Xanadu Loc: Clay County FL

No one has mentioned Edenton, NC. It includes a lighthouse and is a quiet, clean little town. It might be a good place to spend a night.

yssirk123 Loc: New Jersey

There's a nice Lighthouse road trip mapped out for the NJ coast: https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/new-jersey/nj-lighthouse-road-trip/

UTEP65 Loc: Lake Royale, NC

Ferry to Ocracoke Island in NC.

KarenKaptures Loc: New Jersey

Thank you. i live in New Jersey and I’m pleased to get this.

KarenKaptures Loc: New Jersey

Thank you. i live in New Jersey and am pleased to get this.

yssirk123 Loc: New Jersey

I'm happy that it was helpful Karen.

FrankK

Since you are going to be in VA, it's worthwhile going further north to Assateague Island National Park. The park straddles the southern tip of Maryland and the northern part of VA along the coast. Besides the beauty of the natural coastline and marshes, the park is inhabited by wild horses that provide the opportunity for great sunrise and sunset shots.

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

But, they may be game?

pilot64 Loc: Atlanta, GA

NC beaches have some of the best photography venues around. Lighthouses, beach scenes, piers, sunrises, sunsets just to name a few. Wildlife refuges (Alligator River - lots of bears), Neat towns (Edenton, NC), Oracoke Island (ferry boat out and back), Rent a four wheeler and go up the beach North from Duck (wild horses). Keep an eye on the weather in October- hurricane season.

If you're going to Chincoteague, VA, consider going another 100 miles into the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Lots of history, Chesapeake bay lighthouses (different from the Atlantic style), revolutionary towns (Cambridge and more), take the ferry from St. Michaels to Oxford. Avoid the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. See Tangier Island before it sinks into the Cheaspeake - it's a day trip, ferry over at 9AM, back at 3:45PM. If you're a birder, the Eastern Shore has several wildlife refuges with lots of birds wintering over. Check State Parks for available cabins at parks on the Eastern Shore.

Watch out for Covid-19 restrictions. Some places may have quarantine reguulations.

All this makes me want to go back.....

SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

Nice, but it’s a little out of the way for a stop on a trip from South Carolina to Virginia.

SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

There are also wild horses on the Southern end of Assateague in Virginia’s Assateague Island State Park, right at Chincoteague. Also a great lighthouse there.

David in Dallas Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA

The road bridge in Moorhead City, NC is also interesting (and a little scary). And if willing to do some of interior Virginia, there's a lot to do: the Tank Museum at Danville; Luray Caverns; Montecello and Montpelier at Charlottesville; Great Falls Park at McLean, and the NRA Museum at Fairfax. And in North Carolina there is the Richard Petty Museum at Randleman.

bobmcculloch Loc: NYC, NY

If you go inland, Skyline drive, Endless Caverns and Shenandoah Caverns, my preference over Luray

OleMe Loc: Montgomery Co., MD

Here's lists of lighthouses on the outer banks:

Day Trips - lighthouses

Lighthouses You Can Climb.

The Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse is unique in comparison to others and is evocative of what one might see on the Chesapeak Bay.

Check out TripAdvisor for places to stay - there's a plethora of them in this touristy area. October is probably shoulder season so not so crowded.

/Roger

Jose Raymundo Jimenez Loc: Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

Hello. My wife and I made that trip from Boston up to Bar Harbor. We have some pictures, but don’t ask me the names. I try to copy here some of them.