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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...

Coastin' KIN-58

This is your personal paradise on gorgeous Hatteras Island! Stunning sound views are yours from the large decks of Coastin', formerly known as Fish Tales. After a long day at the beach, relax with family and friends as you experience a breathtaking...

  • Avon
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 7.5 Bathrooms
The Christmas Shop

Discover gifts, garlands and glittering lights galore. Looking for a trinket for someone who has everything? Choose ornaments for every hobby, occupation, occasion or enthusiast; from the fisherman or Disney lover; dancer or photographer. Throughout...

Lost Horizon 548

This lovely, well-appointed home is located on the east side of the beach road in South Nags Head at milepost 19.5. The house has four bedrooms with three queen beds and one king. The bed and bath setup is ideal for a family of 4 or 5, several...

  • Nags Head
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
Corolla Wild Horse Tours

Corolla Wild Horse Tours knowledgeable guides will ensure you and your family have a great wild horse tour! Along the way the guides will stop and point out interesting sites and local history and details of the Corolla Wild Horses history. Be sure...

SERENDIPITY

Your stay in this OBX vacation rental will feel like Serendipity. Ocean views await you in this 5 bedroom, 4 ½ bath oceanfront home. Play a game of pool in the recreation room or take a dip in the private pool. Splinters will be the last things on...

  • Duck
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 10
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...

Warren's Sound Retreat

Located in Kill Devil Hills / 6 Bedrooms/ 4 Full Bathrooms / 1 Half BathYour family will adore this Soundfront home located in the peaceful community of Colington Harbour! Packed with amenities and modern finishes, savor gorgeous teak wood decks...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
The Cotton Gin

For those traveling to the Outer Banks, The Cotton Gin is a beloved landmark with its large windmill and picturesque gardens. The Cotton Gin has stood in the same location since 1929, starting as a working cotton gin and growing to a gift store with...

SANDERLING FANTASEA

Outstanding ocean views from this special vacation home.Level 1:3 bedrooms (1 with King, flat screen TV, private bath; 1 with King & flat screen TV; 1 w/pyramid bunk, trundle & flat screen TV - shared bath with tub & shower); laundry...

  • Duck
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3.5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
4/18 - 4/25
$2,179  $2,614
$435 off
4/25 - 5/2
$2,257  $2,614
$357 off
5/2 - 5/9
$2,875  $3,483
$608 off
5/16 - 5/23
$3,092  $3,483
$391 off
5/30 - 6/6
$5,106  $5,458
$352 off
6/6 - 6/13
$5,487  $6,038
$551 off
6/13 - 6/20
$6,400  $7,052
$652 off
7/11 - 7/18
$7,259  $7,777
$518 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...

Sunset Retreat

This is a Blue Standard Bedding Property. Learn more about our hospitality bedding program here.WOW! Talk about your famous Outer Banks sunsets! “Sunset Retreat” is a sound front property in Duck for your family and friends that will give you...

  • Duck
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 7 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 16
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...

1522 - Sand Dollar

BEACH GEAR RENTAL INCLUDED! Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! Resting peacefully on the oceanside in Corolla, Sand Dollar is a charming rental home that is well-equipped for your...

  • Corolla
  • 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...

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...

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...