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Kitty Hawk Surf Co.

Experience more adventure, fun, and style with Kitty Hawk Surf Company. As the trusted Outer Banks retailer for all top surf and lifestyle brands, including, Hurley, Billabong, RVCA, The North Face, Patagonia, Salt Life, Salty Crew, Volcom...

022 | True Friends

True Friends is an exceptional vacation home situated in the heart of Nags Head that offers a spacious floor plan and gorgeous views of the Ocean and Jockey's Ridge State Park. Spend your vacation on a quiet, uncrowded beach and enjoy the proximity...

  • Nags Head
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 9 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 18
Just for the Beach Rentals

Just for the Beach Rentals (not to be confused with the similarly-named "Just for the Beach") offers rentals to accommodate your stay. Equipment includes linens, baby gates, cribs, monitors, seats, joggers, bikes, kayaks, skim boards, surf boards...

BEACH KING

Overview Unwind in style at Beach King, a professionally appointed Nags Head retreat situated on a large lot directly on the ocean's edge. This home embodies the spirit of beachfront elegance, and is the ideal destination to experience...

  • Nags Head
  • 9 Bedrooms
  • 11 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...

5611 - King's Landing

Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! King’s Landing is here to offer you the most spectacular Outer Banks vacation yet! This Nags Head condo features 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and...

  • Nags Head
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
Gray's

Gray’s Outer Banks Lifestyle Clothing Company offers the absolute best in Outer Banks T-shirts and Sweatshirts including Champion, Under Armour with "Outer Banks” and Gear! We carry quality fashions and accessories for the whole family...

BLUE HEAVEN RENDEZVOUS

Overview When it's time to gather family and friends, select Blue Heaven Rendezvous for oceanfront vacation days spent in serene comfort! This beachfront home features an open great room with memorable ocean views, six spacious...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
Southern Shores Realty

Southern Shores Realty offers over 350 Outer Banks rentals from Corolla to S. Nags Head.  We've been an Outer Banks tradition since 1947, providing families just like yours with memories that last a lifetime.  Take a moment to search...

Summerwind

Located in Corolla / 7 Bedrooms / 6 Full Bathrooms / 2 Half BathroomsThis opulent oceanfront home sits on a high elevation offering impressive ocean vistas. Of particular note, the design of Summerwind provides wide-span Ocean and beach vistas from...

  • Corolla
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 6 Bathrooms
Surf or Sound Realty

Surf or Sound Realty invites you to explore our collection of over 600 premier vacation rental homes on Hatteras Island, featuring the largest selection of oceanfront accommodations. Nestled within the breathtaking Cape Hatteras National Seashore...

5543 - C-DREAMS

BEACH GEAR RENTAL INCLUDED! Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! NEW FOR 2025: Interior and exterior paint. Let "C-Dreams" be your dream vacation home. C-Dreams is located at MP 14...

  • Nags Head
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 6.5 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...

Footloose

Have a stress free and easy vacation at ‘Footloose’! Enjoy your own private pool on the oceanfront and great views from the top level Great Room and decks. Pine floors, granite, stainless steel appliances and beachy cottage décor invite you to...

  • Nags Head
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 14
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...