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H2OBX Waterpark

YOUR BEST SUMMER DAY - Nothing satisfies your craving for fun like a day at the H2OBX Waterpark. Start with that perfect Carolina sun. Add a dose of adrenaline as you soar 6 stories up on The Rogue Wave or drop 90 screaming feet down The Plank...

282 | Summer Palace

This exceptional Southern Shores vacation home is closer than you think to the Beach and has so much to offer. Your family will be thrilled with the quiet location, ocean views, Direct Beach Access (ONLY 300 Ft. to Ocean View Beach Access). Filled...

  • Southern Shores
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 8 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 14
Pirates Island at Corolla Light Town Center

Check out Corolla's newest 5-star attraction! Pirate-Themed 18-Hole Minature Golf Course and Arcade with waterfalls, a pirate ship, caves, skulls, and more! So much fun for the whole family! Come...

BAREFEET RETREAT

Eleven flatscreen TVs and a ground-floor rec room signal that Barefeet Retreat was built for the big group vacation. This Carolina Designs oceanfront home at Milepost 16.5 in Nags Head pairs nine bedrooms with a 30 x 14 private pool and an...

  • Nags Head
  • 9 Bedrooms
  • 6.5 Bathrooms
Paradise Dolphin Cruises

With the best views around and the quickest access to dolphins, Paradise Dolphin Cruises is committed to offering you one of the most amazing experiences of your life! Climb aboard the Kokomo, our 34-passenger catarmaran and the area’s newest...

SANDY BOTTOMS

Where the dunes give way to open Atlantic in Duck's Carolina Dunes neighborhood, Sandy Bottoms settles the who-sleeps-where question before it starts: every one of the seven bedrooms in this Carolina Designs oceanfront estate has its own...

  • Duck
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 9 Bathrooms
Salt Coast Outfitters

We offer one of a kind SALT COAST OUTFITTERS brand name tees, long sleeves, performance gear, Yeti tumblers, caps, eyeglasses, and more! Browse the fullest collection of coastal lifestyle clothing on the beach. Featuring a sizable selection of brand...

AMES

Do you like ocean views? Then you’ll love this Outer Banks vacation rental! Ames offers beautiful ocean views from its many windows. This charming beachfront home is open and bright with its cathedral ceilings and open floor plan. There is plenty...

  • Southern Shores
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
10/10 - 10/17
$2,488  $2,845
$357 off
10/24 - 10/31
$2,038  $2,316
$278 off
10/31 - 11/7
$2,038  $2,166
$128 off
11/28 - 12/5
$1,983  $2,166
$183 off
12/5 - 12/12
$1,941  $2,166
$225 off
12/12 - 12/19
$2,015  $2,166
$151 off
Bob's Wild Horse Adventure Tours

Welcome to Bob’s Wild Horse Adventure Tours, Corolla’s #1 source for family fun since 1996 and voted Best Wild Horse Tour in the Reader's Choice BEST of OBX contest! We offer guided tours to see the Corolla Wild Horses in several ways...

K5303 Westside Inn on Roanoke Island

Welcome to Westside Inn on Roanoke Island by KEES Vacations! Beautiful landscaping, quiet atmosphere, and remarkable wide-open views of Croatan Sound. Westside Inn provides the perfect intimate waterfront setting for your wedding or other special...

  • Manteo
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
Black Pelican

Black Pelican oceanfront restaurant is one of the Outer Banks’ premier restaurants serving lunch and dinner daily. Black Pelican is where you can enjoy fresh seafood, steaks, vegetarian dishes, sandwiches and some of the barrier island’s...

WIND DANCE

Just four lots from the oceanfront in Corolla's Ocean Sands, Wind Dance answers the classic beach house question with eight bathrooms for seven bedrooms, five of them private. This Carolina Designs vacation rental sits 62 yards from the...

  • Corolla
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 7 Bathrooms
Super Wings

Best store on the beach! Everything you need for your vacation. Largest selection of beach supplies and the best deals on T-shirts, sweatshirts and mens, ladies, and kids, apparel, swimwear and resort wear. Get all your souvenirs, suntan lotions...

Topside

Located in Duck / 6 Bedrooms / 5 Full BathroomsTopside is in a unique location with no immediate neighbors to the South - so you’ll really savor the handsome vistas of the ocean and sound, a three sided screened porch, hot tub, and spectacular...

  • Duck
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5 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...

Haulover Day Use Area (Canadian Hole)

Canadian Hole may be an unfamiliar term to the typical, laid-back Hatteras Islander vacationer, but to windsurfers around the world, the phrase invokes thoughts of an exact, postcard-perfect locale on the Outer Banks, where windsurfing and water...