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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 CROWN JEWEL

Overview Relax, rejuvenate, and receive the royal treatment during your next vacation. The Crown Jewel estate tells the story of coastal elegance, combining its prime Kill Devil Hills oceanfront location with a dreamlike list of...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 12 Bedrooms
  • 13 Bathrooms
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...

7218 - Legacy

Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! Nestled in the charming town of Salvo, Legacy awaits to provide an unforgettable beach getaway. This pet friendly 4-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom Salvo...

  • Salvo
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
Lost Treasure Golf

The noted explorer, archaeologist, anthropologist, paleontologist, and part-time plumbing contractor from the University of Chicago, Professor Duffer A. Hacker, led two expeditions to the outer banks in the late 1920’s. The purpose of these...

VH219 Pirates Wake at Villas of Hatteras...

Welcome to Pirates Wake at Villas of Hatteras Landing by KEES Vacations! Come stay with us at Pirates Wake, which is part of the highly desired Villas of Hatteras Landing community! Right near the Hatteras-Ocracoke Ferry terminal as well as shops...

  • Hatteras
  • 1 Bedrooms
  • 1 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...

Sun King

Nestled in the prestigious ocean-to-sound community of Four Seasons, Sun King is an exquisite 8-bedroom vacation home thoughtfully designed for unforgettable Outer Banks getaways. Ideally located in the charming Town of Duck, this pet-friendly...

  • Duck
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 6 Bathrooms
8/26 - 9/2
$5,927  $8,980
$3,053 off
9/1 - 9/8
$5,280  $7,380
$2,100 off
9/4 - 9/11
$4,545  $5,680
$1,135 off
Resort Realty

For more than 39 years, Resort Realty has been providing unforgettable Outer Banks vacations. From Corolla to Hatteras Island, Resort Realty offers nearly 600 Outer Banks vacation homes that range from cozy 1-bedroom condos to exquisite 20-bedroom...

WBC Whalebone Oceanfront 3 Bedroom Cotta...

Welcome to Whalebone Oceanfront Cottage C by KEES Vacations! A classic Outer Banks experience with a fresh new chapter. Nestled in South Nags Head at Milepost 16.5, Whalebone Ocean Cottages brings the charm of a historic cottage court into the...

  • Nags Head
  • 3 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...

179 | The Sunshine Inn

Come Enjoy this Splendid Home that offers All of the Amenities Necessary to make your Family Vacation Complete. With its Ocean Views, Direct Beach Access (Only 30 Yards to Public Beach Access), Central location to Shopping, Dining, and View of the...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 12
Ben Franklin

Stop by Nags Head's Ben Franklin at Mile Post 10 on the Bypass where you will find everything you need for the beach! From Clothing, T-shirts and Swimwear to Boards, Chairs, Umbrellas and Tackle. You'll find it all…and of course, we have the...

Am Di Lar

This is a Blue Standard Bedding Property. Learn more about our hospitality bedding program here.This cozy beach getaway has views of the sound that will blow you away! You’ll love watching the beautiful sunsets from the upper deck.Close proximity...

  • Duck
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
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...