Outer Banks History Center - Historical Sites - The Outer Banks of North Carolina - <div class="tiny">The Outer Banks of North Carolina® is a chain of barrier islands midway on the Atlantic Seaboard, 90 miles south of Norfolk, Virginia and 321 miles north of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. From Virginia, we're accessible by Highways 168 and 158 and in North Carolina by Highway 64. Surrounded by 900 square miles of water, we have the third largest estuary system in the world, wildlife refuges, maritime forests, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore and the highest sand dunes on the East Coast at Jockey's Ridge State Park.</div>

Outer Banks History Center

Historical Sites

Located across from the Manteo waterfront within the Roanoke Island Festival Park complex, The Outer Banks History Center is a regional archives and research library administered by the North Carolina State Archives (Department of Cultural Resources) with the mission of collecting and preserving the history and culture of the North Carolina coast. Collections include personal and organizational papers; books; photographs; periodicals and newspapers; maps (1584+) and drawings; public records on microfilm; oral histories and other audio and video recordings; ephemera; and original works of art. Exhibits are presented in the History Center Gallery throughout the year on topics as varied as the history of the region itself.

Location:
Roanoke Island Festival complex

Hours:
Reading Room open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. weekdays, except state holidays, and the gallery is open 7 days a week with hours changing seasonally.

Admission:
Free

Contact Information
Route 400, Ice Plant Island
P.O. Box 250
Manteo, NC 27954
(252) 473-2655
Website

The Outer Banks of North Carolina

The Outer Banks of North Carolina® is a chain of barrier islands midway on the Atlantic Seaboard, 90 miles south of Norfolk, Virginia and 321 miles north of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. From Virginia, we're accessible by Highways 168 and 158 and in North Carolina by Highway 64. Surrounded by 900 square miles of water, we have the third largest estuary system in the world, wildlife refuges, maritime forests, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore and the highest sand dunes on the East Coast at Jockey's Ridge State Park.