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Mike Dianna's Grill Room

Welcome to Mike Dianna's Grill Room, home to the finest seafood, USDA prime beef, amazing live entertainment and more! Come have brunch or dinner with us in Corolla on the beautiful Outer Banks. Celebrating over 20 years in the Timbuck II Shopping...

Rat Race Retreat 464-D

Escape the rat race of real life at the Rat Race Retreat, a beautifully decorated OBX rental home at milepost 13.5 in Nags Head. With 4 bedrooms and 3 full baths, there is room for the whole family!Welcome each morning with coffee on the spacious...

  • Nags Head
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3 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...

DAWN TREADER

This lovely vacation home, complete with an elevator, is located on a quiet dead end street in family oriented Seacrest Village. No public access to this street so the beach is very private. This house is only “64 steps” to the beach, which is...

  • Southern Shores
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 7.5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 14
9/5 - 9/12
$4,293  $4,972
$679 off
9/12 - 9/19
$4,294  $4,791
$497 off
9/19 - 9/26
$4,356  $4,791
$435 off
Low Tide Bar & Grill

Low Country Seafood from the islands. North, South, East or West, our menu will satisfy any cravings you have while on your beach vacation! Let us do the cooking tonight! Reseservations and Outdoor Seating available. We’ve got something...

187 | Stallings

This terrific Oceanside cottage is situated at the 10 Milepost in Nags Head and is within easy walking distance of the Beach (less than 2 minute walk to beach access at Albatross St.) with no roads to cross. Comfortably furnished and nicely...

  • Nags Head
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 6
Big Buck's Homemade Ice Cream

Serving our customers on the Outer Banks since 1994, Big Buck's ice Cream is dedicated serving you “The Best.” We offer a full line of super-premium ice cream products, smoothies, chocolates, and custom-made ice cream cakes! 2 locations...

1408 - Sea of Dreams

Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! NEW FOR 2025: Gas grill and fortified roof. NEW FOR 2026: New twin mattresses for twin bedroom and new TVs. Your dreams to rest and relax by the sea are...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 6.5 Bathrooms
Joe Lamb Jr. & Associates

Since 1968, our family owned and operated company has offered families just like yours a wide selection of Outer Banks vacation rentals in beach communities and towns of Duck, Southern Shores, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, Nags Head and South Nags...

154 | Maggies Place II

This terrific Semi-Oceanfront beach home is nicely decorated & very comfortable. Closer to the beach than most ocean front homes you are sure to love the convenience of walking from your door to the sandy beach in less than a minute & there...

  • Nags Head
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 1 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 6
Fish Heads Bar and Grill

Rustic waterfront pub at a fishing pier with a large deck for seafood eats, draft beer & live music. Fish Heads Bar and Grill is THE tiki bar of the Outer Banks. Located at Mile Post 18.5 in Nags Head, we offer a view that is second to none...

VA Whale

Located in Corolla/ 4 Bedrooms/ 3 Full Bathrooms/ 1 Half BathroomSlip off your flip-flops and relax...that is what the Outer Banks is all about! Family friendly and economical, VA Whale is the ideal place for your next vacation.Ground Level: Outside...

  • Corolla
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
Twiddy & Company

Twiddy & Company is here to provide all the help and southern hospitality you've come to anticipate when planning your beach vacation. We invite you to let us share our unique understanding of this coastal landscape; unlike any place in the...

5458 - Pier 1 Retreat

BEACH GEAR RENTAL INCLUDED IN 2026! Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! NEW FOR 2025: New sofa and loveseat for living room. Located on the oceanfront in Nags Head is Pier 1 Retreat. With...

  • Nags Head
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
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...

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...