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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...

405 | Dunstan

New Ping Pong table will be installed on 7/4/26. "Dunstan" is a terrific oceanside cottage that provides comfort and a great, close to the beach, location. Featuring lovely décor, this well equipped, dog friendly, home is centrally located and...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
Coastal Home OBX

Distinctive, Authentic, Affordable Coastal Furniture & Design. Beach Living Furniture Line • Largest In-Stock Furniture Warehouse on the OBX • Professional Design Services. Transform your home—visit our showroom in Kill Devil...

SUN TERRA

Sun Terra wraps its custom pool area around a swim-up bar and a hot tub built right into the water, a combination few Carolina Designs homes can claim. This twelve bedroom oceanfront estate in Corolla adds a 25 by 50 foot pool, an elevator...

  • Corolla
  • 12 Bedrooms
  • 12 Bathrooms
Miss Oregon Inlet

Oregon Inlet Fishing Center is the home of the largest and most modern charter boat fishing fleet on the eastern seaboard. A full service marina in Nags Head NC, Oregon Inlet offers a comprehensive charter boat fishing experience for the "old salt...

5630 - Sweet Carolina

Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! Sweet Carolina is a charming oceanfront condo located in the heart of Nags Head. This inviting retreat offers a perfect blend of comfort and...

  • Nags Head
  • 2 Bedrooms
  • 2.5 Bathrooms
Beach Realty and Construction

Over 450 Outer Banks vacation rentals with amenities such as private pools, hot tubs, elevators, keyless entry, 1 - 9 bedrooms, Oceanfront to Soundfront, 4x4 Carova...

Here Comes The Sun 365-A

Here Comes the Sun has everything your family wants in a vacation home. Enjoy the 11’ x 24’ private pool and 6 person hot tub. This cottage offers a lot of extras such as a recreation room with a pool table, basketball, 2 refrigerators, 2...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
Just for the Beach Rentals

Just for the Beach Rentals (not to be confused with the similarly-named "Just for the Beach") offers rentals to accommodate your stay. Equipment includes linens, baby gates, cribs, monitors, seats, joggers, bikes, kayaks, skim boards, surf boards...

SUNSET VIEWS

A spectacular vacation home – over 3,500 square feet! “Sunset Views” is situated in a private cul-de-sac with sound views from every level. Tons of windows, decking and light allow you to watch the sunset on the sound. You will create...

  • Duck
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 14
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...

4841 - Ocean Overlook

MP 4.5. Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! Updated kitchen cabinets and counter tops for 2026. Ocean Overlook is a newly remodeled and newly furnished end unit with beautiful...

  • Kitty Hawk
  • 2 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
The Mystic Jewel

Walk into this shop and you’ll be delighted by all the glittering and sparkling from the way the mirrors and lighting show off jewelry from over 100 different designers and local artisans. Artfully-designed cases line the walls, filled with...

ITS A SHORE THING

Once you’ve vacationed here, you’ll be back year after year! This gorgeous, updated oceanfront 3 bedroom, 2 bath spacious condo in the heart of Duck (with a private deck) overlooks the community pool between you and the ocean! There is so much...

  • Duck
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
10/3 - 10/10
$1,758  $2,064
$306 off
10/17 - 10/24
$1,514  $1,789
$275 off
10/24 - 10/31
$1,514  $1,789
$275 off
10/31 - 11/7
$1,514  $1,639
$125 off
11/7 - 11/14
$1,363  $1,639
$276 off
11/14 - 11/21
$1,462  $1,639
$177 off
11/28 - 12/5
$1,560  $1,639
$79 off
12/5 - 12/12
$1,501  $1,639
$138 off
12/12 - 12/19
$1,530  $1,639
$109 off
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...

Miss Oregon Inlet

Oregon Inlet Fishing Center is the home of the largest and most modern charter boat fishing fleet on the eastern seaboard. A full service marina in Nags Head NC, Oregon Inlet offers a comprehensive charter boat fishing experience for the "old salt" or the vacationing fisherman.  Give us a call at 252-441-6301 ext. 1

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...

Coquina Beach

Located just south of Nags Head, Coquina Beach is a refreshingly undeveloped stretch of shoreline that's close to the central Outer Banks towns of Kill Devil Hills, Nags Head, and Kitty Hawk, but feels like it's miles away.

Climb Aboard the Crystal Dawn Head Boat and Enjoy an Awesome Day of Head Boat Fishing or an Amazing Sunset Cruise! Bring the Whole Family! Fish for a variety of species, including spot, croaker, flounder, grey trout, speckled trout...

While the oceanfront of the Outer Banks gets plenty of morning glory, those in the know head soundside when sunset approaches. Located at Milepost 16 on the Roanoke Sound, The Soundside Event Site in Nags Head has transitioned from a wide-open...

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.