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Paradise Dolphin Cruises

With the best views around and the quickest access to dolphins, Paradise Dolphin Cruises is committed to offering you one of the most amazing experiences of your life! Climb aboard the Kokomo, our 40-passenger catarmaran and the area’s newest...

Sunset Celebration

OCEANSIDE – Frisco Have you ever considered how a sunset can ignite the memory of a ideal day? Feel it for yourself at SUNSET CELEBRATION, a five-bedroom/three-full and one-half-bath home that gives you every reason to celebrate each day from...

  • Frisco
  • 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...

Namastay Inn CB-15

Namastay Inn has everything you need to create a trove of memories during your family beach vacation. Soak away your cares in the large Hot Springs hot tub with Bluetooth speakers and enjoy the oversized private courtyard with a putting green and a...

  • Corolla
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3.5 Bathrooms
3/28 - 4/4
$1,795  $2,152
$357 off
4/4 - 4/11
$1,795  $2,152
$357 off
4/11 - 4/18
$1,795  $1,977
$182 off
4/18 - 4/25
$1,795  $1,977
$182 off
4/25 - 5/2
$1,795  $1,977
$182 off
5/2 - 5/9
$1,795  $2,152
$357 off
5/9 - 5/16
$1,893  $2,327
$434 off
5/16 - 5/23
$1,893  $3,202
$1,309 off
5/23 - 5/30
$2,194  $3,902
$1,708 off
5/30 - 6/6
$2,495  $4,252
$1,757 off
6/6 - 6/13
$3,496  $6,149
$2,653 off
6/13 - 6/20
$4,294  $6,849
$2,555 off
6/20 - 6/27
$4,497  $7,094
$2,597 off
6/27 - 7/4
$5,944  $7,044
$1,100 off
7/4 - 7/11
$5,944  $7,044
$1,100 off
7/11 - 7/18
$5,944  $7,044
$1,100 off
7/18 - 7/25
$5,994  $7,094
$1,100 off
7/25 - 8/1
$5,994  $7,094
$1,100 off
8/1 - 8/8
$5,994  $7,094
$1,100 off
8/8 - 8/15
$5,666  $6,219
$553 off
8/15 - 8/22
$4,391  $5,491
$1,100 off
8/22 - 8/29
$4,196  $4,749
$553 off
The Christmas Shop

Discover gifts, garlands and glittering lights galore. Looking for a trinket for someone who has everything? Choose ornaments for every hobby, occupation, occasion or enthusiast; from the fisherman or Disney lover; dancer or photographer. Throughout...

Sully's Shore Thing

Welcome to "Sully's Shore Thing," a beautiful 5-bedroom Beach House with a Private Pool, Hot Tub, & Screened-In Porch – Steps from the Ocean! Upon arrival, you will be greeted with a starter kit of essentials from Beach Realty and a welcome...

  • Corolla
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
Super Wings

Best store on the beach! Everything you need for your vacation. The newest ladies' and girls swimsuits, 20% off every day! Largest selection of beach supplies and the best deals on T-shirts, sweatshirts and mens, ladies, and kids, apparel, swimwear...

Cabana Heaven

Upgrades for 2025 included 2 bathroom make-overs including new showers with glass doors in the ground level and mid level King Bedrooms. Located in Corolla/ 7 Bedrooms/ 7 Full Bathrooms/ 1 Half Bathroom plus an outdoor looSpend your summer...

  • Corolla
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 7 Bathrooms
Coastal Smoothie Cafe

At Coastal Smoothie Cafe, we have created a menu and atmosphere that is designed to be as unique as the northern shores of the Outer Banks. Our creations utilize fresh local produce when possible. There is nothing better than local NC strawberries...

713 | The Great Escape

This beautifully decorated home offers comfort, style & a long list of features for your family to enjoy. Located in Old Nags Head Place. Attention to detail is evident from the first time you enter this terrific vacation home. Tucked within a...

  • Nags Head
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 10
OBX Laser Tag and Arcade

Here’s some high energy entertainment for the kids, and for young adults (or young at heart) who love laser tag. On one side of this large facility is the “moon bounce inflatable room,” where the young ‘uns can go and bounce...

Escape Hatch OCD-187

Looking for a vacation to Escape Hatch? This lovely beach cottage is conveniently located 425ft to the beach, and just approximately half a mile to shopping, dining and entertainment! The casual comfort of this cottage invites you to leave all your...

  • Duck
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 2.5 Bathrooms
Carolina Designs

Plan your Outer Banks vacation with us! Browse our inventory of 350+ premier Outer Banks vacation rentals, including houses in Duck, Corolla, Southern Shores, Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk, and Nags Head!

Third Wish 189-B

Third Wish is a wonderful home on a large lot surrounded by trees that offers many amenities for a family vacation. The spacious decks and pool area make it so that everyone can find their own personal nook for relaxation whether it’s reading a...

  • Duck
  • 4 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...

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...

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...

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...