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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...

899 | Casa Dianey

The Private Swimming Pool is being updated to Salt Water for the 2026 season-more refreshing! "Casa Dianey" is an exceptional Southern Shores vacation home boasting lovely décor & a relaxing Oceanside location that is within an easy walking...

  • Southern Shores
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 14
5/9 - 5/15
$1,995  $2,395
$400 off
5/16 - 5/22
$2,495  $2,795
$300 off
5/23 - 5/29
$2,995  $3,495
$500 off
6/27 - 7/3
$7,595  $8,395
$800 off
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...

3213 - Seaside Salvation

BEACH GEAR RENTAL INCLUDED!  Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! NEW FOR 2026: 3 king beds and 1 set of twin beds. Seaside Salvation is a 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom home located in the...

  • Duck
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
Sundogs

Sundogs is a happening spot open year round in Corolla. Along with good food, they feature a nightlife that includes live music, karaoke and a DJ dance party. They have a full bar and a menu suited to a host of tastes. Starters include nachos, crab...

Paradise Found

Paradise Found is located at Mile Post 16.5 in Nags Head, close to seafood markets, homegrown shops and eateries, bike and beach gear rentals, and Jennette’s Pier. Take your pick of convenient activities, including deep sea fishing from Pirate's...

  • Nags Head
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 8 Bathrooms
Wild Horse Adventure Tours

Wild Horse Adventure Tours has been voted the #1 tour company in the USA by TripAdvisor. Feel the ocean breeze and taste the salty beach air as you cruise the Outer Banks beaches in our exclusive OPEN AIR, 13-passenger Hummers with one of...

Rumor Has It

Enjoy a peaceful and memorable vacation getaway at Rumor Has It! This seven-bedroom beach property offers the perfect blend of luxury and seclusion for your next family getaway. The top level of the home features a king master bedroom with a...

  • Southern Shores
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 8 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 20
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...

Sweet Dreams

OCEANFRONT Salvo - Tarheel Court - Look no further. You have found the highest quality experience for your family vacation. Located in Salvo’s exclusive Tarheel Shores Oceanfront Resort community, the ultra-opulent 5,230 sq. ft. SWEET DREAMS...

  • Salvo
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 9 Bathrooms
Lost Treasure Golf

The noted explorer, archaeologist, anthropologist, paleontologist, and part-time plumbing contractor from the University of Chicago, Professor Duffer A. Hacker, led two expeditions to the outer banks in the late 1920’s. The purpose of these...

Saltspray Sunrise

Located in Corolla/ 8 Bedrooms/ 7 Full Bathrooms/ 1 Half BathroomLuxurious Oceanfront 8-bedroom home in Ocean Sands, section F. Your every comfort has been considered to create the ultimate vacation experience for you and your family. Spectacular...

  • Corolla
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 7 Bathrooms
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...

DIAMOND KITTY HAWK

Carolina Designs presents DIAMOND KITTY HAWK, a magnificent 9-bedroom semi-oceanfront retreat in Kitty Hawk offering ocean views without the oceanfront price! Located at milepost 4.5, this exceptional vacation home sits just across Beach Road...

  • Kitty Hawk
  • 9 Bedrooms
  • 10.5 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.