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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...

Summer Place

This is a Blue Standard Bedding Property. Learn more about our hospitality bedding program here.This is your ‘Summer Place’ for fun in the sun on the Outer Banks. Highlights include a 60” LCD TV in the Great Room, a screened porch for meals...

  • Southern Shores
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 10
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...

Williams

Nestled in the picturesque enclave of South Nags Head, this rustic yet cozy semi-oceanfront cottage offers the quintessential beach retreat. Designed with charm and comfort in mind, this inviting abode seamlessly blends vintage charm with modern...

  • Nags Head
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
Black Pelican

Black Pelican oceanfront restaurant is one of the Outer Banks’ premier restaurants serving lunch and dinner daily. Black Pelican is where you can enjoy fresh seafood, steaks, vegetarian dishes, sandwiches and some of the barrier island’s...

1350 - Panache

Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! NEW FOR 2025: New roof, interior paint. Webster's dictionary defines Panache as "distinctive and stylish elegance," and this special Outer Banks...

  • Corolla
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 9 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...

WindOver

Located in Kill Devil Hills / 5 Bedrooms / 2 Full Bathrooms / 1 Half BathroomFeel the heart of the Outer Banks at Wind Over (KD231), a pet-friendly get away ideally positioned at Mile Post 7.5 in Kill Devil Hills. Ideally located just mins. from the...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
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...

The TARDIS

Create sunny island memories with a stay in this eco-friendly solar-powered home, The TARDIS, a 6-bedroom semi-oceanfront cottage just across the street from the Atlantic Ocean and sandy beach.   This cozy vacation home, located on the beach road...

  • Kitty Hawk
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 4 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...

5713 - Na-Ma-Stay

BEACH GEAR INCLUDED! Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! Na-Ma-Stay will have you in a relaxed, Outer Banks state of mind! Just 0.3 miles from Jennette's Pier, this spacious 5...

  • Nags Head
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 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...

483 | Sandy Toes

Sandy Toes is an outstanding vacation home that is located just steps from the beach in popular Kitty Hawk. Beautifully decorated, open and bright, your family is sure to be thrilled with the fabulous location that affords easy ocean access...

  • Kitty Hawk
  • 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...

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.