Visitors who need to load up on equipment before hitting the sand can find a wide array of budget-friendly items and more with a visit to Pacific Beachwear. This large beach store that’s located on the Beach Bypass in Kill Devil Hills is easy to reach and is stocked with everything that’s required for enjoying a great OBX vacation to the fullest.

Pacific Beachwear is a traditional beach shop, and it features a wide selection of items from sunscreen to sunglasses that are designed for enjoying the shoreline. Shoppers will find a wide array of beach gear, including suntan lotions and sprays, beach towels, body boards, beach toys, beach chairs, and all the other little items that are best enjoyed next to the Atlantic Ocean. In addition, Pacific Beachwear has a wide array of souvenir T-shirts and apparel, as well as other gifts to serve as souvenirs of a great Outer Banks stay. With a wide selection and prices that will appeal to visitors of all budgets, Pacific Beachwear is a solid option for folks who want to load up on Outer Banks goodies to enjoy both on and off the sand.  


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Sailing the Outer Banks

Sailing the Outer Banks

Vacationers will notice a handful of sailboats at every local Outer Banks port, either saddled up to the docks or breezing across the harbor, en route to the nearest sound for a cruise, or to the continent-spanning Intracoastal Waterway to continue a long coastal voyage. Some vacationers are even in it for the long haul, docking for a summer or a winter season at a number of local marinas that offer all the comforts of home. Clearly, sailing lovers of all varieties have plenty of options, but even newcomers to the sport can experiment with life on the water with a local sailing lesson, rental, or waterfront cruise.

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.