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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...

Loggers Dream 302-A

Treat yourself to a stay at Loggers Dream, a beach house located directly across the street from the stunning beaches of Kill Devil Hills. With a gorgeous cedar interior and spacious layout, this comfortable home is one of a kind. Enjoy the sunrise...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
Carolina Designs Realty

Plan your Outer Banks vacation with Carolina Designs! Browse our inventory of 350+ select Outer Banks vacation rentals located in the towns of Corolla, Duck, Southern Shores, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, and Nags Head. Book online anytime, or reach...

Duck View 160-B

Located in the community of Bayberry Bluffs on one of the highest dunes in Duck, this lovely beach home offers stunning panoramic views from ocean to sound. Take in the lush coastal scenery while lounging on the cushions in the Juniper Tower Room or...

  • Duck
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
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...

821 | OBX Jewel

Oceanfront - A memorable Outer Banks visit awaits when you choose OBX Jewel for your family vacation. Beautifully furnished and decorated w/Hardwood Floors, the attention to detail in this home are evident. Nothing has been overlooked, the high...

  • Nags Head
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 7.5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 16
8/22 - 8/28
$5,995  $7,995
$2,000 off
Corolla Wild Horse Tours

Corolla Wild Horse Tours knowledgeable guides will ensure you and your family have a great wild horse tour! Along the way the guides will stop and point out interesting sites and local history and details of the Corolla Wild Horses history. Be sure...

Mare Nostrum

Finished with high-end furniture, spacious 8 bedroom, 5.5 bath luxury home in sought after Whalehead community. Enjoy the country club lifestyle with oversized pool and relaxing hot tub. Keep the kids entertained with golf putting green, volleyball...

  • Corolla
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 5 Bathrooms
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...

Sound Oasis AC-42

Welcome to Sound Oasis, where modern elegance meets coastal charm. Nestled along Askins Creek with views of the stunning Pamlico Sound, this newly constructed retreat offers the perfect blend of comfort, style, and adventure. From breathtaking sound...

  • Avon
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
Gray's

Gray’s Outer Banks Lifestyle Clothing Company offers the absolute best in Outer Banks T-shirts and Sweatshirts including Champion, Under Armour with "Outer Banks” and Gear! We carry quality fashions and accessories for the whole family...

Captain's Perch

Captain’s Perch D4001 will provide your group with 5-Star accommodations as this home was renovated from top to bottom and professionally decorated.   This house is a short walk down the block to the North Point community private beach access to...

  • Duck
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
Mike Dianna's Grill Room

Welcome to Mike Dianna's Grill Room, home to the finest seafood, USDA prime beef, amazing live entertainment and more! Come have brunch or dinner with us in Corolla on the beautiful Outer Banks. Celebrating over 20 years in the Timbuck II Shopping...

WORTH THE WAIT

Overview A little over two miles from the foot of the Wright Memorial Bridge, Worth The Wait is awaiting your arrival! This seven-bedroom, semi-oceanfront vacation home offers amenities that are sure to amplify a fun and memorable...

  • Southern Shores
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 7.5 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.

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...