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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...

PELICANS LANDING

Come relax at Pelican's Landing! This beautifully decorated, semi-oceanfront townhome in quiet Southern Shores gives you the comforts of home matched with breathtaking ocean views. This home is perfectly located near fun family attractions and...

  • Southern Shores
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
2/28 - 3/7
$1,416  $1,616
$200 off
3/7 - 3/14
$1,416  $1,616
$200 off
3/14 - 3/21
$1,416  $1,616
$200 off
3/21 - 3/28
$1,416  $1,616
$200 off
3/28 - 4/4
$1,652  $1,767
$115 off
4/18 - 4/25
$1,595  $1,767
$172 off
Pirates Island at Corolla Light Town Center

Check out Corolla's newest 5-star attraction! Pirate-Themed 18-Hole Minature Golf Course and Arcade with waterfalls, a pirate ship, caves, skulls, and more! So much fun for the whole family! Come...

SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE

Overview The promise of sun-kissed vacation days is yours when you reserve Simply Irresistible, a 4,600 square foot beachfront retreat filled with private bedroom suites and popular entertainment features. Enjoy panoramic views of the...

  • Corolla
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 6.5 Bathrooms
Joe Lamb Jr. & Associates

Since 1968, our family owned and operated company has offered families just like yours a wide selection of Outer Banks vacation rentals in beach communities and towns of Duck, Southern Shores, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, Nags Head and South Nags...

Paradise Found

Paradise Found is located at Mile Post 16.5 in Nags Head, close to seafood markets, homegrown shops and eateries, bike and beach gear rentals, and Jennette’s Pier. Take your pick of convenient activities, including deep sea fishing from Pirate's...

  • Nags Head
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 8 Bathrooms
Pigman's Bar-B-Que

You haven’t experienced North Carolina until you’ve experienced North Carolina BBQ, and Pigman’s Bar-B-Que offers excellent North Carolina BBQ meals served with southern hospitality. Pigman’s offers traditional eastern...

Beach Music

OCEANVIEW Salvo - Fourth St. - Evoke old memories of past Outer Banks vacations with BEACH MUSIC's classic Hatteras architecture and painless-going appeal. Spend lazy afternoons calming by the shining private pool or savor an evening soak in the...

  • Salvo
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 6 Bathrooms
Sound Feet Shoes

Sound Feet Shoes is family owned and operated. Sound Feet has been in the retail shoe business for over 72 years, opening their first store in 1953. They provide the best customer service and are the only Outer Banks’ area full service shoe...

5821 - Sugar Magnolia

Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! A home that’s fit for your family’s needs, Sugar Magnolia has it all! This oceanfront Nags Head home features easy access to the beach plus...

  • Nags Head
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 8 Bathrooms
Back Country Safari Tours

Discover wild Spanish Mustangs and our unique Barrier Island ecology on the Wild Horse Safari. Explore over 30 miles of "off road" beach, dune and sand trail and ride with a professional naturalist guide in a custom 4x4 open-air Safari Cruiser, or...

POSEIDON'S PEARL

Overview Booking a stay in Poseidon's Pearl means you and your group will get to experience an Outer Banks vacation in the only 13-bedroom house in Whalehead where no detail was overlooked during the design phase of this home. There...

  • Corolla
  • 13 Bedrooms
  • 14 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...

3979 - Wright by the Coast

BEACH GEAR RENTAL INCLUDED! Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! NEW FOR 2025: 14x30 Salt Water pool added. Welcome to Wright By The Coast! This Oceanside, pet-friendly home features...

  • Duck
  • 4 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...