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OBX Laser Tag and Arcade

Here’s some high energy entertainment for the kids, and for young adults (or young at heart) who love laser tag. On one side of this large facility is the “moon bounce inflatable room,” where the young ‘uns can go and bounce...

116 | Seaspray

Outstanding design and beautiful décor combine to make this vacation home a wonderful choice for your family’s Outer Banks retreat. Located in the desirable "Old Nags Head Place" community, this home is spacious, fully equipped, and offers...

  • Nags Head
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 11
Kitty Hawk Kites

Looking to fly a kite on the beach or atop the spectacular dunes of Jockey’s Ridge State Park? Kitty Hawk Kites offers the largest selection of kites, wind art, flags, games, and toys on the Outer Banks, with experts on staff to get you flying...

DUCK RETREAT

Overview A richly appointed vacation estate, Duck Retreat is an elegant home that offers ocean views from the highest elevation lot in the private, gated community of Four Seasons. This gracious home design boasts extravagant amenities...

  • Duck
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 8 Bathrooms
ZoomAround Street Legal Golf Cart Rentals

ZoomAround Street Legal Golf Cart Rentals provides our communities and our visitors with fun, safe and convenient access to innovative transportation while providing an unparalleled customer experience. Don’t carry all of your beach gear...

Cara Lina

Make a point to see why “Cara Lina” is on our mind! This captivating beach property with easy access to the beach will melt away your stress and make you an “Outer Banker” at heart. Kids will enjoy your own private pool and you will love...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 15
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...

Tide Watcher

Located in Kill Devil Hills/ 5 Bedrooms / 5 Full Bathrooms / 1 Half BathroomYour family will appreciate this appealing vacation home that offers everything you need to create vacation memories. Located at Milepost 9.5, this semi-oceanfront home...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 5 Bathrooms
Basnight's Lone Cedar Cafe

Enjoy Waterfront Dining at Basnight's Lone Cedar Café where we specialize in fresh and local Outer Banks seafood. If you’re craving the freshest fish, clams, crab, shrimp and oysters from local North Carolina waters, you’ll find...

The Blessed One

Located in Corolla / 4 Bedrooms/ 4 Full Bathrooms/ 1 Half BathroomAn refreshed ship's watch and back deck and tons of newly painted walls and ceilings await you at The Blessed One! This beach home is ideal for multiple families, with its two king...

  • Corolla
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
Low Tide Bar & Grill

Low Country Seafood from the islands. North, South, East or West, our menu will satisfy any cravings you have while on your beach vacation! Let us do the cooking tonight! Reseservations and Outdoor Seating available. We’ve got something...

Sun And Sand 2 330-B

If you love the sound of the ocean, the feel of sand between your toes, and seeing gorgeous sunrises, then Sun and Sand 2 is for you! Sit on the deck while looking for dolphins playing or just enjoy the sounds of the waves crashing onto the...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 1.5 Bathrooms
Just for the Beach Rentals

Just for the Beach Rentals (not to be confused with the similarly-named "Just for the Beach") offers rentals to accommodate your stay. Equipment includes linens, baby gates, cribs, monitors, seats, joggers, bikes, kayaks, skim boards, surf boards...

How Sweet the Sound

Located in Corolla/ 5 Bedrooms/ 5 Full Bathrooms/ 1 Half BathroomYou'll adore this vacation home in the family friendly resort community of Corolla Light. Located close to the indoor sports center, Soundfront walking trails, tennis and pickle ball...

  • Corolla
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 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...

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...