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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...

Out of the Blue

Enjoy your morning and evenings out on the covered porch overlooking the amazing views of the ocean. Just a few steps away is the beach with a private beach path across the street. Our home is conveniently situated so you can enjoy lots of great...

  • Kitty Hawk
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
Super Wings

Best store on the beach! Everything you need for your vacation. Largest selection of beach supplies and the best deals on T-shirts, sweatshirts and mens, ladies, and kids, apparel, swimwear and resort wear. Get all your souvenirs, suntan lotions...

Sea Biscuit - Avon

OCEANSIDE Avon — Marlin Dr. — If beautiful ocean vistas, simple access to the beach, and an inviting coffee shop within walking distance sounds like the ideal trifecta, then SEA BISCUIT - AVON is the home for you. Located in a appealing and...

  • Avon
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 5 Bathrooms
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...

4752 - Canopy Retreat

Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! The perfect Kitty Hawk getaway, Canopy Retreat has everything you could ever need! Located just a short walk to the beach, this 4 bedroom 2...

  • Kitty Hawk
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
Kitty Hawk Kites

Kitty Hawk Kites has been Teaching the World to Fly since 1974 and is home to the world’s largest hang gliding school. As the Outer Banks leader in quality outdoor recreation and adventure, Kitty Hawk Kites offers more than 30 activities to...

Idle Minds

OCEANFRONT Salvo - Colony Dr. - New for 2026! - Great minds think alike, but IDLE MINDS think about pure relaxation. Tucked in the Salvo dunes, this three-bedroom/two-bath bungalow delivers the ideal setup to settle in, leave your worries behind...

  • Salvo
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
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...

SOUND TO SEA

This soundside home offers a Private Saltwater Pool (with outdoor half bath off pool area), Private Hot Tub on the top deck and panoramic sound views from all rooms. Just a short walk to the Southern Shores sound access, pleasant bike ride to Duck...

  • Southern Shores
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
9/6 - 9/13
$1,962  $2,433
$471 off
9/13 - 9/20
$1,769  $2,190
$421 off
9/20 - 9/27
$1,843  $2,190
$347 off
10/4 - 10/11
$1,687  $1,994
$307 off
10/11 - 10/18
$1,687  $1,994
$307 off
10/18 - 10/25
$1,594  $1,806
$212 off
10/25 - 11/1
$1,603  $1,806
$203 off
Twiddy & Company

Twiddy & Company is here to provide all the help and southern hospitality you've come to anticipate when planning your beach vacation. We invite you to let us share our unique understanding of this coastal landscape; unlike any place in the...

644 | Surf & Golf

Comfortable and nicely decorated, this wonderful home provides Ocean and Golf Course views, Private Swimming Pool, Hot Tub, and Rec. Room w/Pool Table. A great location for your family retreat, the Beach is only a few minutes away. Everyone will...

  • Kitty Hawk
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 6
Risky Business Shrimping and Crabbing

If you’re looking for a fun, hands-on activity that the whole family can enjoy together, hop aboard Risky Business for an Outer Banks shrimping and crabbing charter. Our experienced captain and mate will show your group how to pull crab pots...

HAMELJUICE

Hameljuice is a three bedroom, two bath OBX vacation home with an open floor plan giving you a spacious living and dining room, with kitchen and bedrooms all on one floor. It’s a classic, “old style” beach home with wooden walls and charm...

  • Southern Shores
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
9/4 - 9/11
$1,144  $1,354
$210 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...

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...