2026 Nags Head Scenic Spots Guide

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Salt Coast Outfitters

We offer one of a kind SALT COAST OUTFITTERS brand name tees, long sleeves, performance gear, Yeti tumblers, caps, eyeglasses, and more! Browse the fullest collection of coastal lifestyle clothing on the beach. Featuring a sizable selection of brand...

2303 - Spare Time

BEACH GEAR RENTAL INCLUDED! Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! Spend your time at Spare Time! This peaceful, nicely landscaped, beautifully designed Outer Banks vacation home...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 6.5 Bathrooms
Pigman's Bar-B-Que

You haven’t experienced North Carolina until you’ve experienced North Carolina BBQ, and Pigman’s Bar-B-Que offers excellent North Carolina BBQ meals served with southern hospitality. Pigman’s offers traditional eastern...

KOHLER COTTAGE

Experience breathtaking ocean views from this charming Outer Banks rental. Kohler Cottage is a delightful oceanfront home in Southern Shores. You’ll want to sit back and watch the waves all day on its spacious sun and dune decks. Not only does...

  • Southern Shores
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
8/15 - 8/22
$3,132  $3,278
$146 off
Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education

Corolla, North Carolina is a must see nautical village scented with the spray of the salty sea. It's located on NC Highway 12 along a thin strip of land bordered on the east by the tempestuous Atlantic Ocean, and on the west by the inland waterway...

7560 - Sunset Cove

Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! Located canal front in Avon, you'll enjoy beautiful sound views and amazing Hatteras Island sunsets from Sunset Cove. Enjoy all that Hatteras...

  • Avon
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
Nor'Banks Sailing & Watersports

Nor'Banks Sailing & Watersports beautiful location and top-of-the-line equipment, together with a friendly and professional staff make it one of the premier water sports centers on the Outer Banks. Nor'Banks' sound front location has a huge...

SANDY PAWS

Relax in this beautiful and spacious oceanside home that meets all your vacation needs. Great for the large family, Sandy Paws is exceptionally equipped and professionally decorated. The large rooms accentuate the comfortable, airy feel of...

  • Duck
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 12
8/22 - 8/29
$4,007  $4,470
$463 off
9/5 - 9/12
$3,430  $3,579
$149 off
Currituck Maritime Museum

Take a day trip or an afternoon off the beach to explore the heart of Historic Corolla Park, and you’ll find one of the Outer Banks’ newest and most noteworthy attractions, the Currituck Maritime Museum.

Cheerio

OCEANFRONT Salvo - Colony Drive - Welcome to CHEERIO, a spectacular oceanfront home with fantastic expansive vistas and simple access to a gorgeous beach, representative of the Outer Banks at its very best. The ground level is home to the private...

  • Salvo
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 6 Bathrooms
The Mystic Jewel

Walk into this shop and you’ll be delighted by all the glittering and sparkling from the way the mirrors and lighting show off jewelry from over 100 different designers and local artisans. Artfully-designed cases line the walls, filled with...

K9031 Wicked Fun at Windswept Ridge

Welcome to Wicked Fun at Windswept Ridge Golf Villas! You will love this first-level, one-floor living space. It's a perfect Corolla beach vacation rental. There's a little something for everyone at Wicked Fun. This is a property nestled in the...

  • Corolla
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
Jimmy's Seafood Buffet

Home of the Crab Leg & Lobster Buffet for 27 years! Jimmy’s Seafood Buffet is a great stop for an all you can eat affordable dinner extravaganza. The buffet offers over 100 different items. It even serves Jumbo Alaskan crab legs and Jumbo...

Sea Biscuit - Avon

OCEANSIDE Avon — Marlin Dr. — If beautiful ocean vistas, simple access to the beach, and an inviting coffee shop within walking distance sounds like the ideal trifecta, then SEA BISCUIT - AVON is the home for you. Located in a appealing and...

  • Avon
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 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 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.

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.