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Cosmo's Pizzeria in Corolla

Best Pizza in in Corolla since 1995! Cosmo’s Pizzeria has continued to be a family favorite on the northern Outer Banks for over 15 years. Outdoor dining, full bar, and specialty menu (including gluten-free pizza) are a few of our many...

Neptune's Nest

OCEANFRONT Avon - Ocean Isle Estates - Endless ocean vistas and opulent resort amenities combine to make NEPTUNE'S NEST a seaworthy sandcastle your family will return to year after year. Start your sea odyssey with a dip in the shining private pool...

  • Avon
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 9 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...

Just For Fun

Wonderful 5 bedroom Beach House. Beach access over the dune to the beach. Your own private pool (13' X 25')  and hot tub. Picnic tables by pool for kids and adults. Great ocean views from decks and upper level of Beach House. This house is truly...

  • Corolla
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4 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...

Sea Paradise CD-39

Sea Paradise is a beautiful oceanside home in the Carolina Dunes neighborhood in the charming Town of Duck. Sit back, relax, and enjoy your own 28x13 private pool with a shaded pavilion with a fan and lights, a hot tub, 2 cozy en suites, and more...

  • Duck
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
Corolla Wild Horse Tours

Corolla Wild Horse Tours knowledgeable guides will ensure you and your family have a great wild horse tour! Along the way the guides will stop and point out interesting sites and local history and details of the Corolla Wild Horses history. Be sure...

THE GARDENIA HOUSE

Overview Whatever the season, good times are in bloom at The Gardenia House, a beautiful 12-bedroom oceanfront estate at Milepost 8 in Kill Devil Hills. With over 8,000 square feet of living space that incorporate twelve bedrooms and...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 12 Bedrooms
  • 13 Bathrooms
Corolla Wild Horse Fund

We are The Corolla Wild Horse Fund the non-profit 501 (c) (3) charity responsible for the care and protection of the wild Banker horses roaming the northernmost beaches of the Outer Banks. Join us in the summer season, every Wednesday morning from...

SunFish

This is a Blue Standard Bedding Property. Learn more about our hospitality bedding program here.Enjoy luxury living when you reserve the SunFish in Nags Head. This is a beautiful 8 bedroom, 7.1 bath oceanfront property located at milepost 16. Four...

  • Nags Head
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 7 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 17
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...

Our Island BIS-218

This stunning, completely renovated 2 bedroom condo is a private and quiet top floor/end unit with great ocean views, top-of-the-line appliances, and a bright and beautiful interior design. Enjoy the open floor plan and a well-appointed gourmet...

  • Duck
  • 2 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
Miller's Seafood and Steakhouse

Miller's Seafood & Steakhouse has been a favorite among locals and visitors for more forty years. Offering delicious southern cuisine for both breakfast and dinner in a casual family atmosphere infused with coastal flair, it's no wonder this...

Daddy Mac's Beach Shack

Located in Avon | 5 Bedrooms | 4 Full Bathrooms | 1 Half BathroomNEW in 2026: Totally restocked kitchen, including all new dinnerware, cookware, drinkware, bakeware, silverware, and modest appliances. Brand new great room furnishings, including...

  • Avon
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4 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...