2025 Manteo Kid Friendly Activities Guide

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Just for the Beach Rentals

Just for the Beach Rentals (not to be confused with the similarly-named "Just for the Beach") offers rentals to accommodate your stay. Equipment includes linens, baby gates, cribs, monitors, seats, joggers, bikes, kayaks, skim boards, surf boards...

SEA LUXURY

Overview Elevate your next Outer Banks vacation by reserving Sea Luxury, a custom-built 12-bedroom semi-oceanfront estate with over 6,300 square feet of living space. This home features three spacious, coastal-inspired levels...

  • Corolla
  • 12 Bedrooms
  • 13.5 Bathrooms
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...

Twin Tides #14-AC

Double your vacation excitement and pleasure at the newly-renovated one back from the ocean home, Twin Tides. The Askins Creek subdivision ocean walkway is just across a quiet, kid-friendly crossing that will deposit your guests at one of our...

  • Avon
  • 4 Bedrooms
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...

OSPREYS CATCH

Water views surround “Osprey’s Catch”, a spacious Outer Banks home located high on a hill just a mile north of the town of Duck. This home is characterized by panoramic sound views to the west and ocean views to the east from the ships watch...

  • Duck
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 6.5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 16
11/29 - 12/6
$3,218  $3,522
$304 off
12/6 - 12/13
$3,218  $3,522
$304 off
12/13 - 12/20
$3,218  $3,522
$304 off
12/20 - 12/27
$3,218  $3,522
$304 off
12/27 - 1/3
$3,261  $3,522
$261 off
Surf Side Hotel

Our oceanfront hotel rooms in Nags Head, North Carolina provide the absolute best views of the Atlantic Ocean! In addition to the gorgeous view, we also offer a great selection of amenities to our guests, including hot tubs, indoor and outdoor...

Belle Vie

CANALFRONT Avon — Shallow Point Dr. — Formerly Just Askin — New for 2026! — Welome to BELLE VIE, your gorgeous life on the water. Step inside this comfortable, four-bedroom/three-bath canalfront getaway and instantly feel the calm you’ve...

  • Avon
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
Corolla Raceway

The Ultimate Go Kart Racetrack That Kids and Adults will Enjoy! Corolla Raceway is the premier Go-Kart experience. Our upscale facility is designed to provide a first class entertainment experience. Corolla Raceway provides the newest Single...

Aeolus

SOUNDFRONT Rodanthe - NC Hwy. 12 - The seafarers of the old world looked to AEOLUS, the Greek divine keeper of the winds to safely guide them home. Avid kite and windsurfers will certainly share the same reverence when they discover this Outer Banks...

  • Rodanthe
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 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...

7016 - Caribbean Queen

BEACH GEAR RENTAL INCLUDED! Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds!  Please note, this home has been recently moved back from the waters edge, but is still just a very short walk to the...

  • Rodanthe
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
Corolla Wild Horse Fund

We are The Corolla Wild Horse Fund the non-profit 501 (c) (3) charity responsible for the care and protection of the wild Banker horses roaming the northernmost beaches of the Outer Banks. Join us in the summer season, every Wednesday morning from...

880 | Nexta Sea

This home will provide linens and towels for guests in 2026. Outstanding ocean views, bright décor w/nautical themes, Nexta Sea is a lovely home that is nicely decorated, very well-equipped and offers a well-furnished sun deck all located just...

  • Nags Head
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
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! 

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!

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...

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...