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Welcome to the best and most complete guide to the filming locations of Outer Banks - you'll find the new season 3 updates below in the report.
The Outer Banks (aka OBX) are barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina, and also the name of the Netflix sun-kissed adventure thriller. However, most of the filming took place in and around Charleston in South Carolina.
The action is set in the fictional town of Kildare. The producers scouted North Carolina and planned to film the series there, but Charleston finally took over for Wilmington.
We are not sure if Kildare is really a 'paradise on Earth'. The town is split in two by Figure Eight, the rich side of the island (home of the Kooks), and the poorer south side called The Cut, the natural habitat of the Pogues.
The story revolves around a group of Pogue teenagers, led by John B (played by Chase Stokes). They find themselves involved in the hunt for the sunken treasure of the Royal Merchant, a boat loaded with gold that disappearedin the Atlantic in 1929. After a hurricane washes the coast, John B's father mysteriously vanishes.
The show also stars Madelyn Cline (who, like Chase Stokes, had a small secondary role in the hit series Stranger Things), Madison Bailey as Kiara, Jonathan Daviss as Pope, and Rudy Pankow as JJ.
The Outer Banks Locations
The entrance to Kildare Harbor was filmed at Haddrell Point in Shem Creek, Mount Pleasant.
Heyward's Seafood (Pope's father's business) and The Wreck restaurant where Kiara works as a waiter are located here, side by side.
(You can open all the locations on Google Maps by clicking on the links below in the captions ↴)
Image courtesy of Netflix - Maps: Heyward's Seafood / The Wreck
The Wreck of the Richard and Charlene is a real waterfront seafood restaurant that was revamped and set up for filming several scenes of the series.
Geechie Seafood, featured in episode six, season two, it's a real spot also located on the banks of Shem Creek where you can buy fresh-off-the-boat shrimp and fish.
Image courtesy of Netflix - Geechie Seafood Map
Many scenes set in downtown Kildare were filmed in Mount Pleasant's Old Village District.
The Kildare County (NC) Sheriff Station, the street ravaged by the hurricane from episode 2, and the fake Sandy Point Surf Shop are all located on Pitt Street.
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Sandy Point Surf Shop was renamed Kildare Island Surfboard store in season 2, occupying The Green Shutter antique store building located at 121 Pitt Street.
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Sarah Cameron's family house is Lowndes Grove, a historic plantation mansion built in 1786.
Located at 266 St Margaret Street in Charleston, the stately home is nowadays used as a wedding and event venue.
This fourteen acres property overlooking the Ashley River is situated near The Citadel and Hampton Park neighborhood.
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If you are visiting Charleston, you can book a room in the Summer Winds Motel, the hotel badly hit by the hurricane in the first episode.
Its real name is the Creekside Lands Inn at 2545 Savannah Highway.
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The marshes area where the gang finds the wrecked boat onboard the HMS Pogue was filmed at Lighthouse Creek near Morris Island.
The old red and white 19th-century Lighthouse, located on the southern side of the entrance to Charleston Harbor, can be seen in the background of several scenes of episode one and episode six of season three.
Image courtesy of Netflix - Morris Island Lighthouse
Following the compass clue, the Pogues visit the Redfield Lighthouse in the second episode. The scene was shot in the Hunting Island Lighthouse, located 20 miles east of Beaufort.
Some scenes in BoneyardBeach were also filmed in this scenic natural Island State Park in South Carolina's Lowcountry.
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The Midsummer Ball takes place in the Island Inn Resort. This is the Ocean Course Clubhouse on Kiawah Island.
This spectacular luxury golf complex and event space is located 30 miles south of Charleston. Many top golf tournaments were held here, including the 1991 Ryder Cup and the 2012 PGA Championship.
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In episode four, 'Spy Games', Sarah and John get off the island by sneaking onto a ferry. This sequence was shot in the Charleston Maritime Center pier.
On the way back, they take the picturesque Carolina Belle boat, operated by Charleston Harbor Tours.
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With the excuse to dress up to get to the archives, the guys go shopping at The Ben Silver Collection store, located at 149 King Street in Charleston.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was actually filmed at Charleston Gaillard Center, an elegant grand theater and performing arts center, refurbished in 2015.
The outdoor cinema from episode four was shot on the grounds of the Dunes West Golf and River Club at 3535 Wando Plantation Way in Mt Pleasant.
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The Kildare County High School is the Camp Road Middle School located at 1484 Camp Road in Charleston (pictured).
The Hawk's Nest tower, where John B falls in the fifth episode, is the Palmetto Park Island Observation Tower.
The scenes in the hospital were filmed at the old East Cooper Medical Center in Mount Pleasant.
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The creepy old lady house with a large garden from episode six, 'Parcel 9', is located at 209 Ashley Avenue in Charleston.
The top part of the house was added digitally with a bit of CGI.
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The old abandoned church in the seventh episode is the Bethel AME Church (African American Episcopal) in McClellanville. Erected in 1872, this temple was in service until 1979.
The small wooden church featured in the eighth episode, 'The Runway', is St Paul's Lutheran Church in Mt Pleasant.
Image courtesy of Netflix - Maps: McClellanville / Mt Pleasant
Season one ends up with a police camp set under the Hunting Island Lighthouse, CGI'd into Fort Johnson, the northeast point of James Island.
The Hollings Marine Laboratory complex buildings are located here.
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John B's house, the Chateau, is located in the Secessionville Historic District, also on James Island.
