NAGS HEAD, N.C. (WNCN) — Bodie Island Lighthouse is opening Friday for the summer climbing season, according to the National Park Service. The light station, famous for its unique horizontal ...

The first lighthouses were built to foster the growing ... the rocky coast of Massachusetts to the barrier islands of the North Carolina coast.

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.

marshes and woodlands in North Carolina’s Outer Banks. The seashore preserves three iconic lighthouses, constructed to aid sailors navigating the cape’s perilous coastline. Visitors will also find a ...