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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...

7595 - Kaspar Kottage

BEACH GEAR RENTAL INCLUDED! Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! This oceanside Outer Banks home is sure to please! Kaspar Kottage is a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom vacation home is located...

  • Avon
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
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...

Surf It Up

OCEANVIEW Salvo - Galleon Drive - With an simple walk to the waves, you'll find plenty of reasons to go and SURF IT UP. For a break from the breakers, take a splash in the private pool with Tiki bar or soak in the bubbly hot tub. Step inside and...

  • Salvo
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 5 Bathrooms
Surf or Sound Realty

Surf or Sound Realty invites you to explore our collection of over 600 premier vacation rental homes on Hatteras Island, featuring the largest selection of oceanfront accommodations. Nestled within the breathtaking Cape Hatteras National Seashore...

Hatteras Memories

SEMI-OCEANFRONT Hatteras — Slash Creek Rd — New for 2027! — A short walk from the sand leads you to HATTERAS MEMORIES, a five-bedroom/four-full and one-half-bath home that invites you to spend your days soaking up the sun and spectacular...

  • Hatteras
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
TRiO Restaurant & Market

Wine, beer and cheese lovers will love TRiO, an exciting retail and tasting destination in Kitty Hawk. Both a gourmet retail wine, beer and cheese shop as well as a bistro with a wine bar and tap house, TRiO offers the best of the worlds of...

Avon Anchor Management

SOUNDSIDE Avon – Kinnakeet Shores — “Unwind, relax and appreciate” declares the sign over the deck slider in AVON ANCHOR MANAGEMENT, a three-bedroom/three-bathroom home that gives you every reason and opportunity to do just that. Perched...

  • Avon
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
Henry's Restaurant

Henry's Restaurant offers down home, simple food done Outer Banks style. Henry's Restaurant has been serving the Outer Banks of North Carolina since the summer of 1989. They are pleased to be considered one of the most popular restaurants in Dare...

Seas The Day (North)

This is a Blue Standard Bedding Property. Learn more about our hospitality bedding program here.Seas The Day – Oceanfront Bliss with Private Beach AccessWake up to the sound of waves, sip coffee with panoramic ocean views, and spend your days...

  • Nags Head
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
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...

Driftwood Dreaming

Upgrade: New King Bed added to the Top Level Bedroom (formerly a Queen Bed) and an Outdoor Fire PitLocated in Nags Head / 5 Bedrooms / 4 Full BathroomsYour family will adore this centrally located home at Milepost 10.5, just a short walk to the...

  • Nags Head
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
Firehouse Boil Delivery

DIY Seafood Boil Don’t Just Make Dinner, Make An Experience! We Deliver on the Outer Banks! Same Day Delivery! Make lasting memories by doing something new with friends and family. Why wait in line at a grocery store or restaurant? Our Low...

Salty Frog

SOUNDSIDE Avon — Get a jump on creating memorable family memories when you settle into SALTY FROG, a charmingly-appointed four-bedroom/three-bath home that places you close to both the ocean and sound shorelines along with cozy and convenient...

  • Avon
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
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. 

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! 

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...