Top 1 in Top 10 Best Places to See Fall Foliage in America.
Best for: Beach lovers and wildlife enthusiasts
The Outer Banks area is famous for shipwrecks, wildlife (it's one of the few places where you can still spot wild horses roaming freely in North America), and long stretches of sand that invite lazy summer days. This picturesque barrier archipelago off the coast of North Carolina is also a great fall getaway. Autumn ushers in a patchy patch of color. Not-so-crowded beaches and great fishing are also on the list of off-season selling points of the Outer Banks Road excursion.
Highlights
You can take a horseback riding excursion on Hatteras Beach.
The trails at Currituck Banks National Estuary Preserve take visitors into marine forests and wetland areas.