Nearby
Local Attractions
Many excellent cultural and historic family activities are nearby, on land and on the water. Where we have not published a distance, it is because the hotel has never stated one — every entry links to directions from our door.
Make more of your stay
Your hotel. Your surroundings.
Find your hotel on the map, then choose a place to explore. The numbers match the activities alongside it.
Your starting point
Outer Banks Motor Lodge
History
Wright Brothers National Memorial
Explore the story of the first powered flight and the memorial grounds.
Outdoors
Jockey’s Ridge State Park
Walk the dunes and explore the trails of this coastal state park.
Fishing & coast
Jennette’s Pier
Plan a pier walk or a fishing outing overlooking the Atlantic.
History
Bodie Island Lighthouse
Explore the light station and check the National Park Service for current access.
Check the venue’s website for current opening times, tickets, access and weather-related changes. Activities are independently operated.
More ways to explore the Outer Banks
Build a day around what you enjoy.
Browse the guides for this hotel’s area on Visit OBX, our group’s destination guide, for beaches, food, history and things to do.
Wright Brothers National Memorial
7 min drive · 2.4 mi
National monument and museum at Milepost 8 marking the site of the first powered airplane flight, 17 December 1903. The visitor center has a full-scale replica of the Wright Flyer. Open 9am–5pm.
DirectionsAvalon Fishing Pier
5 min drive
Oceanside fishing pier with a live web cam and fish-cleaning facilities.
DirectionsJockey's Ridge State Park
3 mi
A 426-acre state park at Milepost 12.5 with the largest natural sand dune on the East Coast. Hang gliding, kite flying and hiking.
DirectionsRoanoke Island Festival Park
12 mi, Manteo
A 27-acre North Carolina state site and cultural center: an adventure museum, an art gallery, a film theater and the Elizabeth II, a replica 16th-century sailing vessel.
DirectionsThe Lost Colony Outdoor Drama
12 mi, Manteo
America's oldest outdoor drama, telling the story of the Lost Colony. Presented nightly except Sundays at 8:30pm, early June through late August, off Hwy 64/264 on Roanoke Island.
DirectionsNorth Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island
12 mi, Manteo
Sharks, sting rays, sea turtles and electric eels, plus a replica of the USS Monitor.
DirectionsElizabethan Gardens
12 mi, Manteo
Historic gardens next to Fort Raleigh — a sunken floral garden and herb, wildflower and rose gardens around antique statuary.
DirectionsFort Raleigh National Historic Site
12 mi, Manteo
Free. A visitor center, interpretive programs and a nature trail at the site of Sir Walter Raleigh's 1585 settlement attempt.
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