Shopping in Nags Head, NC: Museum Stores

Museum-style stores at attractions and visitors centers are fun places to shop in Nags Head, NC, for souvenirs, gifts and educational items. You’ll find toys, t-shirts, books, field guides and a whole host of other items. The nice thing is that when you shop at a museum store, your purchase helps fund the programs and operations at the attraction.

Bodie Island Lighthouse

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Pronounced “body,” this horizontally striped lighthouse is on the soundside at the southern end of Bodie Island in Cape Hatteras National Seashore. It re-opened from a major renovation project in April 2013, and visitors can climb to the top of the 156-foot-tall lighthouse from late April through Columbus Day in October. During the lighthouse climbing season, reservations to climb the lighthouse must be made at...read more

Jennette's Pier

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The place to be in Nags Head during the summer season, Jennette’s Pier offers anglers a wide variety of fish to target while sightseers can watch brown pelicans overhead and bottlenose dolphins swimming in the sea. The pier is surrounded by wide, clean public beaches, free parking and a bathhouse, drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors from near and far. Owned and operated by the N.C....read more

Jockey's Ridge State Park

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Nags Head is home to the tallest natural sand dune on the East Coast. Jockey’s Ridge, currently a series of five dunes, is a natural wonder that’s continually changing in shape and height. With the highest dune varying from 62 to 80 feet tall, this system of sand is a haven for adventure. Colorful kites waver over its majesty regularly, and hang gliders climb to its summit to swoop...read more

Shopping in Nags Head, NC: Museum Stores

Bodie Island Lighthouse

Jennette's Pier

Jockey's Ridge State Park

Nags Head, Kill Devil Hills & Kitty Hawk

Nags Head, Kill Devil Hills
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