Edward Teach, the infamous pirate known as Blackbeard, was born in England in 1680 and died in 1718 on Ocracoke Island. You guessed it, that's part of the Outer Banks in North Carolina. Very little is ...

Edward “Blackbeard” Teach was a real sailor who allegedly left behind a hefty treasure Natalia Senanayake is an Editorial Assistant, Lifestyle at PEOPLE. She covers all things travel and home, from ...

Just because the newest brewery in town bears the name of the region's most notorious pirate, doesn't mean you will find any dusty ship's wheels or parrot posters on the wall. Edward Teach Brewing, ...

Throughout its run, Netlix’s hit “Outer Banks” series has made no shortage of references to real North Carolina places, people and things. It perhaps was only a matter of time, then, that the popular ...

He reined havoc from the Caribbean to Boston and was so feared that many gave up their goods and money to him without his firing a shot. Blackbeard was a swashbuckling, fearsome, terrorist who has ...

Edward Teach (about 1680–1718) wore his thick, black beard long, adorned with ribbons. It gave him his nickname, and before battles he hung smoldering fuses from his beard to terrify his enemies. From ...

There’s a song Jackson Browne wrote 40 years ago called “Lawyers in Love” and it comes to mind whenever I think of “Our Flag Means Death,” the pirate workplace comedy — ship-place comedy? — about two ...

[Ahoy! There are spoilers for Outer Banks season 3 right ahead. Steer clear if you haven't finished and don't want to know what happens.] He had a large crew and spent his time between England and the ...

The hit Netflix series isn’t filmed in North Carolina, but it’s set on our Outer Banks and that makes us happy. Read all of our OBX coverage here. Throughout its run, Netlix’s hit “Outer Banks” series ...