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North Carolina\u2019s Outer Banks has been named one of the best island destinations in the Continental U.S., according to Travel + Leisure\u2019s 2026 World\u2019s Best Awards. The barrier islands were the only North Carolina locale to make the coveted list published Tuesday, July 7.<\/p>\n

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This story was originally published July 22, 2026 at 6:00 AM<\/span> with the headline “NC beach lands on Travel + Leisure’s top island destinations list for 2026.” <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Outer Banks placed 10th on Travel + Leisure's 2026 list of top islands in the Continental U.S., the only North Carolina spot to make the cut.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5169,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-read-todays-edition"],"yoast_head":"\nNC beach lands on Travel + Leisure's top island destinations list for 2026 - Durham Moving Hub<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=5170\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NC beach lands on Travel + Leisure's top island destinations list for 2026 - 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