2026 Nags Head History Guide

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Just for the Beach Rentals

Just for the Beach Rentals (not to be confused with the similarly-named "Just for the Beach") offers rentals to accommodate your stay. Equipment includes linens, baby gates, cribs, monitors, seats, joggers, bikes, kayaks, skim boards, surf boards...

HAMELJUICE

Hameljuice is a three bedroom, two bath OBX vacation home with an open floor plan giving you a spacious living and dining room, with kitchen and bedrooms all on one floor. It’s a classic, “old style” beach home with wooden walls and charm...

  • Southern Shores
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
Jumpmasters OBX

Now with Axe Throwing! Jumpmasters OBX is the ultimate trampoline park on the Outer Banks with attractions the entire family will enjoy. From open jump trampolines to the dodgeball court, 3-D climbing wall, a foam pit, an epic ninja obstacle course...

K7028 Island Enchantment

Welcome to Island Enchantment by KEES Vacations! New for 2026 Village Beach Club family pass included with your stay! Farmdog Cabana Services from 05/03/2026 to 09/18/2026. Prepare for an extraordinary escape to the beautiful Outer Banks with...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 24 Bedrooms
  • 25 Bathrooms
Back Country Safari Tours

Discover wild Spanish Mustangs and our unique Barrier Island ecology on the Wild Horse Safari. Explore over 30 miles of "off road" beach, dune and sand trail and ride with a professional naturalist guide in a custom 4x4 open-air Safari Cruiser, or...

SUNSET VIEWS

A spectacular vacation home – over 3,500 square feet! “Sunset Views” is situated in a private cul-de-sac with sound views from every level. Tons of windows, decking and light allow you to watch the sunset on the sound. You will create...

  • Duck
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 14
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...

Hello World

OCEANVIEW Buxton - Diamond Point Estates - Location is what HELLO WORLD is all about. Your kids will appreciate the fact that the home is within view of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. You can see the famed light sweeping over the home at nighttime...

  • Buxton
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 3.5 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...

K7311 Sandcastle Sanctuary 4 Bedroom Hom...

Welcome to Sandcastle Sanctuary at The Tides Oceanfront Community by KEES Vacations! New for 2026: Village Beach Club and Westside Athletic Club included with your stay! At The Tides, you can indulge in a unique vacation experience like no other...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 5 Bathrooms
Pirates Island at Corolla Light Town Center

Check out Corolla's newest 5-star attraction! Pirate-Themed 18-Hole Minature Golf Course and Arcade with waterfalls, a pirate ship, caves, skulls, and more! So much fun for the whole family! Come...

1781 - Brownie's Retreat

BEACH GEAR RENTAL INCLUDED! Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! Brownie’s Retreat is ready for you and your family on your next vacation to the Outer Banks! Located in the Ocean...

  • Corolla
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 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...

Heavens Nest

Welcome to Heavens Nest! 1st Floor Oceanfront Condo In Duck! New couch and Luxury Vinyl Plank Flooring in the living room for 2026! Heavens Nest welcomes you with a cozy and tidy living space that reflects its seaside charm. This oceanfront condo...

  • Kitty Hawk
  • 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.