2026 Manteo Educational Activities Guide

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Poke Box

PokeBox offers fresh, quick, simple, healthy poke bowls in Nags Head. Choose your items and build your bowl. Tuna, salmon, chicken, steak, shrimp and tofu options available. Mix in your favorite veggies, sauces and toppings for the perfect poke...

Sea-Cret HI'd Away KIN-22

Hide away from it all at Sea-Cret HI'd Away in Avon! Enjoy easy access to the beautiful beaches just 200 feet away where you can watch unforgettable sunrises over the Atlantic.The lower level features a recreation room with a TV, DVD, and stereo. A...

  • Avon
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
Jolly Roger

When you first catch sight of The Jolly Roger, you might be unsure exactly what to think of it. Since its conversion from a gas station/grocery store to a restaurant in 1972, The Jolly Roger has been anything but your ordinary Outer Banks...

Wildest Dream

Wildest Dream – Oceanfront Escape Steps from Jennette’s Pier Wake up to breathtaking Atlantic sunrises and fall asleep to the soothing sound of the waves at Wildest Dream, a bright and inviting oceanfront retreat in South Nags Head. Located just...

  • Nags Head
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
8/16 - 8/23
$4,118  $4,618
$500 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...

7557 - Turtle's Pace

Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! Take some time out and relax at Turtle's Pace. This canalfront Avon rental home is perfect for those who want to truly experience Hatteras Island...

  • Avon
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 3 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...

5441 - Rascoe

Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! This "Old Nags Head" style Cottage, built in 1931, should be on an Historic Register! This antique home has been preserved with the utmost care...

  • Nags Head
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
Miller's Waterfront Restaurant

MILLER’S OFFERS ONE OF THE FEW TRULY WATERFRONT DINING EXPERIENCES ON THE OUTER BANKS. Enjoy casual dining in our downstairs family-friendly seafood restaurant, or our signature drinks and grill menu in our upstairs deck bar while watching...

The BARNacle

Looking for a pet-friendly Corolla vacation rental? Look no further than The BARNacle! This custom built and impeccably maintained oceanside vacation home, located in the popular Ocean Sands community of Corolla on a quiet cul-de-sac, boasts views...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
OBX Ghost Tours

OBX Ghost tours is something your family will be talking about the rest of the summer! You'll be entertained as a guide leads you through down town Manteo by lantern telling the spooky stories that makes The Outer Banks one of the most haunted...

THE OBX RX

If salt air and fresh breezes are what the doctor ordered, then this is the home for you! When you come to the Outer Banks for a beach vacation, if you want to see, hear and smell the ocean from your beach home, and this home delivers! Located at...

  • Kitty Hawk
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
9/18 - 9/25
$2,063  $2,478
$415 off
9/25 - 10/2
$2,108  $2,478
$370 off
10/2 - 10/9
$2,167  $2,478
$311 off
10/9 - 10/16
$2,185  $2,478
$293 off
10/16 - 10/23
$1,923  $2,130
$207 off
10/23 - 10/30
$1,923  $2,130
$207 off
11/6 - 11/13
$1,772  $1,979
$207 off
11/13 - 11/20
$1,893  $1,979
$86 off
11/20 - 11/27
$1,893  $1,979
$86 off
11/27 - 12/4
$1,893  $1,979
$86 off
12/4 - 12/11
$1,893  $1,979
$86 off
12/11 - 12/18
$1,955  $1,979
$24 off
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...

Island Girl

Located in Corolla / 5 Bedrooms / 5 Full Bathrooms / 1 Half BathroomWelcome to Island Girl, a beautiful home that has everything you need to savor your time at the OBX with family and friends. Located on a peaceful cul-de-sac in the private, gated...

  • Corolla
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 5 Bathrooms
Kitty Hawk Kites

Kitty Hawk Kites has been Teaching the World to Fly since 1974 and is home to the world’s largest hang gliding school. As the Outer Banks leader in quality outdoor recreation and adventure, Kitty Hawk Kites offers more than 30 activities to choose from, so get out that pen and start crossing things off your OBX bucket list today! Visit KittyHawk.com or call 1.877.FLY.THIS to book your Kitty Hawk Kites adventure today.

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. 

OBX Ghost Tours

OBX Ghost tours is something your family will be talking about the rest of the summer! You'll be entertained as a guide leads you through down town Manteo by lantern telling the spooky stories that makes The Outer Banks one of the most haunted beaches in America! We are The Outer Bank's Only Ghost Tour that uses Ghost Detectors! Book now for the time of your afterlife! 

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...

Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse

The Roanoke Marshes lighthouse is often one of the most overlooked of the Outer Banks lighthouses, simply because of its small stature, limited visibility and remote location tucked away at the quiet east end of the Manteo waterfront.

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...