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Cosmo's Pizzeria Southern Shores

If you're searching for great pizza on the Outer Banks, look no further than Cosmo's Pizzeria at The Marketplace in Southern Shores! We offer authentic New York-style pizza made fresh and just the way you like, using only the highest quality...

1603 - Bare Feet Retreat

BEACH GEAR RENTAL INCLUDED! Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! Bare Feet Retreat is a 4 bedroom, 3.5 bathroom Corolla rental home perfect for you and your family to enjoy some...

  • Corolla
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
Flip Flop Shops

Free Your Toes!®Live, work and play with your toes exposed® and the freedom of flip flops on your feet. 



5611 - King's Landing

Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! King’s Landing is here to offer you the most spectacular Outer Banks vacation yet! This Nags Head condo features 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and...

  • Nags Head
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
Corolla Raceway

The Ultimate Go Kart Racetrack That Kids and Adults will Enjoy! Corolla Raceway is the premier Go-Kart experience. Our upscale facility is designed to provide a first class entertainment experience. Corolla Raceway provides the newest Single...

084 | It's About Time

This Lovely Kill Devil Hills Beach Home Offers a Great Location on a Quiet Street and is Within Easy Walking Distance of the Ocean (450 Ft.)! This Home has been Professionally Decorated, is Absolutely Beautiful, and is a perfect, Affordable...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 10
Jumpmasters OBX

Now with Axe Throwing! Jumpmasters OBX is the ultimate trampoline park on the Outer Banks with attractions the entire family will enjoy. From open jump trampolines to the dodgeball court, 3-D climbing wall, a foam pit, an epic ninja obstacle course...

Corolla Crush

This is a Blue Standard Bedding Property. Learn more about our hospitality bedding program here.Find your new ‘Corolla Crush’ on vacation this year! Lovingly cared for and outfitted for families, this is a great property and a great location...

  • Corolla
  • 9 Bedrooms
  • 9 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 21
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...

St. Nicks

2026 Upgrades will include a brand new hot tub! Located in Corolla/ 6 Bedrooms/ 5 Full Bathrooms/ 2 Half BathroomsA HEAVENLY vacation awaits you at St. Nicks where you'll savor ocean vistas, pelicans flying with ease along the beaches, and your...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5 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...

Patience

Oceanfront Outer Banks Escape – Milepost 3 If you dream of waking up to the sound of waves and watching dolphins play just off shore, this Milepost 3 oceanfront cottage is your perfect Outer Banks getaway. Just steps from the sand—only 5 yards...

  • Kitty Hawk
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
The Cotton Gin

For those traveling to the Outer Banks, The Cotton Gin is a beloved landmark with its large windmill and picturesque gardens. The Cotton Gin has stood in the same location since 1929, starting as a working cotton gin and growing to a gift store with...

The Blue Seahorse S-260

Get ready for the ultimate beach getaway at The Blue Seahorse! This brand-new, semi-oceanfront home in the serene Hatteras Colony neighborhood offers everything you need for a memorable stay. Located in the heart of Salvo, known for its peace and...

  • Salvo
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
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 (877) 359-8447

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...