survey highlights top Southern ...

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A hotel was North Carolina’s first “safe haven” for ... In the 1860s, African Americans escaped to one of the state’s Outer Banks barrier islands. Hotel De Afrique opened as a place ...

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