More than 2.3 million people visited Cape Hatteras National Seashore last year . The park is home to the world's largest collection of nesting sea turtles and a colony of endangered leatherback turtles. Park stats : More than 2.3 million people visited Cape Hatteras National Seashore in 2012 , and it has averaged more than 2 million guests per year since 2008 . U.S. Area home to Wright Brothers National Memorial and Fort Raleigh National Historic Site . Barrier islands offer history lesson , a vacation destination and a geological wonder .
More than 2.3 million people visited Cape Hatteras National Seashore last year . The park is home to the world's largest collection of nesting sea turtles and a colony of endangered leatherback turtles. U.S. Area home to Wright Brothers National Memorial and Fort Raleigh National Historic Site . Barrier islands offer history lesson , a vacation destination and a geological wonder .