Heritage Park on the Outer Banks

Currituck County’s Heritage Park, located in Corolla, celebrates the history of the Outer Banks in a very picturesque setting.

The park is made up of the Currituck Beach Lighthouse, the Whalehead Club, and the Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education.  

• Completed in 1875, the Currituck Beach Lighthouse has been a popular tourist attraction and a beacon of hope for vessles that are lost at sea.  The Lighthouse sits 180  feet high and is the only lighthouse in the area available to climb year round.  The view from the top is astounding.  The Lighthouse offers a 360 view of the area, so you will be the Currituck Sound to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. 
• The Whalehead Club offers an example of art deco architechture.  The Building has been restored and many of the original fixtures. The Club was originally a hunt club that primarily catered to wealthy businessmen from the Northeast.
• Within walking distance from the club is the Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education.  The Center offers ecological studies from the area. It boasts one of the largest decoy collections in the world. The museum is situated on a life-size marsh including a 12,000 gallon aquarium.