Bodie Island — Local services in Nags Head

The lighthouse at Bodie Island (pronounced ‘body island’) keeps watch over the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, in North Carolina’s Outer Banks. The string of barrier islands is dubbed the ‘Graveyard of the Atlantic’ for its long history of shipwrecks. Looming over the flat expanse, the black-and-white striped structure is the third lighthouse to stand in this vicinity. The first Bodie Island Lighthouse was abandoned in 1859 after it began to lean, and the second was destroyed six years later during the first year of the Civil War by Confederate soldiers who feared it would be used as a Union observation post. The current lighthouse has stood its ground since 1872. I must say that just being there gave me a sensation connecting me with my heritage as an American to think of the job it has done over so many years, and the lives it has saved. This is a must see for history buffs and it helped me in writing my book, The Other Side of Lincoln. Welby...

The lighthouse is spectacular. Climb to the top to breathe the freshest air and with views of OBX. Driving to and around Bodie island was also...

Learn history... take the tour up the lighthouse. Book online to do. Very informative. Listen to all of the information from the people....