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Paradise Fun Park

Off the beach, one of the best activities for groups to enjoy in the Outer Banks is mini golf, bumper cars or Go-Karts. Thankfully, Paradise Fun Park offers all three activities! Paradise Fun Park offers exciting outdoor activities that kids and...

Ocean Paradise

Ocean Paradise offers a truly luxurious, grand-scale beachside experience with eight bedrooms, including five with Private Bathrooms, and generous sleeping arrangements like four kings and four queens. This grand home boasts unobstructed ocean...

  • Corolla
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 7.5 Bathrooms
Resort Realty

For more than 39 years, Resort Realty has been providing unforgettable Outer Banks vacations. From Corolla to Hatteras Island, Resort Realty offers nearly 600 Outer Banks vacation homes that range from cozy 1-bedroom condos to exquisite 20-bedroom...

Terrapin's Pace

OCEANFRONT Hatteras- Lighthouse Ct. - For a slower paced, carefree island vacation, appreciate a calming hideaway at TERRAPIN'S PACE. This 5,100 sq. ft. home is sure to relax you.Step into the backyard pool area and find your very own private...

  • Hatteras
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 9 Bathrooms
The Farmer's Daughter

Founded in 1984 on the coast of the Outer Banks, NC, Farmer’s Daughter still remains a destination for people wanting great quality, outstanding selection of unique clothing, accessories, and gifts at affordable prices. Committed to offering...

STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN

Overview If your idea of heaven is vacationing in a harmonious beach retreat with tasteful upgrades, stylish cottage decor and show stopper ocean views, elevate your next Outer Banks getaway by reserving Stairway To Heaven. Spend your...

  • Duck
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 6.5 Bathrooms
The Christmas Shop

Discover gifts, garlands and glittering lights galore. Looking for a trinket for someone who has everything? Choose ornaments for every hobby, occupation, occasion or enthusiast; from the fisherman or Disney lover; dancer or photographer. Throughout...

431 | Carolina Moon

For 2026: Updates include all new Kitchen Appliances "Carolina Moon" is a nicely decorated home that is very comfortable and peacefully situated amongst a stand of Live Oak trees in the Tuckahoe oceanside community in Duck. Very well equipped and...

  • Duck
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
Just for the Beach Rentals

Just for the Beach Rentals (not to be confused with the similarly-named "Just for the Beach") offers rentals to accommodate your stay. Equipment includes linens, baby gates, cribs, monitors, seats, joggers, bikes, kayaks, skim boards, surf boards...

Wellington By The Sea WEL-204

Location, Location, Location! Welcome to Wellington By The Sea, a private luxury oceanfront condo with over 2200 square feet of relaxing vacation enjoyment featuring magnificent ocean views, a 32’ furnished oceanfront deck, and a gourmet...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
Sundogs

Sundogs is a happening spot open year round in Corolla. Along with good food, they feature a nightlife that includes Karaoke and Silent Disco! They have a full bar and a menu suited to a host of tastes. Starters include nachos, crab dip, wings and...

5596 - Peak to Shore

Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! NEW FOR 2025: New recliner and furniture. Peak to Shore is a pet-friendly Outer Banks vacation rental located in the beautiful town of Nags Head...

  • Nags Head
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
Surf Side Hotel

Our oceanfront hotel rooms in Nags Head, North Carolina provide the absolute best views of the Atlantic Ocean! In addition to the gorgeous view, we also offer a great selection of amenities to our guests, including hot tubs, indoor and outdoor...

WINDWARD WATCH

Enjoy beautiful ocean views from this family-friendly, semi-oceanfront home in Schooner Ridge. In the heart of Duck Village, Schooner Ridge offers three community pools, a fitness center, tennis, playground and more.Level 1:2 bedrooms (1 with King...

  • Duck
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 12
6/28 - 7/5
$8,767  $9,676
$909 off
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...