2026 Nags Head History Guide

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Fishing Unlimited Boating Center

Owned by Garry Oliver, the proprietor of the Outer Banks Fishing Pier, this small wooden aqua blue-colored store on the Nags Head-Manteo causeway has been serving the needs of fishermen for decades. A full line of tackle is available for all types...

Beagle by the Sea

OCEANFRONT Frisco — Sandpiper Dr. — Some vacation homes have amazing vistas. Others have gorgeous, soaring spaces. A few have a defining feature that inspires the stories you will retell for many years to come. BEAGLE BY THE SEA is the rarity...

  • Frisco
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
The Christmas Shop

Discover gifts, garlands and glittering lights galore. Looking for a trinket for someone who has everything? Choose ornaments for every hobby, occupation, occasion or enthusiast; from the fisherman or Disney lover; dancer or photographer. Throughout...

Endeavor

SOUNDSIDE Hatteras — Hatteras Estates — When planning a beach vacation, do you include a balance of rest, relaxation, recreation, and maybe even a little personal reinvention in your future endeavors? An affirmative answer may lead you to the...

  • Hatteras
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
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...

5457 - Sound Escape

BEACH GEAR RENTAL INCLUDED! Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! Located on the soundside of Nags Head, Sound Escape offers you everything you need and more for a spectacular OBX...

  • Nags Head
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
Coastal Smoothie Cafe

At Coastal Smoothie Cafe, we have created a menu and atmosphere that is designed to be as unique as the northern shores of the Outer Banks. Our creations utilize fresh local produce when possible. There is nothing better than local NC strawberries...

1861 - Into the Mystic

BEACH GEAR RENTAL INCLUDED! Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! Welcome to Into the Mystic, a beautiful oceanfront retreat located in the charming neighborhood of Ocean Sands in...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 6 Bathrooms
Surf or Sound Realty

Surf or Sound Realty invites you to explore our collection of over 600 premier vacation rental homes on Hatteras Island, featuring the largest selection of oceanfront accommodations. Nestled within the breathtaking Cape Hatteras National Seashore...

HAPPY DAYS

Location, location, location! Quick and easy walk to beach access - only 45 yards. Enjoy quality family time in this cozy oceanside beach house.Level 1:2 bedrooms (1 with Double, Twin; 1 with Twins and Rollaway), bath (shower only & laundry...

  • Southern Shores
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
Pigman's Bar-B-Que

You haven’t experienced North Carolina until you’ve experienced North Carolina BBQ, and Pigman’s Bar-B-Que offers excellent North Carolina BBQ meals served with southern hospitality. Pigman’s offers traditional eastern...

Aqua Sol

OCEANFRONT Hatteras — NC Hwy 12 — New for 2026! — The ocean blue + golden sun = AQUA SOL, a 10-bedroom/10-full and one-half-bath home that is equally adept at hosting multigenerational families, friend groups, and special events like...

  • Hatteras
  • 10 Bedrooms
  • 10.5 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...

Flippin' Sweet

OCEANSIDE Salvo - Colony Drive - FLIPPIN' SWEET is just six tons from the ocean. A crow's nest deck offers enchanting vistas of the sound and is a striking place to sit and appreciate the sunset. The uncovered decks are on the south-southwest corner...

  • Salvo
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms

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.

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...

 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...