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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...

Moon Landing

Located in Salvo | 5 Bedrooms | 3 Full BathroomsThe best days start with a sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean & end with a sunset over the Pamlico Sound. We invite you to come, relax, and star-gaze at Moon Landing, you'll adore it here! Only steps...

  • Salvo
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 3 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...

SeaDazed

Located in Corolla / 6 Bedrooms / 5 Full Bathrooms / 1 Half BathroomOffering amazing ocean vistas, beachy decor and simple beach access check into SeaDazed and make your Outer Banks Vacation dreams come true! Outside: Exterior amenities include a...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5 Bathrooms
Coastal Home OBX

Distinctive, Authentic, Affordable Coastal Furniture & Design. Beach Living Furniture Line • Largest In-Stock Furniture Warehouse on the OBX • Professional Design Services. Transform your home—visit our showroom in Kill Devil...

652 | Livin' The Dream

This outstanding vacation home located at Sea Scape Golf Links in Kitty Hawk offers lovely décor, a wide range of amenities, and Ocean Views that are sure to be a hit w/your family. You can relax and take a dip in your own Private Saltwater...

  • Kitty Hawk
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 10
Gray's

Gray’s Outer Banks Lifestyle Clothing Company offers the absolute best in Outer Banks T-shirts and Sweatshirts including Champion, Under Armour with "Outer Banks” and Gear! We carry quality fashions and accessories for the whole family...

Turtle Cove

Located in Corolla / 6 Bedrooms / 4 Full BathroomsThis gorgeously designed home features a bright, open floor plan and amenities galore. Several living areas will accommodate your entire group and the private pool and hot tub will delight. Unwind...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
9/2 - 9/9
$3,646  $3,991
$345 off
9/6 - 9/13
$2,663  $2,899
$236 off
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...

Doris's Day

Doris's Day is a charming coastal rental that beautifully combines traditional design with modern amenities, offering a warm and relaxing getaway experience. Guests can enjoy both indoor and outdoor activities, including a hot tub, a den with...

  • Duck
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 4 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...

Sandy Beach 356

You and your family will enjoy vacationing in this traditional Kill Devil Hills cottage. Relax on the oceanfront deck while listening to the sound of crashing waves. Start your days off right with a cup of coffee and a beautiful sunrise. Spend the...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 2 Bedrooms
  • 1.5 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...

Surf Shack

OCEANFRONT Waves - Sea Vista Drive This oceanfront getaway, located in the premier St. Waves Community, is the ultimate home for families with 4 master suites and two dormitory style rooms, each with a double and two twin beds, for kids or teens...

  • Waves
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
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...

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! 

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. 

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...

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...