It is said that Jockey Ridge holds magic powers of love for any young couple that walks together to its ridge. Jockey ridge is the tallest sand dune on the US east coast. It is located on the Outer Banks NC near Nags Head.

There is an old legend of Nags Head that says that a long time ago the people of Nags Head would lure ships towards land at night by tying a lantern around a horse’s neck and walking him in a manner devised to look at a distance like the light of a ship at anchor, in order to cause the ship to wreck and break apart so they could salvage the cargo for their own personal gain. A Nag is an old horse. Of course, their is no truth in this.