With 85 miles of shoreline and 11 walkable waterfront towns, North Carolina’s Crystal Coast blends natural beauty with laid-back charm to create "paradise on Earth" (they call it the Southern Outer Banks® for a reason).

This summer, trade city crowds for:

Wide beaches at Atlantic Beach and Emerald Isle, perfect for shelling or sunset strolls
Wildlife encounters, from ferry-accessible Shackleford Banks (home to wild horses) to the sea turtles of Cape Lookout
Hands-on history at Fort Macon and the North Carolina Maritime Museum
Relaxed stays everywhere from cozy downtown B&Bs to waterfront resort suites
Night skies like nowhere else at Cape Lookout’s International Dark Sky Park
Small-town arts + eats in Beaufort and Morehead City, where galleries and seafood shacks line the harbor

Just bring your flip-flops — they’ll handle the rest.^

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