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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...

1750 - Cool Winds

BEACH GEAR RENTAL INCLUDED! Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! Cool Winds is perfect for families or groups looking to enjoy Corolla. With 5 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms, Cool Winds...

  • Corolla
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 5 Bathrooms
Salt Coast Outfitters

We offer one of a kind SALT COAST OUTFITTERS brand name tees, long sleeves, performance gear, Yeti tumblers, caps, eyeglasses, and more! Browse the fullest collection of coastal lifestyle clothing on the beach. Featuring a sizable selection of brand...

Beaulieu-Sur-Duck

Designed for families that want a coastal inspired vacation home with comfortable amenities and a convenient seaside location. Beaulieu-Sur-Duck is bright and inviting inside with four bedrooms and three updated baths. Two of the bedrooms are master...

  • Duck
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
Old Man Charters

  Experience the Outer Banks from the water with Old Man Charters, a personalized boat tour company based in the historic fishing village of Wanchese. Departing from a private dock on the southern end of Roanoke Island, Old Man Charters...

Indulgence

OCEANFRONT Salvo- Colony Dr. This is one INDULGENCE that you'll never regret. Yield to your whims, and spoil yourself in this cavernous oceanfront home, complete with three master bedrooms and a walkway to the beach. Unwind in the hot tub...

  • Salvo
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
Flip Flop Shops

Free Your Toes!®Live, work and play with your toes exposed® and the freedom of flip flops on your feet. 



Summerwind

Located in Corolla / 7 Bedrooms / 6 Full Bathrooms / 2 Half BathroomsThis opulent oceanfront home sits on a high elevation offering impressive ocean vistas. Of particular note, the design of Summerwind provides wide-span Ocean and beach vistas from...

  • Corolla
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 6 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...

228 | Tengerhaz

For 2026: Locked EV Outlet available with permission of owner. This great family Beach House offers Excellent Ocean and Beach Views, lots of decking with built in benches to catch the breeze and screened porches for your vacation enjoyment. The...

  • Duck
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 2.5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 10
Big Buck's Homemade Ice Cream

Serving our customers on the Outer Banks since 1994, Big Buck's ice Cream is dedicated serving you “The Best.” We offer a full line of super-premium ice cream products, smoothies, chocolates, and custom-made ice cream cakes! 2 locations...

Shore Beats Work

Located in Avon / 5 Bedrooms / 4 Full Bathrooms / 1 Half BathroomShore Beats Work is your ideal oceanside beach home! Perfectly located in the heart of Avon, you are less than 130 yards to beach access, yet convenient to the Avon pier, shopping...

  • Avon
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
Fish Heads Bar and Grill

Rustic waterfront pub at a fishing pier with a large deck for seafood eats, draft beer & live music. Fish Heads Bar and Grill is THE tiki bar of the Outer Banks. Located at Mile Post 18.5 in Nags Head, we offer a view that is second to none...

Bayberry Dune

Located in Corolla / 3 Bedrooms / 2 Full BathroomsAppreciate the tranquility of the northern Outer Banks that is Swan Beach. It borders the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge to the north, the NC Estuarine Reasearch Reserve to the south, the Fish...

  • Corolla
  • 3 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...

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.