The Outer Banks is a 125 mile long stretch of barrier islands that extend along most of the state of North Carolina between the Atlantic Ocean and the Currituck and Pamlico Sounds. For many years, the region was known as the #GraveyardoftheAtlantic because so many shipwrecks took place off the coast of the #OuterBanks. It was along the Outer Banks near #NagsHead where the #WrightBrothers achieved their first flight, and today the region is a favorite destination for beach goers, vacationers, birding, #SportFishing