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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...

Nonnie and T's

This is a Blue Standard Bedding Property. Learn more about our hospitality bedding program here.NEW! 7 Day/6 Night Stays, with very early check-in and a later departure! Check-in at 10am on Saturday and Check-out at noon on Friday. That's 8...

  • Southern Shores
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 14
Resort Realty

For more than 39 years, Resort Realty has been providing unforgettable Outer Banks vacations. From Corolla to Hatteras Island, Resort Realty offers nearly 600 Outer Banks vacation homes that range from cozy 1-bedroom condos to exquisite 20-bedroom...

Ribitzki II CHA-03

Take in panoramic views of South Nags Head and Pea Island from the rooftop deck of this lovely home, offering ocean views from all levels! With east and west-facing decks, you'll have some of the best sunrise and sunset views around. Reach the beach...

  • Nags Head
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
Kitty Hawk Kites

Looking to fly a kite on the beach or atop the spectacular dunes of Jockey’s Ridge State Park? Kitty Hawk Kites offers the largest selection of kites, wind art, flags, games, and toys on the Outer Banks, with experts on staff to get you flying...

T.L. Sea

Oceanfront OBX home with Private Beach Walkway Are you looking for some T.L. Sea? If so, look no further! You have found the perfect vacation rental home for you and your family, boasting luxury and fun for all! This home features spectacular ocean...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
Poke Box

PokeBox offers fresh, quick, simple, healthy poke bowls in Nags Head. Choose your items and build your bowl. Tuna, salmon, chicken, steak, shrimp and tofu options available. Mix in your favorite veggies, sauces and toppings for the perfect poke...

3213 - Seaside Salvation

BEACH GEAR RENTAL INCLUDED!  Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! NEW FOR 2026: 3 king beds and 1 set of twin beds. Seaside Salvation is a 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom home located in the...

  • Duck
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
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 Sharp

Located in South Nags Head/ 4 Bedrooms/ 3 Full BathroomsThe “Sea Sharp” is located at milepost 22 in South Nags Head. This is a peaceful calming area. The home offers a reverse floor plan with bedrooms  on the lower level, living areas on the...

  • Nags Head
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
Firehouse Boil Delivery

DIY Seafood Boil Don’t Just Make Dinner, Make An Experience! We Deliver on the Outer Banks! Same Day Delivery! Make lasting memories by doing something new with friends and family. Why wait in line at a grocery store or restaurant? Our Low...

Harvest Moon

This is a Blue Standard Bedding Property. Learn more about our hospitality bedding program here.Adventure Awaits in CorollaThe festival is just getting started at Harvest Moon, a 7-bedroom oceanside vacation rental in beautiful Corolla, North...

  • Corolla
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 18
Black Pelican

Black Pelican oceanfront restaurant is one of the Outer Banks’ premier restaurants serving lunch and dinner daily. Black Pelican is where you can enjoy fresh seafood, steaks, vegetarian dishes, sandwiches and some of the barrier island’s...

Milo's Waves

Perched atop the highest dune in Ocean Sands Section D, MILO’S WAVES welcomes you with sweeping, unforgettable views of the Atlantic. Though tucked along the third row, the home provides remarkable 160 degrees of unobstructed coastline—views...

  • Corolla
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
4/27 - 5/4
$1,899  $2,099
$200 off
5/4 - 5/11
$1,899  $2,099
$200 off
5/10 - 5/17
$1,899  $2,099
$200 off
6/5 - 6/12
$3,523  $3,903
$380 off
8/18 - 8/25
$4,349  $4,572
$223 off
8/24 - 8/31
$4,160  $4,374
$214 off
8/31 - 9/7
$3,894  $4,094
$200 off
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...