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Kitty Hawk Surf Co.

Experience more adventure, fun, and style with Kitty Hawk Surf Company. As the trusted Outer Banks retailer for all top surf and lifestyle brands, including, Hurley, Billabong, RVCA, The North Face, Patagonia, Salt Life, Salty Crew, Volcom...

5458 - Pier 1 Retreat

BEACH GEAR RENTAL INCLUDED! Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! Located on the oceanfront in Nags Head is Pier 1 Retreat. With 6 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms, this spacious home will...

  • Nags Head
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 6.5 Bathrooms
The Northern Outer Banks

Discover Historic Corolla Park With its wide open green spaces and scenic views, Historic Corolla Park is the heart of Corolla in Northeastern North Carolina. It's a great place to take in a seasonal event or simply take a walk, and is home to three...

Perfect Score

Note: Mid Level bedroom with a Bunk Set and DuoBunk (Single over Queen) will be changing to 1 King and 2 Singles for the 2027 rental season.Located in Corolla / 4 Bedrooms / 4 Full Bathrooms / 2 Half BathroomsThis enchanting home is located in...

  • Corolla
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
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...

LUCKIE LADY

“LUCKIE LADY” will show you its favorable beauty with spectacular ocean views and breezes from the spacious top level sun deck or from your very own PRIVATE oceanfront deck with covered gazebo, powered outlets, and a park style grill for a fun...

  • Kitty Hawk
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 6 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 10
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...

Livin' A Dream 553-A

You will truly be Livin' A Dream at this charming home in South Nags Head, boasting great ocean views and beach access approximately 750 feet away! Spend your days playing in the sand, lounging by the private pool, relaxing on one of the decks while...

  • Nags Head
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
Old Man Charters

  Experience the Outer Banks from the water with Old Man Charters, a personalized boat tour company based in the historic fishing village of Wanchese. Departing from a private dock on the southern end of Roanoke Island, Old Man Charters...

OB-504 | The Carolinian -

Ocean Breeze Townhomes-The Carolinian-Unit-504, New for 2025! The ultimate in luxury, comfort and style, The Carolinian offers the utmost in amenities designed to exceed your vacation expectations. Boasting a spacious floor plan that features over...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 6 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 12
The Cotton Gin

For those traveling to the Outer Banks, The Cotton Gin is a beloved landmark with its large windmill and picturesque gardens. The Cotton Gin has stood in the same location since 1929, starting as a working cotton gin and growing to a gift store with...

PAPAS LEGACY

Experience the simplicity of the 1950's-built lower level of this sunshine yellow beach house, once known as a flattop bungalow, with its gorgeous Juniper woodwork throughout. Enjoy the soothing ocean breezes on the original wraparound lower level...

  • Southern Shores
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 10
8/22 - 8/29
$3,590  $4,013
$423 off
Kitty Hawk Kites

Looking to fly a kite on the beach or atop the spectacular dunes of Jockey’s Ridge State Park? Kitty Hawk Kites offers the largest selection of kites, wind art, flags, games, and toys on the Outer Banks, with experts on staff to get you flying...

Tiki Joe's Surf Shack 80-K

Located in the Ocean Sands community, the cool Currituck Breeze is your perfect location for your Corolla beach vacation. This pet friendly home is great for families of all sizes. With extra amenities, including books and games, there is plenty to...

  • Corolla
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
Wild Horse Adventure Tours

Wild Horse Adventure Tours has been voted the #1 tour company in the USA by TripAdvisor. Feel the ocean breeze and taste the salty beach air as you cruise the Outer Banks beaches in our exclusive OPEN AIR, 13-passenger Hummers with one of our seasoned guides in search of the Colonial Spanish Mustangs! With the added capabilities of our custom designed open air Hummer H1s, we venture into three previously inaccessible and distinct ecosystems teeming with wildlife of all types! New...

Corolla Wild Horse Tours

Corolla Wild Horse Tours knowledgeable guides will ensure you and your family have a great wild horse tour! Along the way the guides will stop and point out interesting sites and local history and details of the Corolla Wild Horses history. Be sure to ask them lots of questions and keep them honest! Call or book today and come see our living history!

Corolla Wild Horse Fund

We are The Corolla Wild Horse Fund the non-profit 501 (c) (3) charity responsible for the care and protection of the wild Banker horses roaming the northernmost beaches of the Outer Banks. Join us in the summer season, every Wednesday morning from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at our farm, in Grandy, on the mainland. Please check our website for current Mustang Mornings dates and details. Meet the rescued Banker horses currently in our care on a self-guided walking tour where you can spend time with...

Back Country Safari Tours

Discover wild Spanish Mustangs and our unique Barrier Island ecology on the Wild Horse Safari. Explore over 30 miles of "off road" beach, dune and sand trail and ride with a professional naturalist guide in a custom 4x4 open-air Safari Cruiser, or experience the Beach Cruiser and Kayak Safari combination tour to paddle in the placid waterways of the wildlife rich Currituck Sound. The Outer Banks Leader in off road Eco-Adventures! Where the Road  Ends....The Adventure Begins.

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. The first is Absolutely Wild – The Corolla Wild Horses Tour. It’s Wild squared! While it’s wild, it’s also perfectly safe – for a view of the Outer Banks wild horses, wildlife and landscape like no other. Your tour guide...

Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education

Corolla, North Carolina is a must see nautical village scented with the spray of the salty sea. It's located on NC Highway 12 along a thin strip of land bordered on the east by the tempestuous Atlantic Ocean, and on the west by the inland waterway...

Currituck Banks Reserve

Vacationers adore the Outer Banks for its unspoiled stretches of undeveloped shoreline, and some may not initially realize that this sporadic lack of development is completely intentional, and is the result of decades of careful environmental...

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...

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!