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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...

Just For Fun

Welcome to Just For Fun, a charming oceanside Corolla vacation rental just a short walk (100–150 yards) to the beach. Perfect for families and groups, this 5-bedroom Outer Banks home offers the ideal mix of relaxation and fun. Enjoy your own...

  • Corolla
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
Basnight's Lone Cedar Cafe

Enjoy Waterfront Dining at Basnight's Lone Cedar Café where we specialize in fresh and local Outer Banks seafood. If you’re craving the freshest fish, clams, crab, shrimp and oysters from local North Carolina waters, you’ll find...

Sand Dollars

OCEANVIEW Frisco - Both the ocean and sound vistas are priceless with a vacation at handsome and accommodating SAND DOLLARS. Set the suitcases in the dry entry, as you start your vacation off right with a fast walk to the beach, or even better...

  • Frisco
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 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...

Devilbliss 463-A

Devilbliss is a lovely home located on a quiet cul-de-sac in South Ridge at milepost 13.5, just a short walk away from Jockey's Ridge and a soundfront road that's makes a perfect backdrop for a sunset stroll. Take a short drive to the beach and...

  • Nags Head
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2.5 Bathrooms
Resort Realty Property Management

Celebrating 39 years of service in Outer Banks vacation rental property management, Resort Realty is a company that operates locally with in-house feet on the ground; meaning impeccable care for your home with constant communication from our staff...

Forty Steps Closer 56-D

Forty Steps Closer is a stunning semi-oceanfront home in Corolla, offering countless amenities sure to please the whole family. Located just steps from the beach in the Ocean Sands neighborhood, Forty Steps Closer was thoughtfully designed...

  • Corolla
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 9 Bathrooms
KEES Vacations

KEES Vacations offers the best Outer Banks rentals for family vacations, romantic weekend getaways and groups of all sizes looking for the perfect OBX rental for their stay. When booking with KEES Vacations, travelers can expect excellence in...

Duckaway 177

It would be hard to find a better location in the Village of Duck than DuckAway. This home is located between the beach and the village, with a short walk to the beach on one side and a short walk to the center of town on the other side. It is the...

  • Duck
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
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...

3165 - Chapman

Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! NEW FOR 2026: Couch. Colony by the Sea, Unit A-205. You'll celebrate your luck at finding this wonderfully located condo with its ocean breeze and...

  • Duck
  • 1 Bedrooms
  • 1 Bathrooms
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...

SHORELY BLESSED

Carolina Designs invites you to SHORELY BLESSED, a Duck retreat with 8 bedrooms, private pool, and elevator convenience just 253 yards from beach access. This seaside sanctuary delivers the coastal warmth you expect when vacationing in the...

  • Duck
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 9 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 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.