2026 Nags Head Educational Activities Guide

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American Pie

Discover the best homemade ice cream and authentic made-from-scratch New York Style pizza the Outer Banks has to offer at American Pie in Kill Devil Hills. An Outer Banks favorite for lunch, dinner or a delicious scoop of scrumptious ice cream after...

Summer House

Upgrades for 2026 include new LVP floor and all Mid Level bedrooms will have a King Bed. Located in Duck/ 4 Bedrooms/ 4 Full Bathrooms/ 1 Half BathroomYour family will have many memories from your OBX vacation at the Summer House!  Located on a...

  • Duck
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
Fishing Unlimited Boating Center

Owned by Garry Oliver, the proprietor of the Outer Banks Fishing Pier, this small wooden aqua blue-colored store on the Nags Head-Manteo causeway has been serving the needs of fishermen for decades. A full line of tackle is available for all types...

Footloose

Located in Corolla/ 7 Bedrooms/ 7 Full Bathrooms/ 1 Half BathroomThis Semi-Oceanfront home has everything for a carefree vacation experience! It is located one lot from the corner beach access and has great ocean vistas, gorgeous furnishings...

  • Corolla
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 7 Bathrooms
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...

SANDY CHEEKS

“Sandy Cheeks” offers the best of both worlds, nestled amid beautiful, live oak trees on a private cul-de-sac, less than a 350 yard walk to the beach and close to local attractions and shopping. With five large bedrooms, a sun room/game room...

  • Southern Shores
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 10
5/3 - 5/10
$2,019  $2,290
$271 off
5/31 - 6/7
$3,137  $3,540
$403 off
6/14 - 6/21
$4,384  $4,808
$424 off
Back Beach Wild Horse Tours

Welcome to Back Beach Wild Horse Tours in Corolla NC. Our tours embark from Corolla NC, the last Outer Banks outpost before the road ends into nothing but stretches of wide beach. We provide safe family fun to see the Corolla Wild Horses...

PAWS BY THE SEA

This beautiful Duck vacation home, Paws by the Sea, offers amazing sound views that will make you stop, take a deep breath and relax, knowing that you are truly on vacation. The ocean is only a short five-minute walk and there is a pool in the...

  • Duck
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3.5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
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...

The Crewe's Nest

OCEANVIEW Salvo - Fifth St. - THE CREWE'S NEST is the ideal spot for your next beach vacation. Located two tons from the beach, the ocean breeze makes the home feel oceanfront. You can't beat the value! The first level is home to three roomy...

  • Salvo
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 2.5 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...

BLUEGRASS BREEZE

Overview A shining example of oceanfront living at its best, Bluegrass Breeze is smartly designed with your needs in mind, and is located adjacent to the community beach access for easy trips to the shore. This vacation home is just one...

  • Corolla
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 8.5 Bathrooms
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...

1861 - Into the Mystic

BEACH GEAR RENTAL INCLUDED! Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! mfort, making it an ideal getaway for families and friends seeking a memorable beach vacation. As a guest at Into The...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 6.5 Bathrooms

You’ll find Causeway Waters Sports on the beautiful Roanoke Sound on the Causeway between Nags Head and Manteo, just past Whalebone Junction. This family outdoor activity center offers parasailing, kayaking, paddleboarding, wave runners and...

Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head offers fishing and fun for the entire family! Go fishing, take a family fishing class or simply walk out to the end of this 1,000-foot-long, concrete ocean pier.

Kitty Hawk Kites’ Whalebone Watersports Center is your one-stop shop for Outer Banks water adventures. Located on the Nags Head-Manteo Causeway right on Roanoke Sound, this location offers it all – dolphin watching cruises with a marine...

Outer Banks Horseback is a rental service specializing in guided beach horseback rides. We genuinely have a passion and love to horseback ride. Our ability to do it on the beach is something everyone in this world should experience. We strive to...

The Outer Banks Family YMCA is a great place for all ages. Programming offered for children, teens, and adults to stay active in mind, body, or spirit. Though COVID-19 restrictions may currently limit the use of the YMCA facility, outdoor fitness...

One of the oldest authentic surf shops on the Outer Banks, Secret Spot has been surfer-owned at the same location since the early 1980s.  Store founder Steve Hess started board shaping in 1971, and his world-renowned boards have been ridden by...

 There are few locales on the Outer Banks where multiple roads cross paths, and Whalebone Junction is one of the main intersections along this barrier island shoreline. The term refers to the area in South Nags Head where three major highways...