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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...

5716 - Crosswinds

Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! At Crosswinds, you get the best of the sound and the sea! This fun, family-friendly home is in a great location and gives you everything you need...

  • Nags Head
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
American Pie

Discover the best homemade ice cream and authentic made-from-scratch New York Style pizza the Outer Banks has to offer at American Pie in Kill Devil Hills. An Outer Banks favorite for lunch, dinner or a delicious scoop of scrumptious ice cream after...

Baum

Property Under Construction -- Amenities Subject to Change New for 2027, welcome to The Baum House — an extraordinary 12-bedroom oceanfront retreat in the exclusive Pine Island Limited community. Designed with coastal elegance and luxury...

  • Corolla
  • 12 Bedrooms
  • 13 Bathrooms
Paradise Fun Park

Off the beach, one of the best activities for groups to enjoy in the Outer Banks is mini golf, bumper cars or Go-Karts. Thankfully, Paradise Fun Park offers all three activities! Paradise Fun Park offers exciting outdoor activities that kids and...

BY JOVE

“By Jove” you’ve found the perfect Outer Banks beach destination! If you wish to be close to the beach, you’ll enjoy being semi-oceanfront and only about 15 yards to the beach access. This five bedroom, four bath rental cottage is complete...

  • Southern Shores
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 13
10/31 - 11/7
$2,336  $2,508
$172 off
11/7 - 11/14
$2,186  $2,508
$322 off
11/14 - 11/21
$2,262  $2,508
$246 off
11/28 - 12/5
$2,339  $2,508
$169 off
12/5 - 12/12
$2,186  $2,508
$322 off
12/12 - 12/19
$2,262  $2,508
$246 off
Poke Box

PokeBox offers fresh, quick, simple, healthy poke bowls in Nags Head. Choose your items and build your bowl. Tuna, salmon, chicken, steak, shrimp and tofu options available. Mix in your favorite veggies, sauces and toppings for the perfect poke...

MICHAEL-ANNE

Up one more flight from the great room, a lofted ship's watch turns a workday, or a good afternoon with a book, into a panoramic ocean view. This is Michael-Anne, a six-bedroom, four-bath Corolla oceanfront home from Carolina Designs. ...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
Ben Franklin

Stop by Nags Head's Ben Franklin at Mile Post 10 on the Bypass where you will find everything you need for the beach! From Clothing, T-shirts and Swimwear to Boards, Chairs, Umbrellas and Tackle. You'll find it all…and of course, we have the...

Knot A Problem

Located in Corolla / Bedrooms / 5 Full Bathrooms / 2 Half BathroomsWhether you prefer to take a walk on the beach, swim in the private pool, stargaze from the hot tub or just relax on the deck, the amenities extended by this beach vacation home is...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 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...

NHBIEV Nags Head Beach Inn & Event Venue

Welcome to Nags Head Beach Inn & Event Venue by KEES Vacations New for 2026: Enjoy access to the exclusive Village Beach Club included with your stay! Placed in the heart of Nags Head, just off the beach road at milepost 10.5, this historic inn...

  • Nags Head
  • 10 Bedrooms
  • 10 Bathrooms
Miller's Waterfront Restaurant

MILLER’S OFFERS ONE OF THE FEW TRULY WATERFRONT DINING EXPERIENCES ON THE OUTER BANKS. Enjoy casual dining in our downstairs family-friendly seafood restaurant, or our signature drinks and grill menu in our upstairs deck bar while watching...

Bikinis and Martinis

OCEANVIEW Rodanthe — South Shore Dr. — BIKINIS AND MARTINIS both can be appreciated when you stay at this well-appointed 7 bedroom home with so many amenities you'll need more than one week to appreciate it all. Expansive wrap-around furnished...

  • Rodanthe
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 6.5 Bathrooms

Situated along the scenic route of the Outer Banks, the Cape Hatteras Welcome Sign serves as a warm and inviting marker for visitors arriving in this charming coastal region. As one approaches, the colorful sign, adorned with iconic beach imagery...

You haven’t been to the Outer Banks if you haven’t been to a fishing pier, and Nags Head Fishing Pier is as authentic as they come. One of the oldest and longest surviving piers on the barrier islands, this is a great place to take the...

Distributed up and down the scenic coastal stretches of the North Carolina Outer Banks, United States Postal Service locations provide an essential connection for both year round residents and visiting tourists. With full service post offices...

 There are few locales on the Outer Banks where multiple roads cross paths, and Whalebone Junction is one of the main intersections along this barrier island shoreline. The term refers to the area in South Nags Head where three major highways...