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Miss Oregon Inlet

Oregon Inlet Fishing Center is the home of the largest and most modern charter boat fishing fleet on the eastern seaboard. A full service marina in Nags Head NC, Oregon Inlet offers a comprehensive charter boat fishing experience for the "old salt...

CURRIER COTTAGE

Enjoy this truly quintessential beach home. You will experience panoramic ocean views and beautiful sunrises and sunsets on both levels of this wonderful home. The vaulted great room and gourmet kitchen are a wonderful gathering place for the whole...

  • Southern Shores
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
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...

Sea Spray

Get the whole family ready for an unforgettable week at “Sea Spray” in Kitty Hawk, NC! Leave your world back home behind and take in the ocean breezes, and enjoy the ocean views without the oceanfront pricing! With no properties or high dunes...

  • Kitty Hawk
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 13
Captain Johnny's Dolphin Tours

Join Captain Stuart Wescott aboard The Captain Johnny boat for a Guaranteed Dolphin Watch cruise in protected waters off the Outer Banks, NC. This two hour cruise is ideal for all ages. Enjoy breathtaking views as you listen to a...

K6513 Four Seasons 11 Bedroom Oceanfront...

Welcome to Four Seasons on Hatteras Island! You will love this brand-new, pet-friendly construction in a unique location in Hatteras Village which gives you both an oceanfront and a soundfront vacation rental. Every room of this home has a...

  • Hatteras
  • 11 Bedrooms
  • 13 Bathrooms
The Cotton Gin

For those traveling to the Outer Banks, The Cotton Gin is a beloved landmark with its large windmill and picturesque gardens. The Cotton Gin has stood in the same location since 1929, starting as a working cotton gin and growing to a gift store with...

7676 - Nautical by Nature

Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! Welcome to Nautical by Nature, a charming semi-oceanfront retreat located in the town of Avon, North Carolina. This spacious 5-bedroom...

  • Avon
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 5 Bathrooms
Nor'Banks Sailing & Watersports

Nor'Banks Sailing & Watersports beautiful location and top-of-the-line equipment, together with a friendly and professional staff make it one of the premier water sports centers on the Outer Banks. Nor'Banks' sound front location has a huge...

5516 - Mermaid's Den

BEACH GEAR RENTAL INCLUDED! Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! Located on the oceanfront in Nags Head lies Mermaid's Den! This spacious, oceanfront Nags Head rental truly has it all...

  • Nags Head
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 9 Bathrooms
Awful Arthur's Oyster Bar

Welcome to the home of the happy oyster where for over 40 years the oyster has been our world. The Outer Banks only authentic oyster bar is the place to enjoy sensational fare from the sea washed down with your favorite brew or cocktail. We serve by...

SEAS THE VIEW

An outstanding oceanside home with three levels of spacious living. Great sound views with sunsets you have to see to believe. You'll want to come back, year after year. Just a stroll away from the bike path and the Village of Duck. Located north of...

  • Duck
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 14
2/15 - 2/22
$2,024  $2,311
$287 off
2/22 - 3/1
$2,024  $2,311
$287 off
3/1 - 3/8
$2,024  $2,311
$287 off
3/8 - 3/15
$2,024  $2,311
$287 off
3/15 - 3/22
$2,024  $2,311
$287 off
3/22 - 3/29
$2,024  $2,311
$287 off
3/29 - 4/5
$2,284  $2,462
$178 off
4/5 - 4/12
$2,366  $2,462
$96 off
Miller's Waterfront Restaurant

MILLER’S OFFERS ONE OF THE FEW TRULY WATERFRONT DINING EXPERIENCES ON THE OUTER BANKS. Enjoy casual dining in our downstairs family-friendly seafood restaurant, or our signature drinks and grill menu in our upstairs deck bar while watching...

WindOver

Located in Kill Devil Hills/ 5 Bedrooms/ 2 Full Bathrooms/ 1 Half Bathroom"Wind Over" is located at Mile Post 7.5. Appreciate the ocean air in your private Hot Tub. This 5 bedroom 2 bath, pet friendly bungalow has many amenities and direct beach...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 2 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...