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Fish Heads Bar and Grill

Rustic waterfront pub at a fishing pier with a large deck for seafood eats, draft beer & live music. Fish Heads Bar and Grill is THE tiki bar of the Outer Banks. Located at Mile Post 18.5 in Nags Head, we offer a view that is second to none...

859 | Mt. Hope South

Updates completed for the 2026 season include New Living Room Furnishings, New Flooring in Living Areas, and Freshly Painted Interior and Exterior! This cozy Outer Banks cottage offers an ideal location that affords easy access the Beach...

  • Nags Head
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
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...

Peaches Dream 112

Peaches Dream is the ultimate Duck getaway, where golden sunsets paint the sky each evening and the beach is just 900 feet away in the charming community of Gulls Flight. After a long day of sandcastle building, shell hunting, and wave jumping, sink...

  • Duck
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 3.5 Bathrooms
Wanchese Marina

Wanchese Marina offer one of the finest fleets of professional charter fishermen, charter booking service, dolphin tours, dive charters, shrimp charters and even crabbing charters. We have both diesel and non-ethanol fuel, a professional fish...

The Only Place

Located in Kitty Hawk / 4 Bedrooms / 4 Full BathroomsThis oceanfront vacation rental home is "The Only Place" to vacation, located at Mile Post 4.5. When you open the front door and gaze through the neatly furnished living area into the bright blue...

  • Kitty Hawk
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
Black Pelican

Black Pelican oceanfront restaurant is one of the Outer Banks’ premier restaurants serving lunch and dinner daily. Black Pelican is where you can enjoy fresh seafood, steaks, vegetarian dishes, sandwiches and some of the barrier island’s...

214 | Water Works

Water Works is a beautiful Nags Head vacation home that has a spacious floor plan, is loaded with many extras to help make your family vacation an unforgettable experience. Aside from its close location to the beach, this home offers being located...

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

Summer Song

Summer Song is the perfect getaway home for families of all ages! With a wide array of amenities and entertainment, this home is sure to be the home that everyone wants to come back to year after year.  Your vacation starts with ease. Bypass the...

  • Duck
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
Paradise Dolphin Cruises

With the best views around and the quickest access to dolphins, Paradise Dolphin Cruises is committed to offering you one of the most amazing experiences of your life! Climb aboard the Kokomo, our 40-passenger catarmaran and the area’s newest...

Angelfish ASC-5

If you’re looking for the perfect oceanfront getaway then look no further! Angelfish offers a shared boardwalk to beautiful beaches. Bring your fishing rods as there is a perfect fishing spot right behind the house. Located less than a mile from...

  • Avon
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 2.5 Bathrooms
Kitty Hawk Kites

Kitty Hawk Kites has been Teaching the World to Fly since 1974 and is home to the world’s largest hang gliding school. As the Outer Banks leader in quality outdoor recreation and adventure, Kitty Hawk Kites offers more than 30 activities to...

Shades of Blue

This is a Blue Standard Bedding Property. Learn more about our hospitality bedding program here.Enjoy the coastal ambiance and outstanding ocean views from this centrally located property in Kill Devil Hills.Three beautiful bedrooms plus a loft...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
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.