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Nor'Banks Sailing & Watersports

Nor'Banks Sailing & Watersports beautiful location and top-of-the-line equipment, together with a friendly and professional staff make it one of the premier water sports centers on the Outer Banks. Nor'Banks' sound front location has a huge...

Mystic Memories

Magnificent first class semi-oceanfront resort home in desirable South Nags Head! Professionally upgraded to include gorgeous decor, new electronics and additional amenities for your pleasure. Enjoy spectacular ocean views and stunning sunsets from...

  • Nags Head
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5 Bathrooms
9/8 - 9/15
$4,854  $5,354
$500 off
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...

Beach Dreams

Upgrades for 2026 include new floor!Located in Corolla / 9 Bedrooms / 7 Full Bathrooms / 1 Half BathroomWelcome to your dream vacation rental. Walk through the enormous front entryway of this Semi-Oceanfront home, just steps from the sand, and...

  • Corolla
  • 9 Bedrooms
  • 7 Bathrooms
8/18 - 8/25
$6,921  $8,927
$2,006 off
8/25 - 9/1
$5,458  $6,976
$1,518 off
9/6 - 9/13
$3,519  $4,391
$872 off
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...

2514 - The Blue Heron

Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! You will love The Blue Heron being so close to the beach. This tastefully decorated, comfortable home is located in the quaint subdivision of...

  • Duck
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 4 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...

The Whistling Oyster

Enjoy the best that Corolla offers at this perfect vacation get-away. The Whistling Oyster offers a spacious, bright, newly renovated and redecorated home on a rare full acre of land and is located on a quiet cul-de-sac in un-congested Corolla...

  • Corolla
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 6 Bathrooms
Twiddy & Company

Twiddy & Company is here to provide all the help and southern hospitality you've come to anticipate when planning your beach vacation. We invite you to let us share our unique understanding of this coastal landscape; unlike any place in the...

CUCKOOS NEST

635 yards to beach access. This comfortable home is located on a quiet, no-thru street, and is situated next to a walking/bike path that considerably reduces the distance to the beach. A five-foot high privacy fence encloses a portion of the...

  • Southern Shores
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
8/23 - 8/30
$2,100  $2,379
$279 off
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...

Lollygaggers

This Semi-Oceanfront vacation rental has it all, plus even more within a short walk! Private pool with cabana will welcome you back from the Atlantic Ocean right across the street! “Lollygaggers” is ideal for everyone in the family, including...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 5 Bathrooms
Brindley Beach Vacations

Brindley Beach Vacations offers premier Real Estate and Property Management services across the entire Outer Banks. Representing more than 450 vacation rental homes, we proudly serve every region—from the southern beaches of Hatteras Island...

Stairway to Heaven

OCEANVIEW Salvo – Spritsail Ct. - With a private pool and ocean vistas to die for, STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN will not disappoint. This home is also located a few tons from the southernmost end of Salvo with broad vistas of the Cape Hatteras National...

  • Salvo
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 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 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.