OUTER BANKS: the BEST road trip of the USA East Coast?

Planet Ride Stories
Planet Ride Stories
Oct 19, 2026

A complete guide to the perfect Outer Banks road trip in North Carolina - things to do and places to visit! A 200 mile string of barrier islands. A ride, that feels like traveling between the ocean and sand. Culture, Nature, Peace. Visit the Outer Banks in North Carolina with me, and ride the complete Outer Banks Scenic Highway from Cedar island to Cape Hatteras and Nags Head.

00:00 Intro to the Outer Banks road trip
01:05 Ride to Cedar Island
07:52 Cedar Island to Ocracoke ferry
11:08 Scenic Ocracoke Island and the Ocracoke Lighthouse
14:34 Ferry from Ocracoke to Hatteras - a long wait!
18:25 Cape Hatteras - the heart of the Outer Banks (including the most beautiful hotel to stay at, best place to dine and shop and Hatteras Lighthouse)
25:29 The Outer Banks architetcure - a very special style
26:21 Bodie Island Lighthouse
27:29 Nags Head and the best diner to have breakfast (Sam & Omie's !)
28:51 Jockey's Ridge State Park - the tallest living sand dune system on the Atlantic coast
29:51 Wright Brothers National Memorial - the first successful, sustained, powered flight