 Nags Head)- These are the tallest sand dunes I’ve ever seen and the brochure says they are the biggest in the Eastern United States. There is a boardwalk, walking trails and it’s very windy. There is even a place to take hang gliding lessons, but I’m not sure if I’ll be doing that anytime soon.
Yes, another lighthouse!
8. Currituck Lighthouse (located in Corolla)- This is one of my favorite places. We were able to climb to the top of this light house and wasn’t that bad, only 220 steps! The view is gorgeous and surrounding area is picturesque. We enjoyed walking around and going out on the boardwalk and visiting the small gift shop here too.
9. Wright Brothers Memorial– You can’t go to the Outer Banks and miss the Wright Brother’s Memorial. It’s easily one of the most famous places in North Carolina and you get a lot of history in the museum. They have an area to walk around and learn more about their first flights.
There are tons of books you can get for your kids to learn about the Wright Brothers before you leave for your trip. It’s $10 for each adult to get in.
10. The Island Farm (located in Manteo)- This is a living history farm where you can experience life before the Civil War. The people that were dressed up in pre- civil war attire showed us what it would have been like to live there at that time.
We learned about the games we would have played, what we would have eaten, and how we would care for our animals and tend our gardens.
What are some of your favorite things to do in the Outer Banks? If you haven’t been, I hope you can plan a trip to some of my favorite places there. Here’s a book, just on the Outer Banks that you can read up about the entire area!
You can buy this cute OBX tee by clicking on the image!
Have fun on your vacation! Let me know if I left anything off this list! Should I add anything?
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Thanks! Hope to takethe kids in the next year or two!
I grew up going to the Outer Banks twice a year with my family. It truly is peaceful getaway and unlike any other vacation spot. I love the Christmas Shop in Manteo and the “Lost Colony” live theater play that is put on every summer in Manteo. Definitely go back to climb the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse as well. And if anyone loves to fish, head to the Point on Hatteras Island where the north and south currents of the ocean meet. Lots of great fishing there but you need a 4 wheel drive to get out on the beach. Beautiful place and I can’t wait to go back!!
This was very helpful! We are planning a family trip for this coming June and I wanted to research some top attractions. I’ve been to the OBX years ago and really enjoyed visiting Ocracoke Island. This time I will be going with two toddlers 🙂 should be different than last time!
You should rent a golf cart! They will love it.
Don’t foget to grab a couple of donuts from DUCK donuts, arguably the best donuts in the entire east coast?
When you said the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse has black and white diagonal paint, don’t you mean black and white spiral paint? The Diamond Shoals Lighthouse is the one that has black and white diagonal markings.
Quick Question: When looking at the website, it looks like the park service charges a fee to get into the Wright Brother’s Memorial. I’m not sure if this is newly implemented, but it appears to be $10 per adult. Did you have to pay to enter the grounds? Thanks!
Yikes! I think you’re right! It does say $10 per adult, but still worth it! I’ll go up and make the change now.
Yes, there is a fee, but it is worth every dime! Not only the monument to see, but there’s also a flight museum included that is right there. The few times I have been, when I first got there, I have looked for the schedule of any speakers. That way I could plan my time around the monument, etc accordingly. Every speaker I have heard has been great. So informative and made the first flight come alive in my mind.Chef Dave Pynt's barbecue-focused Meatsmith brand has opened in Doha, Qatar.
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The new restaurant is the result of a partnership between Burnt Ends Hospitality and Aura Hospitality. They also collaborated on an earlier restaurant, The Ledge at Waldorf Astoria Maldives.
To get things running, head chef Eddie Goh of Meatsmith Telok Ayer and Burnt Ends Hospitality Group General Manager Thomas Koh flew to Doha. Daily operations will eventually be run by Samuel Chillau, Meatsmith Doha’s head chef. For Meatsmith regulars in Singapore, the Doha location will be a familiar sight, thanks to a large smoker and elevation grills churning out Meatsmith favourites like smoked brisket, beef marmalade, and massive tomahawk steaks.
Feast your eyes on the Carrara wagyu tomahawk.
The Doha menu does not include pork. Instead, it offers house-crafted mocktails and a “superb tea selection”. The ambition doesn’t stop there. Plans are already under way for a Meatsmith in Jakarta sometime this year.
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Choose the luxury villa in le Marche!Faith is really all about release and surrender. From a neuroscience perspective the left hemisphere of your brain desperately seeks meaning in every situation – and in fact it will make up a reason or meaning behind things if one is not readily available. The right hemisphere of your brain is happy just to go with the flow.
So, Step 1 – create a logical, rational meaning behind life to satisfy good old left brain, and Step 2 – allow right brain to take the reins and be in the flow.
Simple eh? Maybe a bit cynical?
Maybe. But consider it this way – spiritual teachings generally tell us that the world is a mystery and we should never stop trying to understand it but we should never expect to be able to. Religious teachings generally say – we cannot comprehend the workings of the mind of God in action, we can only understand in retrospect.
Neuroscience and quantum physics says – be present and be careful what you focus on – so – don’t worry about the future because it only makes you a worrier.
Ontological philosophy says – plant the seeds for the future and then let it go and be truly present.
I choose to release by concerns and worries about the future and I trust that what I am getting right now is perfect.
Whatever it is in the future that you are worried about you can consciously surrender and release it to a higher power.
Sit quietly with your eyes closed and relax – try doing some four fold breathing.
Then focus on the issue you are concerned about.
Visualise breathing the issue into your heart and lungs.
And visualise exhaling the issue out of your heart and lungs and into the ether.
Do this as many times as it takes to find some peace with the issue.
Exercise – Time Goes Backwards Doesn’t It?
This is an exercise to satisfy an existential construct for the benefit of your logical left brain.
Think about where you are in life now. Take a quiet moment