Outer Banks Cultural Attractions

See the offshore boats unload the day's deep-sea catches. Just head down to one of the Hatteras Village marinas between 4 and 5 p.m., when the boats come in. The fishing mates unload onto the docks, and the fish are taken away to be cleaned. You'll see tuna, mahi-mahi and wahoo, among other interesting fish. Big game fish are caught and released, so you won't see all the white marlin, blue marlin and sailfish that were caught that day, but you can count the flags on the boats to see how many were released. If you're lucky you might see a boat bring in a giant blue-fin tuna, a rare spectacle that occurs during the winter months.

Tour our shores with our family and friends...we have 12, 15 or 35 Passenger Coaches. Formal or fun, call us for your tour and transportation needs.

Live musicals every night. Great for the whole family.

Elizabeth R, the international hit one-woman show about England's Queen Elizabeth I, plays at The Elizabethan Gardens on Tuesdays. All performances are INSIDE in the air-conditioned hall. One-hour play.

A plethora of beautiful flowering plants, wildflowers, shrubs and trees located at the historic site of The Lost Colony. Created by The Garden Club of North Carolina to memorialize the colonists who were lost these lovely gardens include ancient statuary and Shakespearean Herb Garden.

The Lost Colony Drama tells the haunting mystery of the 119 lost colonists who vanished without a trace on Roanoke Island. This story is told against the dramatic setting of historic Waterside Theatre on Roanoke Island. First performed in 1937, audiences of all ages have been thrilled by a production performed on the very shores where the colonists made their home over 400 years ago. This is an unforgettable evening under the stars.

Roanoke Island Festival Park celebrates the first temporary English settlements in the New World, sponsored by Sir Walter Raleigh from 1584 to 1587. With a spacious art gallery, the Roanoke Adventure Museum, and a representative 16th century sailing ship, the Elizabeth II, the Roanoke Island Festival Park makes history fun and exciting.

History, mystery and fantasy are combined in these special gardens, which are a memorial to the first English colonists who came to North America in 1584-1587 and walked away through the dark forest into history. In 1951, The Garden Club of North Carolina adopted The Elizabethan Gardens as a project. The Gardens were designed by two of the nation's foremost landscape architects, M. Umberto Innocenti and Richard Webel and display a collection of ancient garden statuary from the John Hay Whitney collection. There is beauty for all, year round, in this lovely garden in its tranquil setting on the shores of Roanoke Sound.

In this quaint villiage you can view trawlers bringing in their fresh catch and then watch it being packed up and shipped out around the world. There is no telephone number for this attraction, just drive down and make yourself at home!

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