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Basnight's Lone Cedar Cafe

Enjoy Waterfront Dining at Basnight's Lone Cedar Café where we specialize in fresh and local Outer Banks seafood. If you’re craving the freshest fish, clams, crab, shrimp and oysters from local North Carolina waters, you’ll find...

SERENITY

Overview Looking for a quiet refuge from the daily grind? Lose yourself in the easygoing yet refined ambience of Serenity, a tranquil home that puts your comfort first. Curl up in the ship's watch to enjoy the panorama of ocean and...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 8 Bathrooms
ZoomAround Street Legal Golf Cart Rentals

ZoomAround Street Legal Golf Cart Rentals provides our communities and our visitors with fun, safe and convenient access to innovative transportation while providing an unparalleled customer experience. Don’t carry all of your beach gear...

Siren Song

Located in Duck / 5 Bedrooms / 5 Full BathroomsAppreciate calming sunny days near the ocean in this roomy Sanderling home. Or appreciate the fabulous amenities this home has to offer! Including an exercise room with TV/DVD, treadmill and...

  • Duck
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 5 Bathrooms
Sundogs

Sundogs is a happening spot open year round in Corolla. Along with good food, they feature a nightlife that includes live music, karaoke and a DJ dance party. They have a full bar and a menu suited to a host of tastes. Starters include nachos, crab...

011 | Shaken Not Stirred

Shaken Not Stirred is beautifully decorated with outstanding Ocean Views, a great Beach Front location and only 1 mile from Fish Heads Bar and Grill at the Outer Banks Fishing Pier! This exceptional Oceanfront home is the perfect choice for family...

  • Nags Head
  • 9 Bedrooms
  • 7 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 20
Super Wings

Best store on the beach! Everything you need for your vacation. The newest ladies' and girls swimsuits, 20% off every day! Largest selection of beach supplies and the best deals on T-shirts, sweatshirts and mens, ladies, and kids, apparel, swimwear...

Ain't Life Grand

Upgrades for 2025  supplied a new roof! Located in Duck/ 5 Bedrooms/ 3 Full Bathrooms/ 1 Half BathroomThis impressive homes is one of the most spectacular oceanfront properties on the Outer Banks! Your family will appreciate the open floor plan...

  • Duck
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
American Pie

Discover the best homemade ice cream and authentic made-from-scratch New York Style pizza the Outer Banks has to offer at American Pie in Kill Devil Hills. An Outer Banks favorite for lunch, dinner or a delicious scoop of scrumptious ice cream after...

826 | Coastal Retreat

The “Coastal Retreat” has a perfect location in the heart of Nags Head that boasts Ocean Views and a short walk to the beach (approx. 50 yards to Curlew St.). Nicely decorated and loaded w/Amenities, your family will really enjoy relaxing in...

  • Nags Head
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 10
Resort Realty Property Management

Celebrating 39 years of service in Outer Banks vacation rental property management, Resort Realty is a company that operates locally with in-house feet on the ground; meaning impeccable care for your home with constant communication from our staff...

024 | Close Enough 2

This Traditional Nags Head Beach Home is Nicely Designed, Well Maintained, and Very Close to the Beach w/Direct Ocean Access (3rd House Back from Beach). Located in the Peaceful Atmosphere of South Nags Head, this Home is a Great Family Getaway...

  • Nags Head
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 9
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...

AFTER DUNE DELIGHT

"After Dune Delight" is a bright and open home with cathedral ceilings on the upper level to create plenty of open space!  Enjoy the sunshine and warmth from the top level sun deck as you watch the family splash around in the large private pool...

  • Southern Shores
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 2.5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
2/15 - 2/22
$1,419  $1,797
$378 off
2/22 - 3/1
$1,419  $1,797
$378 off
3/1 - 3/8
$1,419  $1,797
$378 off
3/8 - 3/15
$1,419  $1,797
$378 off
3/15 - 3/22
$1,419  $1,797
$378 off
3/22 - 3/29
$1,419  $1,797
$378 off
3/29 - 4/5
$1,829  $1,948
$119 off
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...

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! 

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.

Wright Brothers National Memorial

The Wright Brothers National Memorial is a "Must See" attraction for any Outer Banks aviation enthusiast, history lover, and virtually any Kill Devil Hills vacationer who wants an up-close look at the towering granite structure that towers over the...

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...