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Brindley Beach Vacations

Brindley Beach Vacations offers premier Real Estate and Property Management services across the entire Outer Banks. Representing more than 450 vacation rental homes, we proudly serve every region—from the southern beaches of Hatteras Island...

Mystic Memories

Magnificent first class semi-oceanfront resort home in desirable South Nags Head! Professionally upgraded to include gorgeous decor, new electronics and additional amenities for your pleasure. Enjoy spectacular ocean views and stunning sunsets from...

  • Nags Head
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5 Bathrooms
Big Buck's Homemade Ice Cream

Serving our customers on the Outer Banks since 1994, Big Buck's ice Cream is dedicated serving you “The Best.” We offer a full line of super-premium ice cream products, smoothies, chocolates, and custom-made ice cream cakes! 2 locations...

La Chancleta CV-67

Kick off your flip flops and settle into laid-back beach living at La Chancleta, a welcoming oceanside retreat located on the secluded 4x4 beaches of Carova. Surrounded by natural beauty and just a short stroll from the ocean, this spacious getaway...

  • Carova
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
Joe Lamb Jr. & Associates

Since 1968, our family owned and operated company has offered families just like yours a wide selection of Outer Banks vacation rentals in beach communities and towns of Duck, Southern Shores, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, Nags Head and South Nags...

5233 - Surfin' Shamrock

Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! NEW FOR 2024: New Decks, Larger Screened Porch, New Fencing, New Hot Tub! Welcome to Surfin' Shamrock! This bright and airy Outer Banks rental is...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 5 Bathrooms
Sound Feet Shoes

Sound Feet Shoes is family owned and operated. Sound Feet has been in the retail shoe business for over 72 years, opening their first store in 1953. They provide the best customer service and are the only Outer Banks’ area full service shoe...

Puppy Love

Welcome to Puppy Love, a beautiful, spacious, well-appointed, and lovingly maintained home in the desirable ocean-to-sound resort community of The Villages at Ocean Hill. Puppy Love offers 3,000 sq. ft. of comfort with dual-zone Trane heat pumps and...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
Pigman's Bar-B-Que

You haven’t experienced North Carolina until you’ve experienced North Carolina BBQ, and Pigman’s Bar-B-Que offers excellent North Carolina BBQ meals served with southern hospitality. Pigman’s offers traditional eastern...

Salty Soul

Located in Avon / 4 Bedrooms / 2 Full Bathrooms Located on a peaceful oceanside street in Avon, Salty Soul, a 4-bedroom/2 bath vacation home is ideally located to allow you to appreciate ocean vistas and simple beach access. Totally refreshed, from...

  • Avon
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, with its black and white candy-cane stripes, is one of the most famous and recognizable lighthouses in the world. Protecting one of the most treacherous stretches of the Outer Banks, with a beam of light that spans 20...

PELICANS NEST SOUNDSIDE

“Pelican’s Nest Soundside” is a peaceful waterfront retreat tucked away on the quiet and scenic soundside of Duck, North Carolina. This inviting 3-bedroom soundfront vacation home offers stunning Currituck Sound views, a private dock, and a...

  • Duck
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2.5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 6
9/13 - 9/20
$1,575  $1,707
$132 off
9/20 - 9/27
$1,575  $1,707
$132 off
9/27 - 10/4
$1,503  $1,627
$124 off
10/4 - 10/11
$1,503  $1,627
$124 off
10/11 - 10/18
$1,503  $1,627
$124 off
10/18 - 10/25
$1,379  $1,489
$110 off
10/25 - 11/1
$1,379  $1,489
$110 off
11/1 - 11/8
$1,284  $1,339
$55 off
11/8 - 11/15
$1,284  $1,339
$55 off
11/15 - 11/22
$1,303  $1,339
$36 off
11/29 - 12/6
$1,332  $1,339
$7 off
12/27 - 1/3
$1,310  $1,339
$29 off
The Christmas Shop

Discover gifts, garlands and glittering lights galore. Looking for a trinket for someone who has everything? Choose ornaments for every hobby, occupation, occasion or enthusiast; from the fisherman or Disney lover; dancer or photographer. Throughout...

