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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...

839 | Shin Digs

This thoughtfully designed vacation home combines style, comfort, and accessibility, making it an excellent choice for your Outer Banks getaway. Private Swimming Pool and Hot Tub! Located just 400 feet from Admiral Street Beach Access, with Baltic...

  • Nags Head
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 9
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...

Moore's on Shores

Located in Salvo / 4 Bedrooms / 2 Full Bathrooms / 1 Half BathroomWelcome to "Moore's on Shores," where coastal appeal meets laid-back beachside living! This inviting 4-bedroom, 2-bathroom bungalow is just a short walk from the pristine sands of...

  • Salvo
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 2 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...

Eagle's Nest | Round House 110

Welcome to Eagle's Nest, also known as The Round House with the best ocean views on the OBX. This Duck, NC vacation home is just steps away from the beach, boasting gorgeous ocean views. The ideal Outer Banks vacation cottage for six people or less...

  • Duck
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
Corolla Wild Horse Fund

We are The Corolla Wild Horse Fund the non-profit 501 (c) (3) charity responsible for the care and protection of the wild Banker horses roaming the northernmost beaches of the Outer Banks. Join us in the summer season, every Wednesday morning from...

THE OBX RX

If salt air and fresh breezes are what the doctor ordered, then this is the home for you! When you come to the Outer Banks for a beach vacation, if you want to see, hear and smell the ocean from your beach home, and this home delivers! Located at...

  • Kitty Hawk
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
11/13 - 11/20
$1,668  $1,979
$311 off
11/27 - 12/4
$1,838  $1,979
$141 off
12/4 - 12/11
$1,690  $1,979
$289 off
12/11 - 12/18
$1,721  $1,979
$258 off
The Northern Outer Banks

Discover Historic Corolla Park With its wide open green spaces and scenic views, Historic Corolla Park is the heart of Corolla in Northeastern North Carolina. It's a great place to take in a seasonal event or simply take a walk, and is home to three...

Beach Begins KIN-12

Looking for an oceanfront vacation rental with panoramic views? Look no further than Beach Begins, a gorgeous, newly-remodeled home with sweeping ocean views from every level! The beautifully decorated living area provides plenty of comfortable...

  • Avon
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 3.5 Bathrooms
KEES Vacations

KEES Vacations offers the best Outer Banks rentals for family vacations, romantic weekend getaways and groups of all sizes looking for the perfect OBX rental for their stay. When booking with KEES Vacations, travelers can expect excellence in...

MOON AND BACK

Moon and Back keeps the fun going in its ground-floor rec room, plugs your car in at a free EV charger, and heats its 28' x 12' private pool at no extra cost. This brand new Duck home from Carolina Designs, completed in April and ready for...

  • Duck
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 6.5 Bathrooms
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...

4668 - 85 Ocean Blvd

Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! Do you dream of breathtaking ocean views, large picture windows to drench your home in sunlight, a large crystal clear shimmering pool in the...

  • Southern Shores
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...