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Big Buck's Homemade Ice Cream

Serving our customers on the Outer Banks since 1994, Big Buck's ice Cream is dedicated serving you “The Best.” We offer a full line of super-premium ice cream products, smoothies, chocolates, and custom-made ice cream cakes! 2 locations...

SEAPHORIA

Overview Whether you're inside or out, there is no mistaking you're on a beach vacation when staying at Seaphoria. Outside is a large private pool, a hot tub, a wide grassy yard, an outdoor shower, and as many poolside loungers as one...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 12 Bedrooms
  • 14 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...

SECOND WIND

For a memorable vacation with family and friends let 'Second Wind' become your home away from home. Spend time floating your troubles away in the large pool and hot tub, or head to the ocean just a short stroll away. When night falls, savor...

  • Duck
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 10
11/30 - 12/7
$1,693  $2,123
$430 off
12/7 - 12/14
$1,742  $2,123
$381 off
12/14 - 12/21
$1,779  $2,123
$344 off
12/21 - 12/28
$1,816  $2,123
$307 off
12/28 - 1/4
$1,963  $2,123
$160 off
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...

Breakwater Beach

Take a break at this beautiful Outer Banks retreat! Just a few steps from the beach, this spacious home is also within a mile of renowned restaurants and nearby activities like rock climbing, bike rentals, jet ski tours, and fishing charters. The...

  • Waves
  • 6 Bedrooms
Coastal Smoothie Cafe

At Coastal Smoothie Cafe, we have created a menu and atmosphere that is designed to be as unique as the northern shores of the Outer Banks. Our creations utilize fresh local produce when possible. There is nothing better than local NC strawberries...

Carolina House 80

Nothing could be finer than a stay at Carolina House, a quaint, oceanfront home that will charm you from the entry to the views. Walk up the wooden boardwalk path and stairs, passing the small outdoor shower under the home, to the first-floor...

  • Avon
  • 5 Bedrooms
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...

Seven Ships

2025 Upgrades included exterior improvements and new sliding doors.Located in Corolla/ 5 Bedrooms/ 3 Full Bathrooms/ 1 Half BathroomJust a short walk to the beach or oceanfront community amenities, this home is sure to please the entire...

  • Corolla
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 3 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...

Blue Dolphin 054

Blue Dolphin is a coastal beach cottage with an abundance of charm. In this spot just four lots from the beach, you can relax and admire the ocean view from the rooftop deck, unwind on the cool screened porch, or catch up with your loved ones on the...

  • Avon
  • 3 Bedrooms
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...

Twintip

SOUNDFRONT AVON – Portside Drive – Located on one of the best private kite beaches in Kinnakeet Shores, TWINTIP, a 3,400-sq.-ft. home is both serene and exhilarating. Wind-seekers can launch a kite or windsurf right from the sandy area behind...

  • Avon
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 6.5 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...