For many, it involves roaming down North Carolina Highway 12 and stopping by artsy beach towns with waterfront shopping and ... It's marked by America's tallest brick lighthouse, a distinctive ...

Before 1875, ships sailing by the North Carolina coast faced a 40-mile "blind spot" between Bodie Island and Virginia's Cape Henry. Then, the Currituck Beach Lighthouse in Corolla was created.

U.S. News Insider Tip: If you've got a truck or SUV, purchase a permit to drive on the beach. Not only is it a ... intersection of U.S. Highway 64 and NC Highway 12, while the southern gate ...

The beach closure is about 0.25 miles long and runs from beachfront homes at the end of Old Lighthouse Road in Buxton, North ...