OBX Activities
You can visit the ________, where the first powered flight took place lasting 12 seconds and covering 120 feet.
Wright Brothers Memorial
The Outer Banks is home to this type of reptile that visit for mating, nesting, and resting.
Sea Turtle
After various scouting efforts and several failed attempts, this English settlement was established in 1587.
Roanoke
Over 2000 shipwrecks are sunk off the coast of the Outer Banks, giving this stretch of the Atlantic this nickname
Graveyard of the Atlantic
With his fearsome appearance, he is often credited with the creation of the stereotypical image of a pirate.
Blackbeard
Carolina BBQ company in Manteo, like many restaurants in the OBX, serve Eastern style bbq made with a vinegar-based sauce rather than this type of bbq made with tomatoes.
Lexington style
This animal can be found in the Alligator River Wildlife Refuge and has a favorite rock which it carries in a pouch
Otter
During WWII these lurked off the coast of the outer banks, causing 397 ships to sink
U-boats
This is the tallest lighthouse in the United States
Hatteras
After several years of French service, both as a naval frigate and as a merchant vessel – much of that time as a slave ship – she was captured by Edward Teach in 1717.
Queen Anne’s Revenge
Hang glide at ______, the Atlantic coast’s highest living sand dune system.
Jockey’s Ridge State Park
Despite what you might think, these honey-lovers can be found in the woods of the Outer Banks!
Black Bear
This is the name of the first English child born on the Outer Banks, later lending her name to the county whose seat is Manteo.
Virginia Dare
The Outer Banks is home to this number of lighthouses
6
Despite never commanding a ship herself, she is remembered as one of few known female pirates, staying her execution after being captured along side Mary Reed in 1721 by claiming to be pregnant.
Anne Bonney
This restaurant was Coastal Living Magazine’s favorite seafood dive and was featured on Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives twice.
Tortuga’s Lie
Watch out! As the signs on 64 say, this endangered species can be found crossing the roadways on your way to OBX!
Red Wolf
During the Civil War, the Union Army controlled Hatteras island; once they secured control over Roanoke Island as well, the outer banks became an integral part of this
The underground railroad
The northernmost lighthouse along the outer banks is this lighthouse.
On 22 November 1718, following a ferocious battle at __________, Blackbeard and several of his crew were killed by a small force of sailors led by Lieutenant Robert Maynard.
Ocracoke
First opening in 1939, this fishin’ tradition owned by the NC Aquarium Society, had to be rebuilt after hurricane Isabel in 2003.
Jennette’s Pier
Pirates used to tie lanterns to these animals in hopes of tricking ships into running aground
Horses
This ghost ship was an American five-masted commercial schooner launched in 1919 and found run aground without its crew off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, in January 1921.
Carroll A. Deering
The solid white exterior of this lighthouse served as its defining feature to sailors passing through.
Ocracoke Lighthouse
Serving as the second Governor of NC, this man was heavily criticised for his involvement with Blackbeard and was accused of being his accomplice.
Governor Charles Eden