- Air Tours
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- Birding Spots
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- Campgrounds
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- Educational Activities
- Fishing
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- Sailing Tours
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Outer Banks Watermelon Festival
August 6th, 2026 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM -
Beach Apparatus Drill
August 6th, 2026 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM -
First Friday in Manteo
August 7th, 2026 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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...
OCEAN SIDE Avon — Ocean Isle Estates — Set your sights on clear horizons when you settle into SEA SMOKE, a delightfully appointed six-bedroom/five-full and one-half bath home just a short walk to the community beach boardwalk and the ocean’s...
- Avon
- 6 Bedrooms
- 5.5 Bathrooms
Plan your Outer Banks vacation with Carolina Designs! Browse our inventory of 350+ select Outer Banks vacation rentals located in the towns of Corolla, Duck, Southern Shores, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, and Nags Head. Book online anytime, or reach...
SEMI-SOUNDFRONT Salvo - Otter Way - Prevailing Wind Drive up to this cavernous beauty, park under the home, enter through the all-weather entrance, and get ready to savor. The first level features a game room with pool table and wet bar with...
- Salvo
- 7 Bedrooms
- 6.5 Bathrooms
Welcome to the home of the happy oyster where for over 40 years the oyster has been our world. The Outer Banks only authentic oyster bar is the place to enjoy sensational fare from the sea washed down with your favorite brew or cocktail. We serve by...
OCEANFRONT Salvo - Colony Dr. You won't see another home like THE SCRUFFY PELICAN on Hatteras Island. This unique octagonal home on the oceanfront will delight any discriminating vacationer. Chic coastal style welcomes you with painted board...
- Salvo
- 4 Bedrooms
- 2 Bathrooms
Off the beach, one of the best activities for groups to enjoy in the Outer Banks is mini golf, bumper cars or Go-Karts. Thankfully, Paradise Fun Park offers all three activities! Paradise Fun Park offers exciting outdoor activities that kids and...
What better way to start the day than by watching the sunrise from one of the oceanfront decks? When the beach calls, it s just a stroll over your private wooden walkway to the wide sandy beaches where you can hunt for shells or take a dip in the...
- Nags Head
- 7 Bedrooms
- 6 Bathrooms
The noted explorer, archaeologist, anthropologist, paleontologist, and part-time plumbing contractor from the University of Chicago, Professor Duffer A. Hacker, led two expeditions to the outer banks in the late 1920’s. The purpose of these...
Discover MOON BAY in Nags Head—a Carolina Designs oceanfront vacation rental where luxurious living meets classic OBX charm. This 8-bedroom estate at Milepost 11.5 combines captivating ocean views with modern amenities, featuring an elevator...
- Nags Head
- 8 Bedrooms
- 7.5 Bathrooms
YOUR BEST SUMMER DAY - Nothing satisfies your craving for fun like a day at the H2OBX Waterpark. Start with that perfect Carolina sun. Add a dose of adrenaline as you soar 6 stories up on The Rogue Wave or drop 90 screaming feet down The Plank...
Experience the best of Duck at Lucky Duck, a classic beach cottage nestled just 550 feet from the beach, giving you easy access to the surf and sand all day long. With its prime location in the charming Ocean Dunes neighborhood, this home offers the...
- Duck
- 4 Bedrooms
- 2.5 Bathrooms
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...
Step into this breathtaking beach house, recently renovated and impeccably styled by the Urban Cottage interior design team. Despite the allure of Duck's vibrant offerings and the nearby beach, the irresistible charm of this home might tempt you to...
- Duck
- 3 Bedrooms
- 2 Bathrooms
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 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...
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...
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.