The Currituck Beach Light Station was the third of three such structures that we saw while touring the region. It has been up since 1875. It's interesting that there is no distinctive paint job on the building. That's to make it look different from the other regions, and you can see the 1,000,000 or so bricks nicely. The facility was fixed up in the later years of the 20th century, and looks nice now. You can indeed climb to the top for $10. It is 220 steps, so the top is 162 feet from the group.
Corolla is the end point for Highway 12. Eventually, you run into the Currituck Banks Reserve. That area does not allow the usual traffic, but tours do take visitors into that part of the island. The main attraction is the wild horses. Supposedly, some were washed up on shore when their ship wrecked a few hundred years ago. Their relatives are still running around the area.
The Outer Banks do stretch all the way into Virginia, but you'll have to go the long way to get there ... or do some swimming.
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