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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...

653 | The Great Escape

This Lovely Home features Ocean to Sound Views & provides Excellent Access to the Beach (250 ft. to Beach Access across Beach Road). The Open Floor Plan is Bright, Airy, & Comfortable w/Plenty of Space for your Family & has a Large...

  • Nags Head
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 12
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...

A Midsummer Knight's Dream 137-B

A Midsummer Knight's Dream is classic Outer Banks beach house located in the Osprey community of Duck, NC. You’ll enjoy beautiful views from all three levels of this charming retreat. Thoughtful details, wonderful colors, and beautiful decor make...

  • Duck
  • 5 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...

FIVE O CLOCK SOMEWHERE

Relax and enjoy every special moment that you and your family spend in this 3,600 square foot, five bedroom, upscale home. A beautifully appointed home with wonderful views, Five O’Clock Somewhere sits on a spacious lot (2/3 acre) in one of the...

  • Southern Shores
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 12
9/6 - 9/13
$2,642  $3,048
$406 off
9/13 - 9/20
$2,300  $2,754
$454 off
9/20 - 9/27
$2,404  $2,754
$350 off
10/11 - 10/18
$2,482  $2,754
$272 off
10/18 - 10/25
$2,142  $2,326
$184 off
10/25 - 11/1
$2,234  $2,326
$92 off
11/1 - 11/8
$2,084  $2,176
$92 off
Resort Realty

For more than 39 years, Resort Realty has been providing unforgettable Outer Banks vacations. From Corolla to Hatteras Island, Resort Realty offers nearly 600 Outer Banks vacation homes that range from cozy 1-bedroom condos to exquisite 20-bedroom...

High Dune

OCEANFRONT Avon - Fitzwater Ct. - Everything one could want for the ideal vacation. The first level entrance opens to a roomy entry with constructed-in desk, bookshelves, broad library, mini refrigerator, TV/DVD and queen couch bed. There is a...

  • Avon
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
Pirates Island at Corolla Light Town Center

Check out Corolla's newest 5-star attraction! Pirate-Themed 18-Hole Minature Golf Course and Arcade with waterfalls, a pirate ship, caves, skulls, and more! So much fun for the whole family! Come...

Haas It All 544

Haas It All truly has everything that you and your family need to enjoy your Outer Banks vacation! Not only will you be only 30 feet away from accessing the beach, but you will have a private walkway to do so. For those days when the ocean isn’t...

  • Nags Head
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
Brew Thru

No trip to the Outer Banks is complete without cruising through Brew Thru, the Outer Banks’ original drive thru convenience store. Whether you’re looking for a refreshing cold beverage of Coke, Pepsi and other soft drinks on the go...

1936 - Dolphin Dance

BEACH GEAR RENTAL INCLUDED FOR 2026 ONLY! Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! Dolphin Dance is a charming 5-bedroom, 4.5-bathroom vacation rental located in Corolla. This...

  • Corolla
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
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...

Carolina In My Mind 272

Experience the original Outer Banks-style cottage just 550' from the nearest beach access! You will need to cross Rte.12 (the beach road) to reach the beach. Designed after classic Nags Head architecture, this custom-built cottage will take you back...

  • Kitty Hawk
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 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" or the vacationing fisherman.  Give us a call at 252-441-6301 ext. 1

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...

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.

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...