- Less Traffic getting there and while on island
- Friendly People
- Warmer Ocean Temps Than Nags Head, Duck etc. due to nearby gulf stream
- Miles of uncrowded beaches
- Easily accessible sound, intercoastal waterway, and inlets for boaters
- Less commercialized than other North Carolina Beaches but still plenty to do
- The Ocean Color often looks like the Caribbean, hence the name crystal coast
- The beaches are great for shelling and finding fossilized sharks teeth
- Experience what Nags Head Used to be before it was "discovered"