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Black Pelican

Black Pelican oceanfront restaurant is one of the Outer Banks’ premier restaurants serving lunch and dinner daily. Black Pelican is where you can enjoy fresh seafood, steaks, vegetarian dishes, sandwiches and some of the barrier island’s...

UNO MAS

Discover UNO MAS in Nags Head, a Carolina Designs OBX vacation rental sitting oceanfront at Milepost 14.5 in the Village at Nags Head. This professionally designed and decorated 8-bedroom home puts you front row center to the beach, with a...

  • Nags Head
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
Paradise Dolphin Cruises

With the best views around and the quickest access to dolphins, Paradise Dolphin Cruises is committed to offering you one of the most amazing experiences of your life! Climb aboard the Kokomo, our 34-passenger catarmaran and the area’s newest...

301 | Wright By The Pier

6/9/26: Beach Nourishment has been completed in this area. Come and enjoy the refreshed beach! New to the Joe Lamb program for 2026, this home was previously named "Angel's Landing". Wright By The Pier is an outstanding Oceanfront Home loaded with...

  • Nags Head
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 12
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...

Family Farm VNH-11

This beautiful home has something for everyone, guaranteed to keep the gang entertained all week long. With its awesome amenities, great location and proximity to local attractions, this home offers everything you could ask for in a vacation home...

  • Nags Head
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
Duck Corolla Parasail

Discover the beauty of the Outer Banks with Duck Parasail. Duck Parasail is proud to partner with Corolla Parasail and together, they take pride in being the longest running, family owned and operated parasail company on the Outer Banks. Duck...

1886 - Got Beach

Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! A semi-oceanfront paradise, we’ll make sure you Got Beach during your entire Outer Banks vacation! This beautiful Outer Banks vacation rental...

  • Corolla
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 5 Bathrooms
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...

1771 - Goin' Coastal

BEACH GEAR RENTAL INCLUDED! Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! This spacious 6 bedroom, 6 bath home is perfect for your next Corolla vacation on the Outer Banks! Goin’ Coastal...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 6.5 Bathrooms
Carolina Designs Realty

Plan your Outer Banks vacation with Carolina Designs! Browse our inventory of 350+ select Outer Banks vacation rentals located in the towns of Corolla, Duck, Southern Shores, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, and Nags Head. Book online anytime, or reach...

7561 - Windfall

Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! Windfall is a charming soundfront vacation rental located in Avon on Hatteras Island. This Hatteras Island rental features 4 bedrooms and 3...

  • Avon
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
Jumpmasters OBX

Now with Axe Throwing! Jumpmasters OBX is the ultimate trampoline park on the Outer Banks with attractions the entire family will enjoy. From open jump trampolines to the dodgeball court, 3-D climbing wall, a foam pit, an epic ninja obstacle course...

Lemonade

SEMI-OCEANFRONT Salvo — Ocean St. — Fun fact: just a whiff of lemon can boost your mood and reduce anxiety. Maybe that’s why sipping a thirst-quenching, cool glass of lemonade evokes all those laid-back feels of a carefree hideaway. Loaded...

  • Salvo
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 8.5 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...