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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...

Doubletree Dunes A-129

Doubletree Dunes is an affordable, traditional oceanside Hatteras beach cottage, just five lots to the nearest beach access!In the morning, sit on the east-facing screened-in porch to watch the sunrise and enjoy the cool ocean breezes. The open deck...

  • Avon
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
Jimmy's Seafood Buffet

Home of the Crab Leg & Lobster Buffet for 27 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...

Beautiful Sunshine

This is a Blue Standard Bedding Property. Learn more about our hospitality bedding program here.Beautiful Sunshine is a brand-new, soundfront retreat in the quiet, gated community of First Flight Ridge. Designed for modern comfort, this home...

  • Kitty Hawk
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 10
Jumpmasters OBX

Now with Axe Throwing! Jumpmasters OBX is the ultimate trampoline park on the Outer Banks with attractions the entire family will enjoy. From open jump trampolines to the dodgeball court, 3-D climbing wall, a foam pit, an epic ninja obstacle course...

7569 - Van Dyck

Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! NEW FOR 2026: Exterior siding and side deck, interior walls and moulding. Place yourself in the middle of paradise at Van Dyck in Avon. This...

  • Avon
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
Sun Realty

Sun Realty offers the Best Selection of Vacation Rentals on the Outer Banks. Our large selection of Outer Banks rentals means you can choose from a wide range of amenities, including private swimming pools, hot tubs, theater rooms, game rooms, pet...

4002 - Duffy Duck

BEACH GEAR RENTAL INCLUDED FOR 2026 ONLY! Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! NEW FOR 2026: Pool deck and spa area completely re-wired to code with lights and outlets added, pool...

  • Duck
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
Sundogs

Sundogs is a happening spot open year round in Corolla. Along with good food, they feature a nightlife that includes Karaoke and Silent Disco! They have a full bar and a menu suited to a host of tastes. Starters include nachos, crab dip, wings and...

Rum Runner

This is a Blue Standard Bedding Property. Learn more about our hospitality bedding program here.Almost Oceanfront (475 feet to the beach), this MAGNIFICENT 10 bedroom with 42” Smart TVs, 10 full baths, 2 half bath beach home is spectacular from...

  • Southern Shores
  • 10 Bedrooms
  • 10 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 21
TRiO Restaurant & Market

Wine, beer and cheese lovers will love TRiO, an exciting retail and tasting destination in Kitty Hawk. Both a gourmet retail wine, beer and cheese shop as well as a bistro with a wine bar and tap house, TRiO offers the best of the worlds of...

Beach Box

This is a Blue Standard Bedding Property. Learn more about our hospitality bedding program here.Fresh, Fun, and Well-KeptBeach Box offers a fresh, comfortable retreat with a modern coastal flair, perfect for families or friends looking to relax...

  • Corolla
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 10
Surf or Sound Realty

Surf or Sound Realty invites you to explore our collection of over 600 premier vacation rental homes on Hatteras Island, featuring the largest selection of oceanfront accommodations. Nestled within the breathtaking Cape Hatteras National Seashore...

Top O' The Dune HKN-S

Located on the renowned wide beaches in the center of Nags Head, you are certain to find all the amenities to make your beach vacation everything you dreamed it could be at Top 'O The Dune. Your en suite deck, overlooking the ocean, is a perfect...

  • Nags Head
  • 4 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...