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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!

060 | Sassy Seagull

Spacious Oceanfront home w/terrific Ocean Views, Private Swimming Pool, & multiple living areas that provide lots of relaxing space for your family to enjoy. Our Ocean retreat offers the perfect location for your family to relax & enjoy the...

  • Nags Head
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 11
Big Buck's Homemade Ice Cream

Serving our customers on the Outer Banks since 1994, Big Buck's ice Cream is dedicated serving you “The Best.” We offer a full line of super-premium ice cream products, smoothies, chocolates, and custom-made ice cream cakes! 2 locations...

Tern Inn 75-J

What more could you ask for than to Tern Inn here? Enjoy this lovely well appointed Corolla vacation rental that is perfect for a relaxing vacation for the entire family. You won’t have to leave your four-legged family members behind, dogs are...

  • Corolla
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
The Northern Outer Banks

Discover Historic Corolla Park With its wide open green spaces and scenic views, Historic Corolla Park is the heart of Corolla in Northeastern North Carolina. It's a great place to take in a seasonal event or simply take a walk, and is home to three...

Duck Diamond

Experience the best of Duck at Duck Diamond, located in the picturesque Sanderling Community. Features furnishings from Restoration Hardware including an English Trestle table that sits 12 and dramatic RH chandeliers.  Updated bathrooms throughout...

  • Duck
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
Awful Arthur's Oyster Bar

Welcome to the home of the happy oyster where for over 40 years the oyster has been our world. The Outer Banks only authentic oyster bar is the place to enjoy sensational fare from the sea washed down with your favorite brew or cocktail. We serve by...

Happiness on the Beach

Location, location, location – this quintessential Cape Hatteras beach house boasts a beachfront berth that simply can’t be beat. Grab a cup of coffee and watch the waves roll in each morning from your private, oceanfront deck – sunrises and...

  • Frisco
  • 4 Bedrooms
Jolly Roger

When you first catch sight of The Jolly Roger, you might be unsure exactly what to think of it. Since its conversion from a gas station/grocery store to a restaurant in 1972, The Jolly Roger has been anything but your ordinary Outer Banks...

Options OCS-17

Spectacular ocean and beach views await at this spacious oceanfront home. Options is the perfect choice for anyone seeking a family getaway, or just a relaxing week at the beach!The top level ocean-facing sliding doors from the great room to the...

  • Nags Head
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
Vacasa Outer Banks

With over 800 vacation rentals and all your wish-list amenities, Vacasa has vacation rentals for every group and budget. Browse all rentals, including pet-friendly homes, homes with pools, and oceanfront rentals. Our local team is dedicated to...

604 | Time Out

Bright, modern décor and an excellent Oceanside location make this recently updated home in Duck home a great vacation choice. "Time Out" offers many features including hardwood floors, tiled baths, gourmet kitchen w/island bar, covered porch, sun...

  • Duck
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
Brindley Beach Vacations

Brindley Beach Vacations offers premier real estate and property management services on the entire Outer Banks. Representing more than 600 vacation rental homes, Brindley Beach caters to all regions from the south beaches of Hatteras Island, Frisco...

Three Sheets to the Wind  #70-1

Great news! The owner is offering an exclusive 10% DISCOUNT for July. Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to save! Three Sheets to the Wind is a perfect place for a Hatteras Island vacation. Three Sheets is nestled into a beautiful, natural...

  • Avon
  • 5 Bedrooms
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...