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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...

Kitty Hawk Junction

Kitty Hawk Junction – Ocean Views, Decks, and Family Fun! Welcome to Kitty Hawk Junction, a charming oceanfront escape in the Outer Banks! This lovely family home sits just across the street from the ocean, with the closest beach access at Lillian...

  • Kitty Hawk
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
Flip Flop Shops

Free Your Toes!®Live, work and play with your toes exposed® and the freedom of flip flops on your feet. 



A Sound Retreat

Enjoy this refreshed “Sound Retreat” with your family at the top-rated resort in North Carolina for many years! It’s just under 300 feet by community sidewalk to get to the sound front walkway that runs all the way through Corolla Light up to...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 13
Coastal Home OBX

Distinctive, Authentic, Affordable Coastal Furniture & Design. Beach Living Furniture Line • Largest In-Stock Furniture Warehouse on the OBX • Professional Design Services. Transform your home—visit our showroom in Kill Devil...

Dolphin Watch SS-22

If you are looking for convenient, private beach access and stunning panoramic ocean views at nearly every turn, look no further than Dolphin Watch! This 4 bedroom oceanfront home offers a bright, open top level living area with cathedral ceilings...

  • Southern Shores
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3.5 Bathrooms
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...

Sea Turtle Sunrise

Located in Kitty Hawk/ 4 Bedrooms/ 3 Full BathroomsYour family will appreciate this home close to everything in Kitty Hawk!  Savor your own private pool and hot tub, close proximity to eateries, shopping and the beach! This home is set up with a...

  • Kitty Hawk
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
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...

Ternabout

Located in Duck/ 4 Bedrooms/ 3 Full Bathrooms/ 1 Half BathroomOnly 240' from a wooden boardwalk beach access, this unique home with great ocean vistas is loaded with extras and amenities for a beach hideaway! Located on a peaceful street, it is...

  • Duck
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
Duck Corolla Parasail

Discover the beauty of the Outer Banks with Duck Parasail. Duck Parasail is proud to partner with Corolla Parasail and together, they take pride in being the longest running, family owned and operated parasail company on the Outer Banks. Duck...

BEACH BREAK

Watch the dolphins play and the sunrise over the Atlantic. Then, relax while watching the sunset over the Currituck Sound all from the comfort of "Beach Break." Located high on the hill for which Sandhills was named, this fabulous home boasts...

  • Duck
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 12
8/29 - 9/5
$5,355  $5,645
$290 off
9/5 - 9/12
$4,703  $4,921
$218 off
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...

Green Grass and High Tides

Located in Corolla / 8 Bedrooms / 6 Full Bathrooms / 2 Half BathroomsUnwind and appreciate your vacation in a cavernous home designed with families in mind. Green Grass & High Tides was thoughtfully converted from a duplex into one huge...

  • Corolla
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 6 Bathrooms
6/7 - 6/14
$3,282  $3,581
$299 off
6/14 - 6/21
$4,643  $5,093
$450 off
6/22 - 6/29
$4,643  $5,093
$450 off
7/20 - 7/27
$5,856  $6,441
$585 off
8/8 - 8/15
$6,442  $7,092
$650 off
8/16 - 8/23
$6,083  $6,693
$610 off
8/24 - 8/31
$6,083  $6,693
$610 off
8/31 - 9/7
$4,136  $4,530
$394 off
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...