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Ocracoke is a remote, historic maritime village located entirely on the wind-swept sands of Ocracoke Island, one of the most isolated barrier islands of the Outer Banks. Accessible only by ferry, this coastal enclave holds a legendary position in global maritime history as the favored hideout and final battleground of the notorious pirate Blackbeard, who was slain in the adjacent channels in 1718. Today, the entire village is a tightly preserved historic district wrapped in wild saltwater marshes, dynamic sand dunes, and an unhurried, golf-cart-driven island culture.
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Suggested stay: 1–3 days
Photograph the pure-white stone architecture of the 1823 Ocracoke Lighthouse, spot descendants of shipwrecked Colonial Spanish Mustangs at the island pony pens, and kayak the calm shallow waters of Silver Lake Harbor.
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