This is the only way to reach this rural island without leaving the state. And it's a ferry!

I rode the Currituck Sound Ferry / Knotts Island Ferry from Currituck to Knotts Island, NC, with ‪@colethomsen‬ and explored around Knotts Island! While one of the ferry's main reasons for existence is ferrying students to school, anyone can ride it! Works Cited: “About.” NCDOT, North Carolina Department of Transportation, https://www.ncdot.gov/divisions/ferry.... Accessed 3 September 2026. “The Cheerwine Story.” Cheerwine Soft Drink – Uniquely Southern Since 1917, Carolina Beverage Corporation, 2026, https://cheerwine.com/about/. Accessed 3 September 2026. “Currituck, North Carolina.” Rail Guide, Rail Guide, https://rail.guide/#9.22/36.4452/-76..... Accessed 3 September 2026. “Ferry Ridership Report.” NCDOT, North Carolina Department of Transportation, 11 August 2026, https://www.ncdot.gov/divisions/ferry.... Accessed 3 September 2026. “Ferry Schedule.” NCDOT, North Carolina Department of Transportation, 25 June 2026, https://www.ncdot.gov/travel-maps/fer.... Accessed 3 September 2026. “Ferry Tolling.” NCDOT, North Carolina Department of Transportation, 26 August 2026, https://www.ncdot.gov/divisions/ferry.... Accessed 3 September 2026. “Knotts Island Ferry.” Currituck.com, ICWNET Inc., https://www.currituck.com/knotts-isla.... Accessed 3 September 2026. Knotts Island, North Carolina. Google Maps, (maps and satellite imagery), Airbus, Landsat / Copernicus, Maxar Technologies, (satellite imagery). Google. Google Maps, 3 September 2026. maps.google.com Lance, David. “Start of school marks the return of a ‘ferry’ unique ride for Knotts Island students.” Yahoo News, Yahoo, 1 September 2025, https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/s.... Accessed 4 September 2026. Markovich, Jeremy. “Remote or Knott.” Our State, Our State Magazine, 1 May 2018, https://www.ourstate.com/remote-or-kn.... Accessed 3 September 2026. “'Our Highway': Knotts Island residents worry about ferry toll impact.” News 3 WTKR, Scripps Media, 20 July 2026, https://www.wtkr.com/news/in-the-comm.... Accessed 4 September 2026. Tursi, Frank. “Knotts Island: Preserving a Piece of History.” Coastal Review [Newport], 10 March 2014, https://coastalreview.org/2014/03/kno.... Accessed 3 September 2026. Wikipedia Contributors. “Atlantic Coast Line Railroad.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 15 June 2026, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanti.... Accessed 3 September 2026. Wikipedia Contributors. “https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_C... Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 26 February 2026, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_C.... Accessed 3 September 2026. Wikipedia Contributors. “Knotts Island, North Carolina.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 5 March 2026, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knotts_.... Accessed 3 September 2026. Wikipedia Contributors. “North Carolina Department of Transportation Ferry Division.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 20 July 2026, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_C.... Accessed 3 September 2026. Wikipedia Contributors. “Outer Banks.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 18 August 2026, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outer_B.... Accessed 3 September 2026.