Life guards are at the beach, and minding the beach. Water is warmer than at other OBX locations. The location is highly regarded, but the beach is not really crowded. The Ocracoke lifeguarded beach...

The oldest lighthouse still in operation in North Carolina.

This shop offers kayak rentals, great for exploring the inlets.

Home of Ocracoke's most famous band, Molasses Creek.

Pick up information about the island, view exhibits and visit the bookshop. You can also arrange to use the Park Service docks, pick up maps of the bike paths, and attend free summer programs run by the Rangers.

Teach's Hole Blackbeard Exhibit is a unique attraction devoted to all things "piratical." Since 1992, the exhibit and its pirate specialty shop have been a favorite destination for families visiting Ocracoke Island. The exhibit features a life-like recreation of Blackbeard, a weapons display, old bottles, original art, a pirate flag display, ship models, and interactive activities. As visitors leave the exhibit, they enter a one of a kind pirate specialty shop. Kids of all ages will enjoy Teach’s Hole!

U.S. National Park Service manages a wild pony herd that lives in a penned area on Ocracoke Island.

Established in 1920, this store has everything you could possibly need, including sandwiches for a picnic lunch.

A tiny museum that features the history of Blackbeard, the 18th-century pirate.

This shop offers bike rentals to enjoy the miles of beach and village streets.

A nature trail that takes hikers through some interesting terrain.

Walking tour of Ocracoke Village, which includes scenic vistas and historical attractions along the way. Take a self-guided tour or check at the Island Visitor Center for tours led by Park Rangers.

The remains of four British soldiers whose ship was sunk off the coast during World War II are buried here.