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Discover an incredible perspective of the Outer Banks with this special tour that illuminates the landscape of Hatteras Island from one of the best vantage points on the Outer Banks. The Full Moon Lighthouse Tour is a special fall event that provides an inside look into one of the most famous lighthouses in the country, as well as spellbinding views that will take any visitor’s breath away.

Visitors will want to bring along their flashlight to make the climb to the very top of the lighthouse, and along the way, they’ll hear stories about the legendary light keepers of old. At the top of the structure, visitors can view the working light up close in the lantern room, and can catch the reflection of the ocean in the moonlight from the lighthouse balcony. Tickets for this special event must be purchased in advances, and are $8 per adult, and $4 for children (15 and under) and seniors (62 and older.) The number of participants allowed on the tour is limited, so visitors will want to sign up as far in advance as possible to secure a spot. Kids climbing must also be at least 42” tall, and the tour may be cancelled due to lightning or high winds.

Awful Arthur's Oyster Bar

Awful Arthur's Oyster Bar

Welcome to the home of the happy oyster where for over 35 years the oyster has been our world. The Outer Banks only authentic oyster bar is the place to enjoy sensational fare from the sea washed down with your favorite brew or cocktail. We serve by the peck, pound, and dozen, raw or steamed to perfection. Kicked back casual, down to earth friendly staff, and reasonable prices make Awful Arthur’s Oyster Bar the all-time favorite of locals and travelers alike.

The idea wasn’t to set out and establish a new concept restaurant on the Outer Banks, but that’s exactly what Awful Arthur’s owner Jo Whitehead and her late husband, Jay, accomplished more than 35 years ago when they opened the area’s first authentic oyster bar.

 

Awful Arthur’s opened in May 1984 on the Outer Banks. “We embraced the concept of an authentic copper top bar with the idea of it being a major drawing card and it still is,” explains Whitehead. “I get oysters wherever they are local. We follow the warm waters.” 

 

Just across from the ocean, in Kill Devil Hills, oyster season is year-round at Awful Arthur’s. Diners can take a seat at the copper-topped bar to observe the staff shucking oysters, served raw or steamed, along with shrimp, crab legs and clams all steamed to perfection. 

 

It’s not just the raw bar that’s earned Awful Arthur’s both local and national recognition, including being named one of America’s greatest oyster bars by Coastal Living magazine. The restaurant is a seafood-lover’s paradise, offering the freshest catches available.