We were asked to remove the exact address of the estate because the success of the series has caused a lot of trespassing, which is very unwelcome for the owners.
If you are visiting the neighborhood, please respect the private properties in the area! The people who live there don't want the address out - all the info that you need for your road trip is already here.
Season 2
In the first episode, "The Gold", JJ works in a beach club filmed at Seabrook Island Club.
The oceanfront bar is The Pelican’s Nest, a restaurant open seasonally for Seabrook Island Club members.
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All the scenes set in Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas, were actually shot in another Caribbean island nation: Barbados.
The first scenes after the boat landing and the city streets of the upcoming episodes were filmed at the Careenage area in Bridgetown.
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The pink hotel where Sarah and John try to pass the night is the Fairmont Royal Pavilion, a 5-star resort near Holetown.
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The night scene where Sarah is caught was filmed at the iconic Independence Arch on the Chamberlain Bridge in Downtown Bridgetown.
This local landmark and Bridgetown Wharf appear again in the third episode and the second episode of season three (the catamaran scenes).
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Sarah's family’s house, Paradise Island, was filmed at Royal Westmoreland Barbados, a golf and beach resort located in St. James on the island's west coast.
The Royal Bahamas Police Station is the Holetown Police Station, also in Barbados.
Image courtesy of Netflix - Maps: Paradise Island / Police Station
The long viaduct over the river at the end of the third episode, "Prayers", is the massive 1,546-foot long (471 m) Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge, connecting downtown Charleston to Mount Pleasant.
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Carla Limbrey' house in Charleston from episode four, "Homecoming", is the Edmondston-Alston House located in the historic area known as High Battery.
Completed in 1828 in the Greek Revival and English Regency styles, today this magnificent mansion is a 19th-century history museum.
The small urban beach where Sarah and John are landing is located very close to here, just one block up on E Battery Street.
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The courthouse from episode five, "The Darkest Hour", is the Eternal Father Of The Sea Chapel, a wedding church built in 1942 in North Charleston, near the Navy Yard.
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The detention center is one of the buildings of the International Diving Institute complex in North Charleston.
The scenes with the ambulance were also filmed near here, on Noisette boulevard.
Also, in episode five, the night scene when Pope goes cycling to the apartment above the pharmacy to find his Grandmother's key was filmed at Guerin's Pharmacy on Main Street in Summerville.
Image courtesy of Netflix - Maps: Detention Center / Pharmacy
Sarah's ex-boyfriend, Topper (played by Austin North), lives in a cabin perched on stilts over the water located on Sullivan's Island.
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The exterior of Freedman's Assembly of God is the Saint Thomas Church, also known as White Church or Brick Church, near the Wando River in Cainhoy, Berkeley County.
Built in 1819, some elements of the structure, like the small belfry, were added via CGI. The interior scenes were filmed in the studio.
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The scenic rocky beach is the famous Bathsheba Beach, known for its unique geology, located back in Barbados.
Some opening scenes of the third season were also shot here.
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The New Season 3 Locations
In the first episode, "Poguelandia", the gang is setting up their own paradise at Bottom Bay, a remote cove with a picturesque cave on the southeast coast of Barbados.
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The hydroplane scene was filmed at the pier between Port Ferdinand Marina and Port St. Charles in Speightstown, located in the north of Barbados Island.
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Tudum gave us the clue to find the exact location of Cameron's Guadalupe estate.
The exterior is a luxury house near Cattlewash Beach in Springfield, Barbados.
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Carlos Singh’s manor was filmed at the Lion Castle historic plantation estate in St. Thomas, Barbados.
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The church in the second episode, "The Bells", is St. John's Parish Church, also in the Caribbean nation.
The scenes in the harbour were filmed in Downtown Bridgetown.
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Back to South Carolina, Kiara's parent's house is located at 202 McCants Drive in Mount Pleasant.
Boasting five bedrooms and a swimming pool, this impressive 4,500 square feet mansion has an estimated market price of more than six million dollars.
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The wooden pier in the fourth episode, "The Diary", is the Pitt Street Bridge in Mount Pleasant.
Built in 1898, this former trolley bridge that connected Mount Pleasant to the beaches of Sullivan's Island is today a scenic viewpoint.
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The Charleston Museum in episode five, "Heists", was filmed at the real museum located in the Wraggborough neighborhood.
Founded in 1773, this is the oldest museum in the United States.
The museum storage is the Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon in Charleston's historic downtown area.
Image courtesy of Netflix - Maps: Museum / Museum storage
The Kildare County High School in episode six, "The Dark Forest", is the old Mcclellanville Public School.
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The beach scene was filmed at the Lighthouse Inlet Heritage Preserve, located on the northeastern point of Folly Island.
The beach overlooks the Morris Island lighthouse, the place where Topper takes Sarah with the boat.
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The airport in the ninth episode, "Welcome to Kitty Hawk", is the Charleston Executive Airport.
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The Kitty Hawk camp is St. Christopher Camp and Conference Center on Seabrook Island.
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In the season finale, "Secret of the Gnomon", the gang flies into the Orinoco Basin in Venezuela. These scenes were also filmed in Barbados.
The scenes in the jungle looking for El Dorado cave were filmed at Welchman Hall Gully, a popular tropical rainforest nature park.
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The interior looks like Animal Flower Cave, a gorgeous sea cave discovered in 1780, located on the northern tip of the island.
Some other sections of the cave may have been filmed at Harrison’s Cave, located near Welchman Hall Gully.
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