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H2OBX Waterpark

YOUR BEST SUMMER DAY - Nothing satisfies your craving for fun like a day at the H2OBX Waterpark. Start with that perfect Carolina sun. Add a dose of adrenaline as you soar 6 stories up on The Rogue Wave or drop 90 screaming feet down The Plank...

Sea Turtle OCS-61

Located in the charming setting of South Nags Head with easy beach access (approx. 600' away), Sea Turtle is a well-appointed home, perfect for entertaining the whole family while on vacation, featuring 4 bedrooms and 4.5 baths. The beautiful...

  • Nags Head
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
Jolly Roger

When you first catch sight of The Jolly Roger, you might be unsure exactly what to think of it. Since its conversion from a gas station/grocery store to a restaurant in 1972, The Jolly Roger has been anything but your ordinary Outer Banks...

Ole Duck Haven

Located in Duck/ 5 Bedrooms/ 4 Full Bathrooms/ 1 Half BathroomThis enchanting home is just a short walk to the beach, the community pool, tennis courts and the stores in Duck.Ground Level: Outside amenities include a private pool, outside shower and...

  • Duck
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
Big Buck's Homemade Ice Cream

Serving our customers on the Outer Banks since 1994, Big Buck's ice Cream is dedicated serving you “The Best.” We offer a full line of super-premium ice cream products, smoothies, chocolates, and custom-made ice cream cakes! 2 locations...

DUCK, DUCK, GOOSE

Overview Once you arrive at Duck, Duck, Goose, you'll never want to leave the conveniences and comfort that will have your family cheering for more! This home offers a spacious great room, rec room with pool table, theater room, private...

  • Duck
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 6.5 Bathrooms
Old Man Charters

  Experience the Outer Banks from the water with Old Man Charters, a personalized boat tour company based in the historic fishing village of Wanchese. Departing from a private dock on the southern end of Roanoke Island, Old Man Charters...

471 | Sandy Bottoms

A stylish, comfortable Oceanfront home offering breathtaking Ocean Views & the luxury of your own Private Heated Swimming Pool - Open Seasonally & Hot Tub. Beautifully furnished & decorated, this home is uniquely situated in a low...

  • Nags Head
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 12
Brindley Beach Vacations

Brindley Beach Vacations offers premier Real Estate and Property Management services across the entire Outer Banks. Representing more than 450 vacation rental homes, we proudly serve every region—from the southern beaches of Hatteras Island...

Seas the Day

Located in Duck/ 3 Bedrooms/ 2 Full BathroomsYour family will adore this Oceanside home in Carolina Dunes close to both the beach and the town of Duck offering great indoor and outdoor spaces for the ideal family vacation! Ground Level: Entirely...

  • Duck
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 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...

Seashell 72-K

Located in the Ocean Sands community, this Corolla vacation rental will have you hooked and keep you coming back again and again. Seashell sits right on Ocean Sands Lake, with the ocean located just a short walk on a sandy path. After a long day at...

  • Corolla
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3.5 Bathrooms
6/20 - 6/27
$3,620  $4,120
$500 off
6/27 - 7/4
$3,620  $4,120
$500 off
7/18 - 7/25
$3,720  $4,120
$400 off
8/8 - 8/15
$3,223  $3,623
$400 off
Joe Lamb Jr. & Associates

Since 1968, our family owned and operated company has offered families just like yours a wide selection of Outer Banks vacation rentals in beach communities and towns of Duck, Southern Shores, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, Nags Head and South Nags...

298 | Stay Salty

Relax and rejuvenate in this spacious, thoughtfully refreshed and impeccably maintained 4700 sq. ft. Semi-Oceanfront retreat. You’ll be on vacation sooner than you think as this home is located just 5 minutes from the Wright Memorial Bridge...

  • Southern Shores
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 8 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 16
5/31 - 6/6
$6,495  $6,995
$500 off
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 (877) 359-8447

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...

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...

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...

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...