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Miller's Waterfront Restaurant

MILLER’S OFFERS ONE OF THE FEW TRULY WATERFRONT DINING EXPERIENCES ON THE OUTER BANKS. Enjoy casual dining in our downstairs family-friendly seafood restaurant, or our signature drinks and grill menu in our upstairs deck bar while watching...

836 | The Happiest Hours

This beautiful home in the dunes of Southern Shores features a private pool, walking distance to the beach and full Southern Shores Civic Association (SSCA) privileges. At nearly 3,000 square feet, there are three separate living rooms that offer...

  • Southern Shores
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 10
H2OBX Waterpark

YOUR BEST SUMMER DAY - Nothing satisfies your craving for fun like a day at the H2OBX Waterpark. Start with that perfect Carolina sun. Add a dose of adrenaline as you soar 6 stories up on The Rogue Wave or drop 90 screaming feet down The Plank...

Carotank Clubhouse

This clean, cozy, and creative house is loaded with personality. The lot is on an unpaved road with no cross-streets, just 600 ft to beach access and is nestled in the woods. Only two blocks from the lighthouse, historic Whalehead Club, NC Wildlife...

  • Corolla
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
Sound Feet Shoes

Sound Feet Shoes is family owned and operated. Sound Feet has been in the retail shoe business for over 72 years, opening their first store in 1953. They provide the best customer service and are the only Outer Banks’ area full service shoe...

STORK'S LANDING

Overview If you are searching for breathtaking ocean views, take a cruise to Stork's Landing. Imagine waking up to the serenity of clear blue ocean and sky, visible from just about every inch of the top floor, interrupted only by...

  • Duck
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 6 Bathrooms
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...

Salty Paws

OCEANFRONT Salvo – What better place to bring your pooch than SALTY PAWS, a dog friendly home perched just beyond the ocean dunes. It’s painless to see how this eight-bedroom/six- and two-half-bath home achieves tail-wagging approval from...

  • Salvo
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 7 Bathrooms
Wanchese Marina

Wanchese Marina offer one of the finest fleets of professional charter fishermen, charter booking service, dolphin tours, dive charters, shrimp charters and even crabbing charters. We have both diesel and non-ethanol fuel, a professional fish...

BLOCK AND TACKLE

Great ocean view. 75 yards to beach access.Level 1:4 bedrooms (2 Queen bedrooms with private bathrooms (tub & shower), 2 with Twins and shared bath (tub & shower), den with CATV and Xbox.Level 2:Living/dining/kitchen area with CATV...

  • Southern Shores
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3.5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
Cosmo's Pizzeria Southern Shores

If you're searching for great pizza on the Outer Banks, look no further than Cosmo's Pizzeria at The Marketplace in Southern Shores! We offer authentic New York-style pizza made fresh and just the way you like, using only the highest quality...

BEACH PALACE

Overview Exquisite comfort, breathtaking ocean and monument views, and a vast array of unforgettable amenities belong to those who vacation at Beach Palace. Thoughtfully designed to accommodate large groups, this immense estate provides...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 13 Bedrooms
  • 13.5 Bathrooms
Nor'Banks Sailing & Watersports

Nor'Banks Sailing & Watersports beautiful location and top-of-the-line equipment, together with a friendly and professional staff make it one of the premier water sports centers on the Outer Banks. Nor'Banks' sound front location has a huge...

Katmandu NP-03

Katmandu is located near the beach (approximately 465 feet) with direct access, so you can hear the surf all day! You can't beat relaxing and sunbathing at your private pool and hot tub. Enjoy pleasant sea breezes, socializing with family and...

  • Duck
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 3.5 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...