2026 Nags Head History Guide

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Basnight's Lone Cedar Cafe

Enjoy Waterfront Dining at Basnight's Lone Cedar Café where we specialize in fresh and local Outer Banks seafood. If you’re craving the freshest fish, clams, crab, shrimp and oysters from local North Carolina waters, you’ll find...

EASTWICK

Spend your beach vacation in one of the loveliest homes in Southern Shores, with attention to detail that you do not often find in a vacation home! This unique Second Tier Oceanfront property also has its own private beach access and dune deck.Level...

  • Southern Shores
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 6 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 10
Brew Thru

No trip to the Outer Banks is complete without cruising through Brew Thru, the Outer Banks’ original drive thru convenience store. Whether you’re looking for a refreshing cold beverage of Coke, Pepsi and other soft drinks on the go...

242 | Cool Breeze

Cozy cottage nestled amongst beautiful live oaks overlooking the second green of Sea Scape Golf Course. Watch a variety of birds. Take a walk, run or a bike ride around the quiet Sea Scape neighborhood roads.Comfortably furnished and nicely...

  • Kitty Hawk
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
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...

Jake's Wake

OCEANVIEW Salvo - Colony Dr. - For a calming vacation that’s filled with sound and ocean vistas, steer into JAKE’S WAKE. Stroll down to the beach or relax outdoors by the shining private pool or in the private hot tub. Kick off the flip flops...

  • Salvo
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 3.5 Bathrooms
Surf or Sound Realty

Surf or Sound Realty invites you to explore our collection of over 600 premier vacation rental homes on Hatteras Island, featuring the largest selection of oceanfront accommodations. Nestled within the breathtaking Cape Hatteras National Seashore...

Pretty Mama

Oceanfront, heated private pool (free pool heat in spring & fall), ocean views, dune-top deck with seating, elevator, accessibility-friendly, pet friendly (multiple dogs allowed), rec room with pool table, and so much more! Pretty Mama is...

  • Nags Head
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 7 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...

Seas The Day

Located in Corolla / 3 Bedrooms / 2 Full Bathrooms / 1 Half BathroomThis home, just 225 feet from the beach access, is the ideal place to Seas The Day! Located in the roomy E section of Ocean Sands with a modest shopping center close by, savor the...

  • Corolla
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
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...

5435 - Carolina Gray

BEACH GEAR RENTAL INCLUDED! Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! Relax and unwind at Carolina Gray in Nags Head! This stunning Oceanside Outer Banks vacation home will impress from...

  • Nags Head
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
Coastal Home OBX

Distinctive, Authentic, Affordable Coastal Furniture & Design. Beach Living Furniture Line • Largest In-Stock Furniture Warehouse on the OBX • Professional Design Services. Transform your home—visit our showroom in Kill Devil...

SQUIRES

“Squires” is a three bedroom, two bath oceanside vacation home that is perfect for a small family wishing to visit the Outer Banks. Located only 215 yards from the beach access makes it easy to get to the beach without needing to drive. While...

  • Southern Shores
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
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...

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...

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...

Jennette's Pier

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.