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TRiO Restaurant & Market

Wine, beer and cheese lovers will love TRiO, an exciting retail and tasting destination in Kitty Hawk. Both a gourmet retail wine, beer and cheese shop as well as a bistro with a wine bar and tap house, TRiO offers the best of the worlds of...

JUS DUCKY

“Jus’ Ducky” is a five bedroom, five bath, Outer Banks oceanfront home with wooden walkways from the deck down to the beach. Enjoy ocean views from the many decks while sipping your morning coffee or an ice cold beverage after spending the day...

  • Southern Shores
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 10
6/27 - 7/4
$5,566  $5,791
$225 off
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...

SOUND TO SEA

This soundside home offers a Private Saltwater Pool (with outdoor half bath off pool area), Private Hot Tub on the top deck and panoramic sound views from all rooms. Just a short walk to the Southern Shores sound access, pleasant bike ride to Duck...

  • Southern Shores
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
5/24 - 5/31
$2,316  $2,628
$312 off
6/21 - 6/28
$3,763  $4,005
$242 off
Kitty Hawk Kites

Looking to fly a kite on the beach or atop the spectacular dunes of Jockey’s Ridge State Park? Kitty Hawk Kites offers the largest selection of kites, wind art, flags, games, and toys on the Outer Banks, with experts on staff to get you flying...

Blue Cloud

Located in South Nags Head/ 4 Bedrooms/ 3 Full Bathrooms"Blue Cloud" is located Mile Post 22 and is roughly 500' from a close by beach access. It offers a reverse floor plan with the bedrooms on the 1st level and the living, dining, kitchen area and...

  • Nags Head
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
Family Water Adventures

Shelling, Snorkeling, Paddle Boarding, Eco Tours & Light Fishing. Guided family adventure trips on Hatteras Island, NC. We take your group to multiple tidal islands along the Cape Hatteras seaside. These islands are constantly changing and...

7016 - Caribbean Queen

BEACH GEAR RENTAL INCLUDED! Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds!  Please note, this home has been recently moved back from the waters edge, but is still just a very short walk to the...

  • Rodanthe
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 6 Bathrooms
Lost Treasure Golf

The noted explorer, archaeologist, anthropologist, paleontologist, and part-time plumbing contractor from the University of Chicago, Professor Duffer A. Hacker, led two expeditions to the outer banks in the late 1920’s. The purpose of these...

DRIFTWOOD DREAM

Overview "Driftwood, a coveted element of nature smoothed to perfection by sea, sand, sun and wind, evokes memories of dreamy days spent aside a shell-speckled shoreline where waves crash, breezes swirl, and seabirds soar below a...

  • Southern Shores
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 8 Bathrooms
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...

SURROUND SOUND

Overview Surround Sound is a truly unique home for the ultimate vacation experience! Located on the sound, this lovely rental features water views from every level, and is located just across the street from the clubhouse in beautiful...

  • Corolla
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 6 Bathrooms
Salt Coast Outfitters

We offer one of a kind SALT COAST OUTFITTERS brand name tees, long sleeves, performance gear, Yeti tumblers, caps, eyeglasses, and more! Browse the fullest collection of coastal lifestyle clothing on the beach. Featuring a sizable selection of brand...

Forever Sunshine

SEMI-OCEANFRONT Waves - Sea Vista Dr. - FOREVER SUNSHINE and memorable moments can be found at this delightfully-decorated beach home located across a peaceful cul de sac from the beach, with the convenient community boardwalk just one lot away...

  • Waves
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 6 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...