Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

Bux·ton [ búkstən ]......Home of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. Entering Buxton from the north, it's the second left that will put you on Lighthouse Road. The lighthouse is 208 feet tall and made from brick, the tallest in America. You will want to set aside enough time to go to the on-site museum and visitors center as well as climb to the top of the lighthouse.  If you climb the 248 steps to the top the view is fantastic. There is a nominal fee for admission based on age. It was moved to it's current location about 10 years ago as an effort to save it from the Atlantic Ocean. There is just so much history associated with this lighthouse starting in the 1800's.




The video below courtesy of Lighthouses of North Carolina's Outer Banks.