Outer Banks Sunset

Away.com recently compiled their list of Top Ten Weekends on the Water, and the Outer Banks came in at #2.

Away.com’s OBX description covers a wide variety of the amazing qualities the Outer Banks has to offer

• Wide beaches
• Temperate weather
• Great opportunities for fishing, boating, swimming, and parasailing
• A chance to glimpse herds of wild horses at play
• Also famous for Jockey’s Ridge, the largest natural live dune on the East Coast
• Historic attractions include the site of the first American colony on Roanoke Island
• Check out vestiges of that age at the Elizabethan Gardens and the Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
• It was also in the Outer Banks that the Wright Brothers conducted their first experiments, which eventually led to the first powered flight in their airplane.
• In addition to the stunning landscape, there are plenty of great places to eat and drink on the Outer Banks.