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Things To Do in Buxton, NC

Home to the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse — the tallest brick lighthouse in America — Buxton sits at the elbow of the Outer Banks where the island bends west. The surf here is legendary, Cape Point is one of the best fishing spots on the East Coast, and the pace is noticeably slower than up north.

25 things to do in Buxton

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Beach Bonfire

A beach bonfire on the OBX is one of those simple experiences that becomes a vacation highlight every single time. Permi…

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Dolphin Watching

Bottlenose dolphins are year-round OBX residents and surprisingly easy to spot — surf line, sound side, from a pier, fro…

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Fishing

Fishing on the OBX is as varied as the waters surrounding it. Cast from the beach. Wade into the shallow, calm sounds. C…

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Fly a Kite

The OBX wind is legendary — the Wright Brothers chose this exact stretch of barrier island because of it. Flying a kite …

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Kayaking

The OBX is surrounded by water on every side — and kayaking gives you access to parts of it that most visitors never see…

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Stargazing

The OBX has surprisingly low light pollution for the East Coast — even in the busier towns you'll see more stars than yo…

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Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

America's tallest brick lighthouse at 198 feet, with the famous black-and-white spiral stripe pattern that's become the …

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Cape Hatteras National Seashore

The first national seashore in the country, stretching more than 70 miles along three barrier islands. Cape Hatteras Nat…

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Cape Point

The legendary surf fishing destination on the East Coast — Cape Point is where the Gulf Stream and Labrador Current coll…

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Sunrise

The OBX sits on a narrow barrier island with the Atlantic Ocean to the east — which means you can watch the sun rise dir…

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Sunset

The OBX is a narrow barrier island with inland sounds to the west — which means sunsets here happen over open water too,…

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The Beach

The whole reason you're here. 100 miles of largely undeveloped Atlantic coastline, largely protected by Cape Hatteras Na…

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Angelo's Pizza

A casual Italian restaurant in Buxton serving pizza, calzones, hoagies, spaghetti, lasagna, appetizers, and daily specia…

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Buxton Seafood

A trusted Buxton seafood market with fresh local shrimp, clams, scallops, oysters, crab meat, and whatever came off the …

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Cafe Pamlico

An intimate, gourmet restaurant inside The Inn on Pamlico Sound in Buxton. Stunning sound views, exceptional cuisine, an…

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Orange Blossom Bakery

A genuine Hatteras Island institution in Buxton, operating in a building that dates to the 1950s and has been a bakery s…

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Buxton Village Books

Established in 1984, Buxton Village Books makes its home in a Civil War-era island cottage on Hatteras Island. A beloved…

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Conner's Supermarket

A Hatteras Island institution since 1959 and now in its third generation of family ownership. Conner's Supermarket in Bu…

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