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Back Country Safari Tours

Discover wild Spanish Mustangs and our unique Barrier Island ecology on the Wild Horse Safari. Explore over 30 miles of "off road" beach, dune and sand trail and ride with a professional naturalist guide in a custom 4x4 open-air Safari Cruiser, or...

Always Dreaming

OCEANVIEW Rodanthe - Beacon Rd. . You’ll be ALWAYS DREAMING of this cavernous six bedroom home just steps from the beach and offering beautiful ocean vistas from the top two levels. Appreciate watching the waves break against a impressive sunrise...

  • Rodanthe
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
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...

SEA TO SOUND

A 400 square foot rooftop terrace crowns Sea to Sound, capturing ocean views to the east and sound views to the west from a hilltop perch in Duck. This six-bedroom Carolina Designs home sits just three lots from the beach, 158 yards to beach...

  • Duck
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 7 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...

Dolphin Watch SS-22

If you are looking for convenient, private beach access and stunning panoramic ocean views at nearly every turn, look no further than Dolphin Watch! This 4 bedroom oceanfront home offers a bright, open top level living area with cathedral ceilings...

  • Southern Shores
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3.5 Bathrooms
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...

One
One

OCEANFRONT Avon — NC Hwy. 12 — When finding the quintessential getaway where being one with yourself and your surroundings is essential to realizing your vacation dreams, then ONE is where you belong. Perched high above the dunes on the last...

  • Avon
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
TRiO Restaurant & Market

Wine, beer and cheese lovers will love TRiO, an exciting retail and tasting destination in Kitty Hawk. Both a gourmet retail wine, beer and cheese shop as well as a bistro with a wine bar and tap house, TRiO offers the best of the worlds of...

K5308 Soundside Breeze at Pirate's Cove

Welcome to Soundside Breeze by KEES Vacations! If you are looking for comfortable and charming, look no further than Soundside Breeze! This bright and cheerful first-level end unit can accommodate up to 6 guests and offers a King bedroom, private...

  • Manteo
  • 1 Bedrooms
  • 1 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...

Sea Glass

OCEANFRONT Waves - Island Pines Drive - Your own private 5,340 sq. ft. compound right in front of the glimmering Atlantic, you're sure to treasure SEA GLASS. Savor impressive broad ocean to sound vistas and a feeling of openness with an ample...

  • Waves
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 9.5 Bathrooms
OBX Ghost Tours

OBX Ghost tours is something your family will be talking about the rest of the summer! You'll be entertained as a guide leads you through down town Manteo by lantern telling the spooky stories that makes The Outer Banks one of the most haunted...

Pflueger's Lure

OCEANFRONT Avon – Moor yourself to a place of peaceful tranquility at PFLUEGER’S LURE, a six-bedroom/six-full and one-half-bath home. The home’s rich history as an homage to a world-acclaimed fishing tackle magnate and entrepreneur is evident...

  • Avon
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 6.5 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...