Activities in North Carolina
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Kitty Hawk Kites
Kitty Hawk Kites has locations all over the Banks offering beginners' kiteboarding lessons (three hours $200) and hang-gliding lessons at Jockey's Ridge State Park (from $89). It also rents kayaks, sailboats, bikes and in-line skates and has a variety of tours and courses.
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Nantahala Outdoor Center
The huge and highly recommended Nantahala Outdoor Center, specializes in wet and wild rafting trips down the Nantahala, French Broad, Pigeon and Ocoee Rivers, and rents out bikes, kayaks and more. It even has its own lodge and restaurant.
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Back Country Outfitters
Back Country Outfitters offers guided 4WD tours over the dunes and through the maritime forest to see the unique wild mustang ponies that roam the Outer Banks.
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Nags Head Diving
Nags Head Diving has NAUI-certified instructors who run everything from basic classes to guided dives of the shipwrecks of the Graveyard of the Atlantic.
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Museum of the Cherokee Indian
The best sight is the modern Museum of the Cherokee Indian, with an informative exhibit on the Trail of Tears and eerily realistic dioramas.
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Wright Brothers Memorial
Sprawling museum with gift shop, flight demonstrations and historical buildings.
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River and Earth Adventures
River and Earth Adventures offers everything from family-friendly caving trips to rafting Class V rapids at Watauga Gorge. Ecoconscious guides even pack organic lunches. Bike and kayak rentals available.
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