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You’ll find waterfront hospitality and a home away from home at this little 12-room inn on Hatteras Island.
49684 NC Highway 12
Buxton, NC 27920
(866) 995-7030
innonpamlicosound.com
For solitude and serenity, nothing compares to this Outer Banks resort on a stretch of sand with views of both the ocean and the sound.
1461 Duck Road
Duck, NC 27949
(855) 412-7866
sanderling-resort.com
For the most part, the simple pleasures of this 1908 home are much the same as they were a century ago: bedsheets line-dried in the sunshine, a cozy sitting room for coffee and conversation, and a wraparound porch to enjoy the island breeze.
503 Back Road
Ocracoke, NC 27960
(252) 928-7011
thecrewsinn.com
This three-story motel located at Milepost 5 has a name from ancient lore, decor from decades ago, and simple traditions that are timeless.
123 Salter Path Road
Pine Knoll Shores, NC 28512
(252) 726-5168
atlantislodge.com
This charming 14-room bed and breakfast situated on the Intracoastal Waterway’s marshy banks is one of the first things you see as you cross the bridge to Sunset Beach.
9 North Shore Drive
Sunset Beach, NC 28468
(910) 575-1000
thesunsetinn.net
Up in the Sky Suite, on the third floor of this restored four room-inn, you can see the island unfolding in nearly every direction.
808 South Anderson Boulevard
Topsail Beach, NC 28445
(252) 955-2227
mainstreetinn.org
What never goes out of style? A vacation where you don’t have to lift a finger. For more than 50 years, guests at the Blockade Runner in Wrightsville Beach have enjoyed warm smiles, sandy beaches, and service that meets their every need.
275 Waynick Boulevard
Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480
(866) 884-5781
blockade-runner.com
In North Carolina, spring brings the scent of fresh-cut grass and memories of helping Dad mow the lawn.
Nostalgic burger joints are like time machines, delivering something extra special that keeps us coming back.
This tiny city block in downtown Greensboro once had a gigantic reputation. Not so much for its charbroiled beef patties — though they, too, were plentiful — but for its colorful characters and their wild shenanigans.
In the 1950s, as Americans hit freshly paved roads in shiny new cars during the postwar boom, a new kind of restaurant took shape: the drive-in. From those first thin patties to the elaborate gourmet hamburgers of today, North Carolina has spent the past 80 years making burger history.
