- The list below includes 25 free or cheap things to do in or near Outer Banks, North Carolina, including 43 different types of inexpensive activities like Fishing, Art Gallery, Piers & Boardwalks and Mini Golf.
- From Salvo Beach to Rodanthe Pier, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Outer Banks and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Frisco, Buxton, Avon and Rodanthe.
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408 Queen Elizabeth Ave., Manteo, NC 27954
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Ahoy, mateys! Let your inner pirate out on this themed cruise, located on Roanoke Island. Mainly for kids, step aboard the Sea Gypsy for your transformation into a pirate, complete with clothing, fake tattooes, and face paint. Seek the sunken treasure and battle with enemy pirates attempting to beat you to the …
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Stationed a short ways from the Gulf Stream and calling the East Coast’s “Pirate’s Cove†home, Haphazard Sport Fishing offers tours and charters out to local fishing grounds. Seasonal offerings including tuna, mackerel and marlin are featured along with tournaments.
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Located in Manteo, North Carolina on the Outer Banks, the Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse is a classic lighthouse that exhibits a white facade with black shutters and red roof. The building is a replica of an 1877 lighthouse.
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100 Conservation Way, Manteo, NC 27954
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Free of charge and open daily, National Wildlife Refuges Visitor Center features interactive exhibits, audio-visual programs and a virtual airplane ride so visitors can experience every national refuge. They also utilize a 130 seat auditorium as a classroom.
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Doghouse Sport Fishing is a deep-sea charter company that offers private fishing trips for groups up to 24. The company also provides duck hunting trips, boat building classes, and fishing tournaments.
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100 Conservation Way, Manteo, NC 27954
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Coastal North Carolina National Wildlife Refuges Gateway Visitor Center features interactive exhibits, audio-visual programs and a virtual airplane ride to simulate visits to 11 refuges and a fish hatchery. The free center includes a wildlife-related gift shop.
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Boots with excellent traction are essential for traversing the Buxton Woods Nature Trail in Buxton, North Carolina. The trail is very popular with bird watchers, who visit regularly to see more than 360 species that live in or pass through the Buxton Woods.
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The Hammock Hills Nature Trail are located just across from the National Park Service's Ocracoke Campground. The trail itself is rather short at 3/4 of a mile, but nature and bird lovers can still enjoy themselves along the path.
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The isolated Nags Head-based Bodie Island lighthouse was open in 1872, and today is located on the National Seashore, along with Cape Hatteras Lighthouse and Ocracoke Island Lighthouse. One of the two lighthouses you can climb, self-guided tours are available April through Columbus Day. Bodie is a 10-story clim…
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374 Airport Rd., Manteo, NC 27954
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Founded in 1976, Roanoke Island's aqarium is a combination of the North Carolina Marine Resources Center, Pine Knoll Shores and Fort Fisher to provide one area to inspire visitors to appreciate and conserve the North Carolina aquatic environments. Tours are provided, with outdoor programs including kayak, stan…