How Do You Visit Roanoke Island, North Carolina?
Right between the Outer Banks and mainland North Carolina, where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Albemarle Sound, lays an 8-mile long island known as Roanoke, where Americans have lived for almost 500 years. Roanoke Island is the site of the first English settlement on American soil, settled in 1587 by 120 men and women, which mysteriously disappeared years later earning it the nickname, the Lost Colony. Roanoke Island boasts rich colonial history, unique salt and brackish water ecosystems and unique nautical themes designed to entertain and educate any North Carolina visitor. Stroll along the Manteo waterfront, the coastal town located on Roanoke Island, where private shops and boutiques line the streets. Visit any one of the antique stores, art galleries, bookstores, specialty shops, salons and much more and shop to your heart’s content. Schedule a deep-sea charter-fishing excursion out into the Atlantic Ocean or in the Sound. Charters run out of Manteo or Wanchese, located south of Roa
