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3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Corolla, North Carolina

Updated October 30, 2025

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Corolla Wild Horses

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Corolla Wild Horses

One of the best places to see wild Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

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Currituck Beach Lighthouse

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

The house on a foggy day

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The Whalehead Club

This 1920s mansion in the Outer Banks has some of the best examples of Art Nouveau ornamentations in the United States.

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Whalehead Club

This historic Art Nouveau mansion has guided tours and impressive views of the Currituck Sound.

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Grave Digger's Dungeon

The Cadillac Ranch for monster truck aficionados.

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The Methodist steeple is now protected at the park (you can still see it).

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Wash Woods Settlement

The eerie ruins of a remote abandoned hamlet said to be founded by the survivors of a shipwreck.

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View of the hangar from the Pasquotank River.

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During World War II, blimps were a key part of the United States' defense against German U-boats—this building could house a dozen of the armed airships.

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