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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...

DUNE FABULOUS

Overview Enjoy the dawn of each new day with beautiful ocean views at Dune Fabulous! With just a short walk to uncrowded beaches (there is no public parking in this subdivision) and Ocean Sands tennis courts, this spacious Outer Banks...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
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...

UNO MAS

Overview Escape to the calm of waves and water at Uno Mas, a professionally designed and decorated 8-bedroom oceanfront home at Milepost 14.5 in Nags Head. When you stay in this home, you'll be front row center to the gorgeous beaches...

  • Nags Head
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
Back Beach Wild Horse Tours

Welcome to Back Beach Wild Horse Tours in Corolla NC. Our tours embark from Corolla NC, the last Outer Banks outpost before the road ends into nothing but stretches of wide beach. We provide safe family fun to see the Corolla Wild Horses...

610 | Daisy's Dune

"Daisy's Dune" is a lovely, dog friendly, cedar shake home on the Oceanfront. Centrally located at MP 9.5 , The Wright Brothers Memorial and Jockey’s Ridge are both bikeable. Walk across the street to the best of beach Kill Devil Grill and the...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 12
Coastal Smoothie Cafe

At Coastal Smoothie Cafe, we have created a menu and atmosphere that is designed to be as unique as the northern shores of the Outer Banks. Our creations utilize fresh local produce when possible. There is nothing better than local NC strawberries...

Big Mama's

Oceanfront, Panoramic Ocean Views, Private Walkway to the Beach, 16x27 Pool with Wading Area and Waterfall, Tiki Bar, Hot Tub, Dog Friendly, Expanded Dog Run, Keyless Entry, Cornhole, Volleyball, Elevator, Roll in Shower, Three Separate Living...

  • Nags Head
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 7 Bathrooms
Lost Treasure Golf

The noted explorer, archaeologist, anthropologist, paleontologist, and part-time plumbing contractor from the University of Chicago, Professor Duffer A. Hacker, led two expeditions to the outer banks in the late 1920’s. The purpose of these...

7563 - Sea Dreams

Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! NEW FOR 2025: Dining Room Table & Chairs, and Weber Grill. Explore all Avon has to offer at Sea Dreams! Sea Dreams is a 3 bedroom, 2 bath...

  • Avon
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
The Christmas Shop

Discover gifts, garlands and glittering lights galore. Looking for a trinket for someone who has everything? Choose ornaments for every hobby, occupation, occasion or enthusiast; from the fisherman or Disney lover; dancer or photographer. Throughout...

Stella Maris A-36

Welcome to Stella Maris! This gorgeous, bright and airy, newly-constructed home was designed and furnished to ensure you have the perfect Outer Banks vacation experience! Located just a short walk to the beach (approximately 0.2 miles), and close to...

  • Avon
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 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...

Sunbelievable

This is a Blue Standard Bedding Property. Learn more about our hospitality bedding program here.Bring the entire family for a “Sunbelievable” week at the beach in this comfy, family-friendly property! You will walk in to find quality, warm, and...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 13
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...

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...