K9014 The Black Stallion

Welcome to The Black Stallion by KEES Vacations Named the BEST LUXURY DESTINATION WEDDING VENUE IN THE SOUTHEAST USA by Lux Magazine 2018! The Black Stallion is a unique 24-bedroom home, located in the heart of the gated Currituck Club golf...

  • Corolla
  • 24 Bedrooms
  • 32 Bathrooms
Captain Johnny's Dolphin Tours

Join Captain Stuart Wescott aboard The Captain Johnny boat for a Guaranteed Dolphin Watch cruise in protected waters off the Outer Banks, NC. This two hour cruise is ideal for all ages. Enjoy breathtaking views as you listen to a factual narration on the bottlenose dolphin, a type of dolphin found along the Atlantic coast. Dolphin mating and birthing can be observed on many cruises. 

Nags Head Dolphin Watch

Scientists run these dolphin tours as part of their research on these beloved aquatic animals, so you know this will be an interesting trip. Passengers will be able to see how researchers with the Outer Banks Center for Dolphin Research, a nonprofit organization,  conduct their research and hear about some of the discoveries from more than a decade of studies and monitoring. Some of the hundreds of Atlantic bottlenose dolphins in the area show up so frequently they’ve even been given...

Bodie Island Lighthouse

The Bodie Island Lighthouse, (pronounced "Body") is located just south of the town of Nags Head and Whalebone Junction, where Highway 158, Highway 64, and NC Highway 12 intersect. Visitors travelling towards Hatteras Island can't help but notice the...

Jockey's Ridge State Park

Jockey's Ridge State Park is an unmistakable landmark for Nags Head vacationers and virtually everyone passing through along the main beach bypass, US 158. This park is marked by its towering sand dunes, which reach 80' - 100' feet tall and look...

Historic Corolla Park

Most all visitors to Corolla will spend at least a sunny afternoon or two at the Historic Corolla Park. This 39 acre site is home to three of the Northern Outer Banks' biggest attractions, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla, the Currituck Beach...

Duck Town Park & Boardwalk

Duck Town Park provides a playground for all seasons and more. Its 11 acres consist of a mix of Maritime Forest, willow swamp, open lawn with amphitheatre and picnic shelters, all sitting next to the lovely shallow waters of scenic Currituck Sound...

Nags Head Woods Ecological Preserve

When most Outer Banks visitors think of Nags Head, they imagine a classic beach town filled with warm sunny days, crashing ocean waves, and miles of beaches, shops, restaurants and all the attractions that inherently come standard with an...

Cape Hatteras National Seashore

Visitors to Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands will simultaneously be visiting the gorgeous Cape Hatteras National Seashore. One of the largest preserved parcels of the Outer Banks, the National Seashore stretches across 70 miles of shoreline...

Kitty Hawk Woods Coastal Reserve

The Kitty Hawk Woods Reserve is a large parcel of maritime forest, marshes, and even brackish swamplands that border the Currituck Sound. Located well off the main US 158 Bypass and jutting out into both the sound and the Kitty Hawk Bay, the Kitty...

Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge

Explore Hatteras Island at its natural best with a visit to the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge. Covering 13 miles of Cape Hatteras National Seashore land, this attraction is hard to miss, although there aren't many giant signs, hotels or...

Sandy Run Park

Sandy Run Park leads its visitors through the heart of Kitty Hawk Woods Coastal Preserve, one of the largest maritime forests remaining in North Carolina. Completed in two phases, the park now encompasses 1600 acres of marshland, waterways and...

Currituck National Wildlife Refuge

It's easy to see why vacationers fall in love with Carova. Located almost literally off the Outer Banks map, while other towns along the barrier islands of North Carolina grew and developed over the decades and became popular East Coast tourism...

Back Country Safari Tours is pleased to offer two distinctly different kayak adventures. Both kayak adventures start out with a 12-mile beach exploration in a custom Safari Cruiser before we launch inside the Spanish Mustang Reserve!

Ocean bottom or Gulf Stream fishing on the Carolina-style charter boat is the only boat licensed and built to take up to 27 passengers per Gulf Stream Charter. Fish for tuna, mahi-mahi, wahoo, king mackerel, blue marlin, white marlin or sailfish...

Foliage fans and gardening enthusiasts from all over the country will love a day trip to the Elizabethan Gardens. Tucked away in Manteo within the Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, this 10 acre Roanoke soundfront locale is home to hundreds of...