Region: Coastal Plain
County: Dare
City/Town: Avon

During our journey across North Carolina, Avon was our first stop. Avon is a small town and is sparsely populated. Avon's main industry is tourism so it seemed like the perfect place to go. We had to board a ferry to get there. Avon is a small island along the Outer Banks. Due to its location along the outer banks and its flat land, the people in Avon live through many hurricanes and floods. Cape Hatteras lighthouse is located in Avon so we took a tour of the lighthouse. During our tour of the lighthouse we learned that in the summer of 1999 as the ever encroaching waters of the Atlantic Ocean threatened this reliable structure, the Cape Hatteras lighthouse was moved from its original location. Many people in Avon work as real estate agents and many people are retired. We both really enjoyed our trip to Avon and would defiantly go back.