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Hotel at a Glance: Top-Secret Outer Banks Hotel

This top-secret hotel sits right along the beach in Nags Head, on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. From the hotel’s upper floors, you can either watch the sun rise over the Atlantic or see it settle over Roanoke Sound. In the morning, wake up to a complimentary hot breakfast of eggs, meat, yogurt, fresh fruit, and cereal, served in a sunny dining room with windows overlooking the beach.

• Convenient amenities include free WiFi, an outdoor pool, and a 24-hour fitness center.
• Retail therapy: The hotel is a short drive from the quaint shops of downtown Manteo, on Roanoke Island.
• Tee off at Nags Head Golf Links, which Golf Digest awarded 4.5 out of 5 stars.
• Take a day trip to visit the five lighthouses along the Outer Banks.

The Northern Beaches of the Outer Banks, North Carolina: Idyllic Beach Towns, Sand Dunes, and Wright Brothers Flight History

Dubbed the “East Coast’s recreational playground” by Frommer’s, the Outer Banks is a string of narrow barrier islands that hugs the northern coast of North Carolina. Vacationers have flocked to the islands’ postcard-worthy beaches and idyllic villages since the 18th century. The most northerly island in the Outer Banks, Bodie Island, is home to five such towns, known collectively as the Northern Beaches: Duck, Southern Shores, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, and Nags Head.

Head to Kill Devil Hills to see the Wright Brothers National Memorial Park, where a large granite boulder commemorates the spot where the world’s first powered flight took off, in 1903. The memorial also includes replicas of the brothers’ early gliders. Just outside the town of Nags Head lie some of the East Coast’s tallest natural sand dunes at Jockey’s Ridge State Park. Strong winds off the ocean constantly reshape the dunes and make the area a popular spot for hang-gliding and flying kites.

It’s worth it to make the drive south to Cape Hatteras National Seashore, nicknamed the “Graveyard of the Atlantic” for the many ships that have crashed into its dangerous sandbars during storms. Here, you can climb the 248 steps to the top of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, whose iconic exterior is a swirl of black and white stripes. There’s also abundant wildlife along the seashore, including five species of sea turtles; female loggerhead sea turtles often nest on these beaches.

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