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The Mystic Jewel

Walk into this shop and you’ll be delighted by all the glittering and sparkling from the way the mirrors and lighting show off jewelry from over 100 different designers and local artisans. Artfully-designed cases line the walls, filled with...

BEACH TREASURE

Eight king bedrooms, nine full baths, and a tiered home theater set BEACH TREASURE apart, a nine-bedroom oceanfront escape from Carolina Designs at Milepost 10 in Nags Head. Special events are welcome here, and an elevator reaches all three...

  • Nags Head
  • 9 Bedrooms
  • 10 Bathrooms
Wild Horse Adventure Tours

Wild Horse Adventure Tours has been voted the #1 tour company in the USA by TripAdvisor. Feel the ocean breeze and taste the salty beach air as you cruise the Outer Banks beaches in our exclusive OPEN AIR, 13-passenger Hummers with one of...

Sea Winds

SEMI-OCEANFRONT Avon - Ocean View Dr. - SEA WINDS, located in Avon's charming Kinnakeet Shores, just one lot back from the ocean affords great ocean view with painless access to the beach just across the street. Start your family vacation in the...

  • Avon
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 6 Bathrooms
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...

Southern Exposure

OCEANFRONT Avon — Greenwood Pl. — A picture of blue matching the ocean it faces, SOUTHERN EXPOSURE is the kind of vacation home that immediately makes you feel you’ve made the right pick for your family. The seven bedroom/five-and...

  • Avon
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
Brindley Beach Vacations

Brindley Beach Vacations offers premier Real Estate and Property Management services across the entire Outer Banks. Representing more than 450 vacation rental homes, we proudly serve every region—from the southern beaches of Hatteras Island...

5726 - Ellington Cottage By The Sea

Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! Perched along the scenic shoreline of South Nags Head, Ellington Cottage by the Sea offers an authentic oceanfront Outer Banks escape. This...

  • Nags Head
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 6 Bathrooms
TRiO Restaurant & Market

Wine, beer and cheese lovers will love TRiO, an exciting retail and tasting destination in Kitty Hawk. Both a gourmet retail wine, beer and cheese shop as well as a bistro with a wine bar and tap house, TRiO offers the best of the worlds of...

BLOCK AND TACKLE

Great ocean view. 75 yards to beach access.Level 1:4 bedrooms (2 Queen bedrooms with private bathrooms (tub & shower), 2 with Twins and shared bath (tub & shower), den with CATV and Xbox.Level 2:Living/dining/kitchen area with CATV...

  • Southern Shores
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3.5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
9/27 - 10/4
$1,508  $1,698
$190 off
10/4 - 10/11
$1,508  $1,698
$190 off
10/11 - 10/18
$1,508  $1,698
$190 off
10/18 - 10/25
$1,444  $1,495
$51 off
10/25 - 11/1
$1,444  $1,495
$51 off
11/1 - 11/8
$1,294  $1,345
$51 off
11/8 - 11/15
$1,294  $1,345
$51 off
11/15 - 11/22
$1,338  $1,345
$7 off
11/29 - 12/6
$1,309  $1,345
$36 off
12/6 - 12/13
$1,294  $1,345
$51 off
12/13 - 12/20
$1,324  $1,345
$21 off
Jolly Roger

When you first catch sight of The Jolly Roger, you might be unsure exactly what to think of it. Since its conversion from a gas station/grocery store to a restaurant in 1972, The Jolly Roger has been anything but your ordinary Outer Banks...

The Blue Seahorse S-260

Get ready for the ultimate beach getaway at The Blue Seahorse! This brand-new, semi-oceanfront home in the serene Hatteras Colony neighborhood offers everything you need for a memorable stay. Located in the heart of Salvo, known for its peace and...

  • Salvo
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
Risky Business Shrimping and Crabbing

If you’re looking for a fun, hands-on activity that the whole family can enjoy together, hop aboard Risky Business for an Outer Banks shrimping and crabbing charter. Our experienced captain and mate will show your group how to pull crab pots...

2840 - Turtle-ly Relaxed

Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! THIS A PET FREE HOME. Enjoy all the comforts of home while on vacation in this four bedroom, two and a half bath Oceanside home in the Carolina...

  • Duck
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 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...