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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...

Grande Ritz Carolina

This home accepts future year reservations more than 51 weeks in advance. Current year guests are not offered first right of refusal.  You can reserve and confirm your week now, a signed lease and advance payment of $2000 will be due within 3 days...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 18 Bedrooms
  • 18 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...

Quack-N-Bush 193-A

Welcome to Quack-N-Bush, a comfortable home nestled in the oaks of the Sea Hawk community in Duck, boasting everything you need for a relaxing Outer Banks vacation!Spend your days lounging by the private pool or playing on the beach, conveniently...

  • Duck
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3.5 Bathrooms
Pigman's Bar-B-Que

You haven’t experienced North Carolina until you’ve experienced North Carolina BBQ, and Pigman’s Bar-B-Que offers excellent North Carolina BBQ meals served with southern hospitality. Pigman’s offers traditional eastern...

5195 - Captain's Choice

Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! Captain's Choice has everything you'll want and need for the beach at this pet-friendly, semi-oceanfront Kill Devil Hills vacation home. This...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 10 Bathrooms
Paradise Dolphin Cruises

With the best views around and the quickest access to dolphins, Paradise Dolphin Cruises is committed to offering you one of the most amazing experiences of your life! Climb aboard the Kokomo, our 34-passenger catarmaran and the area’s newest...

Soundside Sunsets

CANALFRONT Frisco — Get lost in the glow of a brilliant setting sun, the evening illumination of an already gorgeous vista from SOUNDSIDE SUNSETS. If you find yourself inexplicably drawn to the prospect of these calming moments from the covered...

  • Frisco
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
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...

Gotta Getaway 331-B

Gotta Getaway? Well, look no further! This comfortable and cozy cottage is located in the heart of Kill Devil Hills at milepost 7. With a king, queen, and full room, this home offers comfort and privacy for a small family or two. Spend an evening...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
Salt Coast Outfitters

We offer one of a kind SALT COAST OUTFITTERS brand name tees, long sleeves, performance gear, Yeti tumblers, caps, eyeglasses, and more! Browse the fullest collection of coastal lifestyle clothing on the beach. Featuring a sizable selection of brand...

5691 - Michelitch

BEACH GEAR RENTAL INCLUDED! Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! NEW IN 2025: Renovations to include expand master bath, increase handicap accessibility.  Washer/dryer...

  • Nags Head
  • 2 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
OBX Laser Tag and Arcade

Here’s some high energy entertainment for the kids, and for young adults (or young at heart) who love laser tag. On one side of this large facility is the “moon bounce inflatable room,” where the young ‘uns can go and bounce...

THE DUCK HOUSE

“The Duck House” will be your idea of the ultimate beach vacation with beautiful views of the scenic North Carolina sunrises over the Atlantic from this spectacular oceanfront home. This home was designed with your group's comfort in mind, every...

  • Duck
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 7.5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 10
9/5 - 9/12
$6,818  $7,924
$1,106 off
9/19 - 9/26
$6,099  $7,094
$995 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...