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Pirates Island at Corolla Light Town Center

Check out Corolla's newest 5-star attraction! Pirate-Themed 18-Hole Minature Golf Course and Arcade with waterfalls, a pirate ship, caves, skulls, and more! So much fun for the whole family! Come...

406 | Three Palms

6/9/26: Beach Nourishment has been completed in this area. Come and enjoy the refreshed beach! Great location, special touches throughout the home will add to your delight and convenience. This Outstanding Home is located in "Old Nags Head Place"...

  • Nags Head
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 6 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 10
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...

SHANDY'S SUNSET

Carolina Designs invites you to SHANDY'S SUNSET, a Kitty Hawk soundfront retreat featuring 7 bedrooms with private baths, over 3,700 square feet, and stunning Currituck Sound views. This impressive three-level home at Milepost 4.5 combines...

  • Kitty Hawk
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 7.5 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...

4052 - Mirth N Mist II

BEACH GEAR RENTAL INCLUDED! Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! Welcome to Mirth N Mist II, your perfect Duck vacation home! Located in the Seapines community, you’ll be in the...

  • Duck
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 7.5 Bathrooms
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...

Chicken By the Sea

OCEANFRONT Hatteras - Hatteras Landing - Your heart will skip a beat when you first set your eyes on CHICKEN BY THE SEA, a majestic four-level, 6,150 square foot home on the edge of the Atlantic. Capturing a casual ambiance of carefree luxury...

  • Hatteras
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 8 Bathrooms
Sundogs

Sundogs is a happening spot open year round in Corolla. Along with good food, they feature a nightlife that includes Karaoke and Silent Disco! They have a full bar and a menu suited to a host of tastes. Starters include nachos, crab dip, wings and...

Falcon's Nest WHL-17

This beautifully decorated and well-equipped home is just 400 feet to the beach access with plenty of room for the entire family! Falcon's Nest features a spacious chef-equipped kitchen with a large granite center island and countertops as well as...

  • Corolla
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
Brindley Beach Vacations

Brindley Beach Vacations offers premier Real Estate and Property Management services across the entire Outer Banks. Representing more than 450 vacation rental homes, we proudly serve every region—from the southern beaches of Hatteras Island...

Knot A Care

The family will enjoy relaxing in the five person hot tub or taking a dip in the pool (14'x30') after a long day at the beach. On those rare rainy days, the kids will love hanging out in the game room and playing a few games of pool.  While staying...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
Jolly Roger

When you first catch sight of The Jolly Roger, you might be unsure exactly what to think of it. Since its conversion from a gas station/grocery store to a restaurant in 1972, The Jolly Roger has been anything but your ordinary Outer Banks...

SUZIES SAND BOX

This charming oceanside beach cottage is the perfect house to spend some quality, family time together. Enjoy a private, wooded setting and a short walk to beach access with no main streets to cross. Build sand castles and lasting memories year...

  • Southern Shores
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 6
8/22 - 8/29
$1,180  $1,410
$230 off
8/29 - 9/5
$1,142  $1,272
$130 off
9/5 - 9/12
$1,142  $1,272
$130 off
9/12 - 9/19
$1,051  $1,181
$130 off
9/19 - 9/26
$1,051  $1,181
$130 off
9/26 - 10/3
$1,051  $1,181
$130 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...