2026 Manteo Kid Friendly Activities Guide

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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...

HAPPY ENCHILADA

Overview If your idea of a vacation is relaxing in a festive oceanfront home located just steps from the sandy shoreline, reserve Happy Enchilada! Featuring stellar ocean views, popular amenities, and cheerful furnishings, this beach...

  • Nags Head
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 6 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...

Windsong

OCEANVIEW Waves - Island Pines Drive - WINDSONG is ideally located and designed to take advantage of all the best Hatteras Island has to offer. This island heaven is just two tons back from the ocean (with direct beach access), one block away...

  • Waves
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
Brindley Beach Vacations

Brindley Beach Vacations offers premier Real Estate and Property Management services across the entire Outer Banks. Representing more than 450 vacation rental homes, we proudly serve every region—from the southern beaches of Hatteras Island...

1067 - Easy Street

Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! NEW FOR 2025: Renovated kitchen with upgraded quartz counter, cabinets, backsplash, sinks & faucets! An Outer Banks vacation at Easy Street...

  • Corolla
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 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...

5255 - Sound's Perfect

Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! Pets are no longer allowed! NEW FOR 2026: Screened porch converted to a furnished three-season room. Located in the quaint, gated, residential...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 3 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...

SILVER SHORE

Overview Situated on an elevated lot, this semi-oceanfront Outer Banks home boasts magnificent ocean views and stellar amenities. The Silver Shore glistens just over the dunes, so close to the shoreline that you can hear the rolling...

  • Duck
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 7 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...

Beaulieu-Sur-Duck

Designed for families that want a coastal inspired vacation home with comfortable amenities and a convenient seaside location. Beaulieu-Sur-Duck is bright and inviting inside with four bedrooms and three updated baths. Two of the bedrooms are master...

  • Duck
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
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...

Bikini Bottom

Located in Corolla/ 8 Bedrooms/ 7 Full Bathrooms/ 3 Half BathroomsConveniently located one lot from the corner, this handsomely furnished, colorful and light filled beach home is just a short walk to the beach walkway on a elegantly landscaped lot...

  • Corolla
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 7 Bathrooms
9/3 - 9/10
$6,465  $7,102
$637 off
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...

Jumpmasters OBX

Now with Axe Throwing! Jumpmasters OBX is the ultimate trampoline park on the Outer Banks with attractions the entire family will enjoy. From open jump trampolines to the dodgeball court, 3-D climbing wall, a foam pit, an epic ninja obstacle course, and more, these fitness activities feature a safe environment for families and groups to make memories while getting their heart rate pumping!

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! 

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.

The North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island has become a beloved attraction for Outer Banks vacationers and an annual outing for seasoned visitors who are young and young at heart. The 68,000-square-foot complex covers all aspects of Outer Banks...

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...