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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...

Steele Away Too 305-B

This wonderful 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom vacation home, located on the beach road in Kitty Hawk, offers stunning ocean views, easily seen from the spacious sun and covered decks. Start the morning off by relaxing with the cool ocean breeze, a great way...

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

Catchin' Some Rays

SOUNDSIDE Avon – Tarpon Ln. – Catch yourself in a never-ending state of contentment when you stay at CATCHIN’ SOME RAYS, a comfortable three-bedroom/two-full bath home that sits within simple walking distance of the Atlantic Ocean’s wide...

  • Avon
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
KEES Vacations

KEES Vacations offers the best Outer Banks rentals for family vacations, romantic weekend getaways and groups of all sizes looking for the perfect OBX rental for their stay. When booking with KEES Vacations, travelers can expect excellence in...

EDGEWATER

Panoramic ocean view up and down. Excellent off-season retreat. Remodeled spa bathroom, new beach steps, walkway, dune deck. Renovated decks.Level 1:4 bedrooms (2 with Queens, 2 with Twins), 2 baths (1 with ocean view, jacuzzi tub and separate steam...

  • Southern Shores
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
Pigman's Bar-B-Que

You haven’t experienced North Carolina until you’ve experienced North Carolina BBQ, and Pigman’s Bar-B-Que offers excellent North Carolina BBQ meals served with southern hospitality. Pigman’s offers traditional eastern...

Kitty Hawk Junction

Kitty Hawk Junction – Ocean Views, Decks, and Family Fun! Welcome to Kitty Hawk Junction, a charming oceanfront escape in the Outer Banks! This lovely family home sits just across the street from the ocean, with the closest beach access at Lillian...

  • Kitty Hawk
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
Poke Box

PokeBox offers fresh, quick, simple, healthy poke bowls in Nags Head. Choose your items and build your bowl. Tuna, salmon, chicken, steak, shrimp and tofu options available. Mix in your favorite veggies, sauces and toppings for the perfect poke...

Castle in the Sand

Welcome to Castle in the Sand, where every sunrise paints the ocean in hues of love and romance. Nestled ocean-side with a brand-new walkway leading you directly to the shore, this enchanting property is a testament to seaside luxury. As you step...

  • Southern Shores
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 7 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...

BEACH RETREAT

This is the place! Beautiful home, private pool and backyard nestled among the trees, hot tub, less than 500 yards to the beach. A great place to make memoriesYou and your friends will savor breakfast on the deck overlooking your private grove of...

  • Southern Shores
  • 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...

Almost Heaven

2025 Updates supplied new Trex decking with white vinyl railings on the front entry plus the mid and top level decks. Private Pool has been resurfaced and new stainless steel appliances installed in the kitchen!Located in Corolla/ 5 Bedrooms/ 4 Full...

  • Corolla
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4 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...