Last summer, we piled into the car—two boogie boards, a cooler of snacks, and enough sunscreen to coat an army—and headed to the Outer Banks. We didn’t have plane tickets or a luxury hotel booked, but ...

The three modest houses where the late Jimmy Buffett of “Margaritaville” fame kicked back when he was in Palm Beach have hit the market on Root Trail, a historic street with immediate beach access. On ...