2026 Manteo Kid Friendly Activities Guide

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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...

5515 - Crystal Gable

Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! NEW FOR 2025: New carpeting, all new TVs, new furniture, and new stove.  Convenient to golf, shopping, dining, and sightseeing, enjoy the...

  • Nags Head
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 6 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...

K0404 Carabelle's Fish House at Devonshi...

Welcome to Carabelle's Fish House at Devonshire Place by KEES Vacations! Bright, inviting, and full of coastal charm, this home is located in the Devonshire Place neighborhood within the Bermuda Bay community. The colorful surroundings and relaxed...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 2 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
Harbor Star Dolphin Tours at Wanchese Marina

The Harbor Star's Wild Dolphin Tours depart three times daily plus a Sunset Cruise (weather permitting) This 2 hour cruise includes an entertaining tour and an opportunity to spot wild dolphins aboard the all new 40-foot Pontoon boat. Tickets must...

HAPPY AS CLAMS

Overview Restful vacation days are ahead at Happy As Clams, a 6-bedroom Corolla retreat in Section D of the Ocean Sands community. With a host of popular amenities and the Atlantic at your doorstep, you and your family will find...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 6 Bathrooms
Miller's Seafood and Steakhouse

Miller's Seafood & Steakhouse has been a favorite among locals and visitors for more forty years. Offering delicious southern cuisine for both breakfast and dinner in a casual family atmosphere infused with coastal flair, it's no wonder this...

Legasea

SEMI-OCEANFRONT Waves – Island Pines Dr. — LEGASEA is the gift that keeps on giving, a seven-bedroom/five-full and two-half bath getaway that brings family and friends together to reconnect, relax, and revel in each other’s company. Wake up...

  • Waves
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 6 Bathrooms
Corolla Wild Horse Tours

Corolla Wild Horse Tours knowledgeable guides will ensure you and your family have a great wild horse tour! Along the way the guides will stop and point out interesting sites and local history and details of the Corolla Wild Horses history. Be sure...

307 | Time Out II

Time Out II is an Outstanding Oceanfront Duplex situated in the heart of the OBX and is convenient to area attractions, including the Wright Brother's National Monument, fine dining shopping, and entertainment venues. Spacious and very well...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 10
Paradise Fun Park

Off the beach, one of the best activities for groups to enjoy in the Outer Banks is mini golf, bumper cars or Go-Karts. Thankfully, Paradise Fun Park offers all three activities! Paradise Fun Park offers exciting outdoor activities that kids and...

Homeplace

“Homeplace” is in Old Nags Head Place, a great location for your family at the beach! “Homeplace” has a private pool that is indeed private, with vegetation and trees behind the pool fence. The hot tub is located right on the pool deck so...

  • Nags Head
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 18
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...

298 | Stay Salty

Relax and rejuvenate in this spacious, thoughtfully refreshed and impeccably maintained 4700 sq. ft. Semi-Oceanfront retreat. You’ll be on vacation sooner than you think as this home is located just 5 minutes from the Wright Memorial Bridge...

  • Southern Shores
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 8 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 16
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.

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. 

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!

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...

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...