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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...

Bubba's Last Resort

SOUNDFRONT Hatteras - NC Hwy. 12 - The ideal beach bungalow is waiting for you at BUBBA’S LAST RESORT. Sit on the deck on the back of the home and watch a famed Hatteras Island sunset. Listen to the sound and grab your binoculars and catch sight...

  • Hatteras
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
ZoomAround Street Legal Golf Cart Rentals

ZoomAround Street Legal Golf Cart Rentals provides our communities and our visitors with fun, safe and convenient access to innovative transportation while providing an unparalleled customer experience. Don’t carry all of your beach gear...

THE ADDITION

Relax in this well-equipped, beautifully decorated, comfortable beach retreat. Plenty of room to spread out with two living spaces, lots of deck space, and covered porch. The addition is surrounded with live oaks providing privacy and a peaceful...

  • Southern Shores
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 14
8/21 - 8/28
$3,564  $4,086
$522 off
8/28 - 9/4
$3,386  $3,876
$490 off
Sun Realty

Sun Realty offers the Best Selection of Vacation Rentals on the Outer Banks. Our large selection of Outer Banks rentals means you can choose from a wide range of amenities, including private swimming pools, hot tubs, theater rooms, game rooms, pet...

Ocean Adventure

Located in South Nags Head / 3 Bedrooms / 2 Full Bathrooms"Ocean Adventure" is available for full week units only. This home is in a residential community just mins. from Oregon Inlet Fishing Center and Pea Island. It is located at 10416 S. Colony...

  • Nags Head
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 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...

K0321 Diamond Drift 3 Bedroom Premium Co...

Welcome to Diamond Drift at Hamilton Cay Reserve by KEES Vacations! Diamond Drift is the winner of the 2025 Outer Banks Parade of Home's People's Choice Award, Judge's Award, and Best Deck & View Award! Escape to Hamilton Cay Reserve, a premier...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
TRiO Restaurant & Market

Wine, beer and cheese lovers will love TRiO, an exciting retail and tasting destination in Kitty Hawk. Both a gourmet retail wine, beer and cheese shop as well as a bistro with a wine bar and tap house, TRiO offers the best of the worlds of...

We Love The Beach S-102

Welcome to We Love The Beach, a semi-oceanfront stunner with quick, convenient access to the gorgeous, unspoiled beaches of Hatteras Island! Close to shops, dining, and convenience stores, this quiet community is ideal for bike riding, walking, and...

  • Salvo
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 8.5 Bathrooms
8/22 - 8/29
$6,506  $8,376
$1,870 off
8/29 - 9/5
$6,079  $7,949
$1,870 off
9/5 - 9/12
$5,014  $6,884
$1,870 off
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...

Le Taha

SOUNDFRONT Avon — Kinnakeet Shores — Nothing defines relaxing more than when you can pause to celebrate the brilliance of a setting sun with those you appreciate in a place designed just for that. Welcome to LE TAHA, a seven-bedroom/six-full...

  • Avon
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 7 Bathrooms
Old Man Charters

  Experience the Outer Banks from the water with Old Man Charters, a personalized boat tour company based in the historic fishing village of Wanchese. Departing from a private dock on the southern end of Roanoke Island, Old Man Charters...

Crown Blessing

This is a Blue Standard Bedding Property. Learn more about our hospitality bedding program here.This Outer Banks beach vacation rental is as close to the beach as you can get without paying oceanfront prices! Find your dream come true in "Crown...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 15
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...