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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...

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
The Mystic Jewel

Walk into this shop and you’ll be delighted by all the glittering and sparkling from the way the mirrors and lighting show off jewelry from over 100 different designers and local artisans. Artfully-designed cases line the walls, filled with...

Duck Dive BIS-209

Duck Dive is a spacious, two-level, oceanfront condo, located in Duck, NC. With three bedrooms and ocean views from both levels, Duck Dive offers a soothing and comfortable Outer Banks getaway! Beach or pool? No need to choose; this condo is just...

  • Duck
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
Wild Horse Adventure Tours

Wild Horse Adventure Tours has been voted the #1 tour company in the USA by TripAdvisor. Feel the ocean breeze and taste the salty beach air as you cruise the Outer Banks beaches in our exclusive OPEN AIR, 13-passenger Hummers with one of...

Sound's Great!

This is a Blue Standard Bedding Property. Learn more about our hospitality bedding program here.Wow! ‘Sound’s Great!’ It’s time for a break at the beach and this is the place to do it. Everyone will enjoy their vacation at this outstanding...

  • Corolla
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 10
Kitty Hawk Kites

Kitty Hawk Kites has been Teaching the World to Fly since 1974 and is home to the world’s largest hang gliding school. As the Outer Banks leader in quality outdoor recreation and adventure, Kitty Hawk Kites offers more than 30 activities to...

STAY ANCHORED

A private home theater sets the scene indoors at STAY ANCHORED, an 8-bedroom oceanfront retreat from Carolina Designs at Milepost 20.5 in South Nags Head. A ramp to the front entrance and pool area and an elevator reaching all three levels make...

  • Nags Head
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 9 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...

5684 - Sea Holly

BEACH GEAR RENTAL INCLUDED! Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! This is a classic Nags Head style house with wraparound decks (30 feet wide on the ocean side!) and covered porches...

  • Nags Head
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 7 Bathrooms
Old Man Charters

  Experience the Outer Banks from the water with Old Man Charters, a personalized boat tour company based in the historic fishing village of Wanchese. Departing from a private dock on the southern end of Roanoke Island, Old Man Charters...

Wright on - Paradise

This is a home you will come back to again and again. Fully updated, looks brand new, short walk to ocean at Ocean Bay Blvd beach access, which is a lifeguarded beach in season, and close to the Wright Brothers Memorial to the west! Pet friendly...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
KEES Vacations

KEES Vacations offers the best Outer Banks rentals for family vacations, romantic weekend getaways and groups of all sizes looking for the perfect OBX rental for their stay. When booking with KEES Vacations, travelers can expect excellence in...

2931 - Lighthouse

Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! New for 2026: New Game Room Loveseat, New Paint, Light Fixtures, and Mirrors in Level 2 Bathrooms, New Flooring in Master Bathroom, 2 New Chaise...

  • Duck
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 5 Bathrooms
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...