The 1848 Bodie Island Lighthouse, in Nags Head, opened Friday for daily, self-guided climbs through Oct. 13. Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, its famous companion 43 miles down N.C. 12 to the south ...

While many visitors come to soak up the sun along the Atlantic's shoreline, you should devote some time to the seashore's other attractions, most notably the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. The Cape ...