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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...

WHALEHEAD SUNRISE

Discover WHALEHEAD SUNRISE in Corolla—a Carolina Designs OBX vacation rental where oceanfront sunrises meet spacious comfort. This 7-bedroom oceanfront home features direct beach access via private walkway, a 24x12 private pool, hot tub, and...

  • Corolla
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 6 Bathrooms
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...

Siren's Treasure

SEMI-OCEANFRONT Avon — Greenwood Pl. — Gather the family together this summer at SIREN'S TREASURE. This pretty home located across the street from the beach is just one lot away from the community boardwalk crossing the dune. The ground level...

  • Avon
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3.5 Bathrooms
OBX Ghost Tours

OBX Ghost tours is something your family will be talking about the rest of the summer! You'll be entertained as a guide leads you through down town Manteo by lantern telling the spooky stories that makes The Outer Banks one of the most haunted...

Wright By The Sea 385-A

Wright by the Sea has a great location at Mile Post 9.5, in Kill Devil Hills. It is an amazing pet-friendly home for your family's vacation with just a short walk to the sand and sea. Guests will cross the 2 lane Beach Road to get to the beach...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse

The Roanoke Marshes lighthouse is often one of the most overlooked of the Outer Banks lighthouses, simply because of its small stature, limited visibility and remote location tucked away at the quiet east end of the Manteo waterfront.

857 | Southern Comfort

07/2/26: Beach Nourishment has been completed in this area. Come and enjoy the refreshed beach! Welcome to Southern Comfort, an elegant, oceanside, vacation home in Nags Head offering beautiful ocean views. This spacious property is filled with...

  • Nags Head
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 12
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...

Anchors Away

OCEANFRONT Rodanthe - East Point Dr. - This comfortable traditional beach bungalow is just yards away from its own stretch of elegant beach accepting for striking ocean vistas. ANCHORS AWAY has two bedrooms, each with its own TV. One is a queen...

  • Rodanthe
  • 2 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
Beach Braids

For the Best Outer Banks hair wraps, cornrows, jagua tattoos, full color temporary tattoos, fancy hair wraps, reggae hemp wraps, beach braids or gypsy braids … There is only one place to go — Beach Braids - Hair Wraps & Henna...

SOUND BARRIER

This soundfront home has 3,000 square feet of living space and an all season Bermuda room overlooking the sound. Spectacular sunsets await your arrival with views from the large upper deck, great room and King bedroom. Waterfront lower deck is the...

  • Southern Shores
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 10
8/16 - 8/23
$2,570  $2,952
$382 off
8/30 - 9/6
$2,163  $2,474
$311 off
9/27 - 10/4
$1,536  $1,746
$210 off
10/18 - 10/25
$1,548  $1,717
$169 off
10/25 - 11/1
$1,548  $1,717
$169 off
11/1 - 11/8
$1,632  $1,717
$85 off
11/8 - 11/15
$1,646  $1,717
$71 off
11/15 - 11/22
$1,646  $1,717
$71 off
11/22 - 11/29
$1,646  $1,717
$71 off
11/29 - 12/6
$1,686  $1,717
$31 off
OBX Laser Tag and Arcade

Here’s some high energy entertainment for the kids, and for young adults (or young at heart) who love laser tag. On one side of this large facility is the “moon bounce inflatable room,” where the young ‘uns can go and bounce...

287 | Tapped Out

Tapped Out – Nags Head Oceanfront HomeStep into your dream oceanfront getaway! This exceptional Nags Head home combines top-quality craftsmanship, high-end finishes, and stylish furnishings for a stay that’s as comfortable as it is...

  • Nags Head
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 7 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 14
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...