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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...

K7027 Totally Beach'n 4 Bedroom Home in ...

Welcome to Totally Beach'n by KEES Vacations! New for 2026: Village Beach Club access is available as an optional add-on. For a one-time fee of $100, you and your guests can enjoy unlimited access throughout your stay, including both arrival and...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 2 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...

K7028 Island Enchantment

Welcome to Island Enchantment by KEES Vacations! New for 2026 Village Beach Club family pass included with your stay! Farmdog Cabana Services from 05/03/2026 to 09/18/2026. Prepare for an extraordinary escape to the beautiful Outer Banks with...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 24 Bedrooms
  • 25 Bathrooms
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...

1832 - Beach Happy

Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! Don't worry...Beach Happy! This 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom condo rental is located in the heart of Corolla at Indian Summer Condos. As a guest at...

  • Corolla
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
Twiddy & Company

Twiddy & Company is here to provide all the help and southern hospitality you've come to anticipate when planning your beach vacation. We invite you to let us share our unique understanding of this coastal landscape; unlike any place in the...

HD-204 High Dunes 2 Bedroom Condo 204

Welcome to High Dunes Resort by KEES Vacations! Your oceanfront condo awaits. Located in the heart of Kill Devil Hills, High Dunes Resort condos feature 2-Bedrooms and 2-Bathrooms, living room, expansive full kitchen with two bar stools, a dining...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 2 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
Paradise Fun Park

Off the beach, one of the best activities for groups to enjoy in the Outer Banks is mini golf, bumper cars or Go-Karts. Thankfully, Paradise Fun Park offers all three activities! Paradise Fun Park offers exciting outdoor activities that kids and...

CAROLES CASTLE

2,900 plus square feet of living area and 1,100 square feet of decking on two levels.195 yards to beach access.Level 1:Great room with skylights, powder room. Bedroom (with King, sitting area, private bath with jacuzzi tub and separate shower)...

  • Southern Shores
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
8/21 - 8/28
$2,662  $3,380
$718 off
8/28 - 9/4
$2,313  $2,764
$451 off
9/18 - 9/25
$1,897  $2,267
$370 off
9/25 - 10/2
$1,861  $2,144
$283 off
10/9 - 10/16
$1,885  $2,144
$259 off
10/16 - 10/23
$1,639  $1,854
$215 off
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...

489 | Carolyn's Cottage

07/2/26: Beach Nourishment has been completed in this area. Come and enjoy the refreshed beach! "Carolyn's Cottage" is a comfortably furnished beach home located in the heart of Nags Head & is a great choice for your family get-a-away to the...

  • Nags Head
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 2.5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
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...

DUCK N OUT III

This home offers a spectacular horizon ocean view and is located one mile from the Village of Duck. Guests are just a short walk from the community tennis courts and pool. Enjoy crabbing/sunset on the gated, soundside pier, or take a short walk to...

  • Duck
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 12
8/16 - 8/23
$2,894  $3,667
$773 off
8/23 - 8/30
$2,772  $3,450
$678 off
8/30 - 9/6
$2,521  $3,008
$487 off
9/6 - 9/13
$2,341  $2,783
$442 off
9/13 - 9/20
$2,076  $2,475
$399 off
9/20 - 9/27
$2,076  $2,475
$399 off
9/27 - 10/4
$2,176  $2,475
$299 off
10/4 - 10/11
$2,176  $2,475
$299 off
10/11 - 10/18
$2,227  $2,475
$248 off
10/18 - 10/25
$1,895  $2,033
$138 off
10/25 - 11/1
$1,895  $2,033
$138 off
11/1 - 11/8
$1,745  $1,882
$137 off
11/8 - 11/15
$1,779  $1,882
$103 off
11/15 - 11/22
$1,805  $1,882
$77 off
11/22 - 11/29
$1,805  $1,882
$77 off
11/29 - 12/6
$1,805  $1,882
$77 off
12/6 - 12/13
$1,827  $1,882
$55 off
12/27 - 1/3
$1,874  $1,882
$8 off
Miss Oregon Inlet

Oregon Inlet Fishing Center is the home of the largest and most modern charter boat fishing fleet on the eastern seaboard. A full service marina in Nags Head NC, Oregon Inlet offers a comprehensive charter boat fishing experience for the "old salt" or the vacationing fisherman.  Give us a call at 252-441-6301 ext. 1

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 choose from, so get out that pen and start crossing things off your OBX bucket list today! Visit KittyHawk.com or call 1.877.FLY.THIS to book your Kitty Hawk Kites adventure today.

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! Check us out!

Fishing Unlimited Boating Center

Owned by Garry Oliver, the proprietor of the Outer Banks Fishing Pier, this small wooden aqua blue-colored store on the Nags Head-Manteo causeway has been serving the needs of fishermen for decades. A full line of tackle is available for all types of fishing --- surf, pier, inshore and offshore --- with fishing rods stored on the ceiling as well as along the walls.  The store is an authorized dealer for major tackle brands, including Fish Bites, Daiwa and Gulp, and has a large selection of...

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, O’Neill, Roxy, Ray-Ban, Oakley, Hobie, Catch Surf, Under Armour, Reef, Rainbow and more, you will always find the latest fashions and trends available in store. Our unmatched quality and service makes us a favorite for locals and visitors alike, and...

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...

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 about to their heart’s content. Parties are available for up to 12 kids ages 2 through 6 – bring your own cake. But it’s the other room where the real action is. Arcade games are located just inside the door, then there’s...

Beach Braids

For the Best Outer Banks hair wraps, cornrows, jagua tattoos, full color temporary tattoos, fancy hair wraps, reggae hemp wraps, beach braids or gypsy braids … There is only one place to go — Beach Braids - Hair Wraps & Henna...

Bodie Island Lighthouse

The Bodie Island Lighthouse, (pronounced "Body") is located just south of the town of Nags Head and Whalebone Junction, where Highway 158, Highway 64, and NC Highway 12 intersect. Visitors travelling towards Hatteras Island can't help but notice the...

Jockey's Ridge State Park

Jockey's Ridge State Park is an unmistakable landmark for Nags Head vacationers and virtually everyone passing through along the main beach bypass, US 158. This park is marked by its towering sand dunes, which reach 80' - 100' feet tall and look...

Cape Hatteras National Seashore

Visitors to Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands will simultaneously be visiting the gorgeous Cape Hatteras National Seashore. One of the largest preserved parcels of the Outer Banks, the National Seashore stretches across 70 miles of shoreline...

Coquina Beach

Located just south of Nags Head, Coquina Beach is a refreshingly undeveloped stretch of shoreline that's close to the central Outer Banks towns of Kill Devil Hills, Nags Head, and Kitty Hawk, but feels like it's miles away.

Ocean bottom or Gulf Stream fishing on the Carolina-style charter boat is the only boat licensed and built to take up to 27 passengers per Gulf Stream Charter. Fish for tuna, mahi-mahi, wahoo, king mackerel, blue marlin, white marlin or sailfish...

Climb Aboard the Crystal Dawn Head Boat and Enjoy an Awesome Day of Head Boat Fishing or an Amazing Sunset Cruise! Bring the Whole Family! Fish for a variety of species, including spot, croaker, flounder, grey trout, speckled trout...

Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head offers fishing and fun for the entire family! Go fishing, take a family fishing class or simply walk out to the end of this 1,000-foot-long, concrete ocean pier.

While the oceanfront of the Outer Banks gets plenty of morning glory, those in the know head soundside when sunset approaches. Located at Milepost 16 on the Roanoke Sound, The Soundside Event Site in Nags Head has transitioned from a wide-open...