• Cape Lookout Lighthouse from Barden Inlet

    Cape Lookout

    National Seashore North Carolina

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Travel to the top of the lighthouse, explore the habitat of shorebirds and sea turtles, and discover the history of one of only a few herds of wild horses remaining in the eastern United States.

It's the next best thing to visiting in person!

Did You Know?

Horseshoe Crab

Horseshoe crabs are estimated to have survived as a species for at least the last 300 million years. Cape Lookout National Seashore