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Outer Banks Blue

Since 2005, Outer Banks Blue has delivered exceptional vacations for OBX visitors. Our family-owned and locally managed rental company focuses on service and promises “a relaxing experience with a local touch.” Turn your dream vacation...

Blue Wave

Welcome to Blue Wave, a breathtaking 8-bedroom oceanfront retreat designed for unforgettable vacations with family and friends. Nestled in the heart of the Outer Banks, this home offers both luxury and convenience, placing you within minutes of...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 5 Bathrooms
Pirates Island at Corolla Light Town Center

Check out Corolla's newest 5-star attraction! Pirate-Themed 18-Hole Minature Golf Course and Arcade with waterfalls, a pirate ship, caves, skulls, and more! So much fun for the whole family! Come...

Southern Comfort

Welcome to Southern Comfort, a captivating semi-oceanfront home that invites you to experience the best of beachside living. With ocean views and convenient access to the ocean via a nearby sidewalk and pedestrian crosswalk to Ocean Blvd. beach...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 2 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...

Angelfish ASC-5

If you’re looking for the perfect oceanfront getaway then look no further! Angelfish offers a shared boardwalk to beautiful beaches. Bring your fishing rods as there is a perfect fishing spot right behind the house. Located less than a mile from...

  • Avon
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 2.5 Bathrooms
Kitty Hawk Surf Co.

Experience more adventure, fun, and style with Kitty Hawk Surf Company. As the trusted Outer Banks retailer for all top surf and lifestyle brands, including, Hurley, Billabong, RVCA, The North Face, Patagonia, Salt Life, Salty Crew, Volcom...

Duckin' Awesome 134-C

Welcome to Duckin' Awesome, a bright and airy oceanside home located in the charming Town of Duck!Experience the beauty of natural light streaming into the spacious top level great room of this coastal-inspired vacation home. When you’re not...

  • Duck
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3 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...

Katmandu NP-03

Katmandu is located near the beach (approximately 465 feet) with direct access, so you can hear the surf all day! You can't beat relaxing and sunbathing at your private pool and hot tub. Enjoy pleasant sea breezes, socializing with family and...

  • Duck
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 3.5 Bathrooms
8/28 - 9/4
$2,985  $3,185
$200 off
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...

Harper HC-05

Enjoy the sounds of the ocean on the large covered front porch at this semi-oceanfront cottage. Many areas on the main level feature juniper walls, while a sky light and large windows facing the ocean give the living area a bright and airy feeling...

  • Avon
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
OBX Ghost Tours

OBX Ghost tours is something your family will be talking about the rest of the summer! You'll be entertained as a guide leads you through down town Manteo by lantern telling the spooky stories that makes The Outer Banks one of the most haunted...

LandShark

OCEANFRONT Waves- La Waves Dr. LANDSHARK will carry you away with its cavernous rooms, generous decks and gorgeous ocean vistas. Located on the oceanfront with painless access to the beach, this home has two outdoor showers for rinsing off the sand...

  • Waves
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 6.5 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.