About this city
Buxton is an isolated, deeply evocative maritime stronghold positioned flatly at the elbow-like apex of Hatteras Island along North Carolina's wild Outer Banks barrier islands, directly facing the open Atlantic Ocean. Surrounded by the treacherous, multi-channel shifting sandbars known globally as the 'Graveyard of the Atlantic,' the village has long immortalized its history of sea perils. Enveloped by unique maritime live-oak forests, Buxton serves globally as a premier epicenter for extreme windsurfing, cold-water deep-sea fishing, and landmark maritime history.
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Suggested stay: 1–3 days
Photograph the iconic, black-and-white spiral striped Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, the tallest brick lighthouse in America, hike through the unique maritime jungle trails at Buxton Woods, and surf at Cape Point.
