More than 102,870 people climbed up the more than 200 foot tall Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in 2011 and if you decide to stay at Corolla NC rentals, you will be able to follow in their footsteps. The construction of the lighthouse was approved by Congress in 1794 because so many ships were foundering off the coast near the Outer Banks and you can see this for yourself by staying at Corolla NC rentals when you experience the rough surf of the ocean there. If you decide not to stay in Corolla NC, you will find Nags Head vacation rentals just down the road and they are every bit as nice. Of course, you can find Obx rentals at any number of different places across the chain of islands as they extend for well over a hundred miles.

Something else you will be able to do when staying in Corolla NC rentals is see wild ponies that have descended from Spanish Mustangs that swam to shore fro shipwrecks as old as from the 16th century. You will also find that Corolla NC rentals are only a short jaunt from the Wright Brothers National Monument that 447,000 people flocked to Kitty Hawk to see in 2011. There is so much to see when you book Obx vacation rentals that you will have an amazing time, regardless of what you decide to do.

Corolla NC rentals are also not far from the famous lost colony of Roanoke which was comprised of ninety men, seventeen women, and eleven children, was financed by Sir Walter Raleigh himself, and actually disappeared between the years of 1587 and 1590. Many Outer banks house rentals are near the museum displaying artifacts of this colony. You will also find many stories and even reenactments in the area.

Most importantly, staying in Outer Banks rentals will allow you to have a calm and quiet place that you can retreat to after the day’s events. If you are lucky, you can get a rental right on the beach. This way, you can enjoy the water right off your porch any time that you wish too.

While there are lots of places to visit in the US, you will find that the Outer Banks is by far and away one of the most beautiful. When you go, your breath will be taken away by its beauty and wonder. Fortunately, you can return again and again.