2026 Nags Head Scenic Spots Guide

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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...

2877 - Carolina Dreamin

Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! NEW FOR 2026: Deck work in Winter of 2026. South side deck will be removed, and front steps will be realigned and rear deck reconfigured. During...

  • Duck
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
Back Country Safari Tours

Discover wild Spanish Mustangs and our unique Barrier Island ecology on the Wild Horse Safari. Explore over 30 miles of "off road" beach, dune and sand trail and ride with a professional naturalist guide in a custom 4x4 open-air Safari Cruiser, or...

THE CHEL-SEA

Discover THE CHEL-SEA in Duck, a Carolina Designs OBX vacation rental where five bedrooms, a 32 x 17 private pool, and a bubbling hot tub set the stage for an easygoing Outer Banks getaway. Just 498 yards to beach access and welcoming to two...

  • Duck
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 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...

Lighthouse Drive

Located in Corolla / 6 Bedrooms / 5 Full Bathrooms / 2 Half BathroomsFeel oceanfront living at its best in this exceptional Corolla rental located on Lighthouse Drive. Designed to comfortably accommodate families and groups, this home pairs sweeping...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5 Bathrooms
Basnight's Lone Cedar Cafe

Enjoy Waterfront Dining at Basnight's Lone Cedar Café where we specialize in fresh and local Outer Banks seafood. If you’re craving the freshest fish, clams, crab, shrimp and oysters from local North Carolina waters, you’ll find...

Salty Attitude KSD-16

Welcome to Salty Attitude, the perfect location to spend your vacation! The soothing color scheme throughout this home is calming and serene. This property features an all-floor keyless elevator entrance accessible at ground level, private saltwater...

  • Avon
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3.5 Bathrooms
American Pie

Discover the best homemade ice cream and authentic made-from-scratch New York Style pizza the Outer Banks has to offer at American Pie in Kill Devil Hills. An Outer Banks favorite for lunch, dinner or a delicious scoop of scrumptious ice cream after...

GS-300 | Dolphin View

Dolphin View is a Top Floor Oceanfront Unit in the Gulfstream Condominium featuring Fabulous, Panoramic Ocean Views, Two Decks for Enjoying the Ocean Breezes, a Community Pool, Dune Deck and is within Walking Distance of the Wright Brother's...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
OBX Laser Tag and Arcade

Here’s some high energy entertainment for the kids, and for young adults (or young at heart) who love laser tag. On one side of this large facility is the “moon bounce inflatable room,” where the young ‘uns can go and bounce...

Bali Hai

Welcome to Bali Hai - K0523, your ultimate coastal retreat at Milepost 3 in charming Kitty Hawk. From the moment you arrive, you’ll feel the pull of the ocean and the promise of relaxation. Start your mornings on the top deck with coffee in hand...

  • Kitty Hawk
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3 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...

3165 - Chapman

Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! NEW FOR 2026: Couch. Colony by the Sea, Unit A-205. You'll celebrate your luck at finding this wonderfully located condo with its ocean breeze and...

  • Duck
  • 1 Bedrooms
  • 1 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.