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Cosmo's Pizzeria Southern Shores

If you're searching for great pizza on the Outer Banks, look no further than Cosmo's Pizzeria at The Marketplace in Southern Shores! We offer authentic New York-style pizza made fresh and just the way you like, using only the highest quality...

It's a Ruff Life 359

Hidden in plain sight on a quiet side street in Kill Devil Hills at milepost 7.5, It's a Ruff Life features five bedrooms and is pet-friendly with a private 24'x12' pool. This home boasts a long list of amenities, and is conveniently located to both...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
Wanchese Marina

Wanchese Marina offer one of the finest fleets of professional charter fishermen, charter booking service, dolphin tours, dive charters, shrimp charters and even crabbing charters. We have both diesel and non-ethanol fuel, a professional fish...

Tranquility 516-A

Stay at Tranquility and you'll come to understand how this oceanside home gets its name! Located in South Nags Head at milepost 17.5, on a shared driveway, you'll have a quiet, peaceful retreat to enjoy at the end of each day. You're a short drive...

  • Nags Head
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3.5 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...

225 | Kinsale

Spacious, Well Appointed home w/Lovely Touches throughout. This House has Large Decks w/Ample Furniture, a Large Yard that is Great for Kids, & is a Short Walk to Beach (Just Across Beach Road). This home offers Views of the Ocean, Sound, &...

  • Nags Head
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 12
Risky Business Shrimping and Crabbing

If you’re looking for a fun, hands-on activity that the whole family can enjoy together, hop aboard Risky Business for an Outer Banks shrimping and crabbing charter. Our experienced captain and mate will show your group how to pull crab pots...

Sunsets on Salvo

SEMI-SOUNDFRONT Salvo - Wind Over Waves - Unwind in the Outer Banks' most awe-inspiring vistas as the sun dips below the horizon and discover why SUNSETS ON SALVO really lives up to its name. Appreciate painless sound access, an interior designed to...

  • Salvo
  • 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...

198 | Independence

This spectacular Pet Friendly Vacation Home located in Nag Head offers a Spacious Floor Plan loaded w/all the amenities & is Close to the Beach w/Great Access. With so much to offer & Only 1 block back from the beach, this home is sure to...

  • Nags Head
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 6.5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 10
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...

Fiddlin Around

This is a Blue Standard Bedding Property. Learn more about our hospitality bedding program here.Corolla: Best Place for the Best Day EverEnjoy just Fiddlin' Around in Corolla at this beautiful, renovated, six-bedroom home in the sought after...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 16
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...

Villa Del Sol

This is a Blue Standard Bedding Property. Learn more about our hospitality bedding program here.‘Villa Del Sol’ is a beautiful property in which to spend your family vacation, and you can even bring the family dog! This property offers a...

  • Corolla
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 6 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 22
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...

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. 

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...