2025 Nags Head Birding Spots Guide

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Donutz on a Stick

Stay, Play and Eat- Donuts, Ice Cream & Coffee Treats! Located on the Duck Boardwalk, behind Dockside Seafood, this breakfast & Dessert-Shop features treats you've never tasted before! Try the hot, made to order, donutz...

7850 - Nepenthe

Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! Nepenthe is a classic beach home ready for you and your family to visit the Outer Banks! Nepenthe is comfortably furnished and situated on a quiet street...

  • Frisco
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 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...

The Blue Pearl

Whether you want to spend days perched in the sand or aboard a fishing charter, this home puts you in the perfect spot to explore. Drive minutes to collect seashells and bask in the sun at Frisco Beach or enjoy a day of offshore fishing courtesy of...

  • Frisco
  • 2 Bedrooms
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...

Above the Waves

This lovely vacation rental is the perfect location for your next family beach getaway or couple's retreat to recharge! Located in the heart of Avon, this top-floor condo boasts magnificent views and beach access and is just steps away from the...

  • Avon
  • 2 Bedrooms
Lost Treasure Golf

The noted explorer, archaeologist, anthropologist, paleontologist, and part-time plumbing contractor from the University of Chicago, Professor Duffer A. Hacker, led two expeditions to the outer banks in the late 1920’s. The purpose of these...

VH119 Toes In The Water at Villas of Hat...

Welcome to Toes In The Water at Villas of Hatteras Landing! Rarely do getaways have a smaller getaway built into them, but that's exactly what you will find at Hatteras. While the Outer Banks is a place overflowing with culture and history, this...

  • Hatteras
  • 1 Bedrooms
  • 1 Bathrooms
Awful Arthur's Oyster Bar

Welcome to the home of the happy oyster where for over 40 years the oyster has been our world. The Outer Banks only authentic oyster bar is the place to enjoy sensational fare from the sea washed down with your favorite brew or cocktail. We serve by...

AQUARIUS

Make your vacation dreams come true just 2 lots back from the ocean in the quiet community of Seacrest in Southern Shores. The homeowners love the Outer Banks, and their selections for the new home reflect the love of this beach and memorable, ideal...

  • Southern Shores
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 6 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 12
11/21 - 11/28
$3,455  $4,466
$1,011 off
11/28 - 12/5
$3,455  $4,466
$1,011 off
12/5 - 12/12
$3,628  $4,466
$838 off
12/12 - 12/19
$3,657  $4,466
$809 off
12/19 - 12/26
$3,802  $4,466
$664 off
12/26 - 1/2
$3,859  $4,466
$607 off
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...

MOON DANCING

Overview If your idea of vacation bliss is a tranquil waterfront location in an award-winning coastal town, reserve Moon Dancing, a soundfront vacation retreat offering a host of popular features. Guests will enjoy a unique floor plan...

  • Duck
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
Jimmy's Seafood Buffet

Home of the Crab Leg & Lobster Buffet for 26! years! Jimmy’s Seafood Buffet is a great stop for an all you can eat affordable dinner extravaganza. The buffet offers over 100 different items. It even serves Jumbo Alaskan crab legs and Jumbo...

Sundaze 75-M

Sundaze is the perfect beach cottage away from home during your Corolla beach vacation. This home offers ample amenities that will make your family's stay comfortable and fun! Splash around in the lighted 11x28 private pool, unwind in the 6-person...

  • Corolla
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 3 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...