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[quote=Anonymous]I'm sorry- I can't in good conscience help you convince your husband of the second half of your statement. New England's coastline is vast and variegated. For specific OBX comparison purposes though I would hone in on the Cape Cod National Seashore. The ocean is a deeper blue and the sand is silkier at the CCNS beaches. I find the OBX sand to be very sticky and I always feel bad that even after toweling down and then showering at friends' homes I still have sand around my ankles. Hard to get rid of it. Not so at the Cape. The water is chillier at the Cape of course but it is so refreshing after living in the summer swamp of DC. At the OBX, the host and we retreat inside from 12 noon to 2 pm because it is just too darn hot to be on the beach. 
As others have said, the Cape towns are so charming- some polished, some authentically cool and rustic. You have the commerce centers of Hyannis/Dennis/Yarmouth in the middle of the Cape that are kind of like Nags Head, Kitty Hawk etc but overall it is a far different flavor. Lots of strip mall restaurants and tiki type restaurants on the OBX (while some having a view, not real beach access).
No OBX beaches on Dr. Beach's Top 10 this year. 
But your original question was "Is the Outer Banks worth it?" Considering it was recently listed as the least expensive place to beach vacation in the US... Maybe it is, for some.[/quote]

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