2026 Nags Head History Guide

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Risky Business Shrimping and Crabbing

If you’re looking for a fun, hands-on activity that the whole family can enjoy together, hop aboard Risky Business for an Outer Banks shrimping and crabbing charter. Our experienced captain and mate will show your group how to pull crab pots...

WS-2 | Casa Del Abuelos

07/2/26: Beach Nourishment has been completed in this area. Come and enjoy the refreshed beach! Welcome to Whispering Sands Townhomes, nestled in the heart of Nags Head. This charming community offers seasonal access to a refreshing community pool...

  • Nags Head
  • 2 Bedrooms
  • 2.5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 4
Southern Shores Realty

Southern Shores Realty offers over 350 Outer Banks rentals from Corolla to S. Nags Head.  We've been an Outer Banks tradition since 1947, providing families just like yours with memories that last a lifetime.  Take a moment to search...

Oh Hatteras S-108

Looking for that perfect Hatteras Island home away from home? Welcome to Oh Hatteras! This specially designed Oceanfront cottage offers something for everyone on each of the 6 different levels.The beach awaits just over the dunes. Get some sand...

  • Salvo
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 2.5 Bathrooms
Carolina Designs Realty

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...

Temptation

SOUNDSIDE Avon – NC 12 Hwy – New for 2026! – You’re officially invited to indulge your coastal cravings and experience TEMPTATION, a comfortable four-bedroom/four-and-a-half bath home offering an irresistible escape from the everyday. From...

  • Avon
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
Resort Realty

For more than 39 years, Resort Realty has been providing unforgettable Outer Banks vacations. From Corolla to Hatteras Island, Resort Realty offers nearly 600 Outer Banks vacation homes that range from cozy 1-bedroom condos to exquisite 20-bedroom...

4210 - Changes in Latitude

Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! NEW FOR 2025: New swing downstairs. Georgetown Sands, Building 4, Unit #24. Your relaxing Outer Banks vacation awaits! Just 200 yards from the...

  • Duck
  • 2 Bedrooms
  • 2.5 Bathrooms
Miss Oregon Inlet

Oregon Inlet Fishing Center is the home of the largest and most modern charter boat fishing fleet on the eastern seaboard. A full service marina in Nags Head NC, Oregon Inlet offers a comprehensive charter boat fishing experience for the "old salt...

5195 - Captain's Choice

Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! Captain's Choice has everything you'll want and need for the beach at this pet-friendly, semi-oceanfront Kill Devil Hills vacation home. This...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 10 Bathrooms
H2OBX Waterpark

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...

Papa Duck 115-F

Papa Duck is a spacious 6-bedroom, 5.5-bath oceanside retreat located in the desirable Duck Ridge Shores community in Duck. Enjoy beautiful sunset views from every deck, along with a private 16x20 pool, a 5-person hot tub, an elevator that accesses...

  • Duck
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
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...

Rodanthe Respite & Retreat

SEMI-OCEANFRONT Resort Rodanthe - Unit 16C - Take a well-deserved rest at RODANTHE RESPITE & RETREAT, a alluring condo on the top level of private Resort Rodanthe. Feel privacy and elegant vistas in this end unit. Unwind on the private balcony...

  • Rodanthe
  • 2 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...

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.