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Jimmy's Seafood Buffet

Home of the Crab Leg & Lobster Buffet for 26! years! Jimmy’s Seafood Buffet is a great stop for an all you can eat affordable dinner extravaganza. The buffet offers over 100 different items. It even serves Jumbo Alaskan crab legs and Jumbo...

Eleftheria

OCEANFRONT Frisco — Sandpiper Dr. — ELEFTHERIA, the Greek word for freedom, inspires just that — liberty from the clock, life’s demands, and a chance to freely spend time with family and friends in the most relaxing of surroundings. With...

  • Frisco
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
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...

The Roaring 20's

Look no further! The Roaring 20's is the perfect, historic, Oceanfront Cottage for your family to enjoy a memorable and carefree getaway to the Outer Banks! No need to worry about parking or finding the nearest beach access; you'll have your own...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
Fish Heads Bar and Grill

Rustic waterfront pub at a fishing pier with a large deck for seafood eats, draft beer & live music. Fish Heads Bar and Grill is THE tiki bar of the Outer Banks. Located at Mile Post 18.5 in Nags Head, we offer a view that is second to none...

Sandi Hill

The private pool keeps you cool, the hot tub soothes your troubles and the spacious furnished decks allow you to check out the views while enjoying ocean breezes. You can bring the family dog too! Great vacation memories are waiting to be made in...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 4 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...

5756 - Sandpiper

BEACH GEAR RENTAL INCLUDED! Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! Gorgeous oceanfront home nestled in the heart of Nags Head, close to great local restaurants, shopping, fishing, and...

  • Nags Head
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 8.5 Bathrooms
Back Country Safari Tours

Discover wild Spanish Mustangs and our unique Barrier Island ecology on the Wild Horse Safari. Explore over 30 miles of "off road" beach, dune and sand trail and ride with a professional naturalist guide in a custom 4x4 open-air Safari Cruiser, or...

VITAMIN SEA

“Vitamin Sea” is located in Duck’s Carolina Dunes Oceanside community and situated on a large corner lot with tall shrubs for privacy. This newly updated Outer Banks Rental property will be a welcome addition to your well-deserved week away...

  • Duck
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3.5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
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...

Poncho's Villa

Located in Southern Shores/ 3 Bedrooms/ 2 Full BathroomsThis handsome 3 bedroom Oceanfront rental home will be sure to please the entire family! This home offers your family pretty, unobstructed ocean vistas and your very own private walkway to the...

  • Southern Shores
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
Henry's Restaurant

Henry's Restaurant offers down home, simple food done Outer Banks style. Henry's Restaurant has been serving the Outer Banks of North Carolina since the summer of 1989. They are pleased to be considered one of the most popular restaurants in Dare...

On Island Time

Located in Corolla/ 8 Bedrooms/ 6 Full Bathrooms/ 1 Half Bathroom"On Island Time" is your summertime hideaway!! Savor the days of summer in this "get-away-from-it-all" beach home. To ease you into a calming vacation, this huge semi-oceanfront home...

  • Corolla
  • 8 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...