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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...

Sandy Dream

Sandy Dream is a second level oceanfront luxury condominium, featuring spectacular ocean views from two private decks. This spacious retreat features a three bedroom floor plan as well as two living rooms and two full baths. Nothing has been...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
7/12 - 7/19
$3,551  $3,931
$380 off
7/26 - 8/2
$3,138  $3,473
$335 off
8/2 - 8/9
$3,579  $3,779
$200 off
8/26 - 9/2
$2,291  $2,491
$200 off
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...

THE SANDY BLUE

Overview Relax on the beach or splash around in the large, private pool at The Sandy Blue. This beautifully decorated vacation retreat boasts ocean views from the upper living level and deck, and offers special amenities to please...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
Paradise Dolphin Cruises

With the best views around and the quickest access to dolphins, Paradise Dolphin Cruises is committed to offering you one of the most amazing experiences of your life! Climb aboard the Kokomo, our 34-passenger catarmaran and the area’s newest...

Downs By The Sea

Welcome to "Downs by the Sea", your dream Wellington by the Sea penthouse condo where romance and luxury intertwine effortlessly. This condo was the original builders personal unit and has been newly remodeled featuring three elegant bedrooms all...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
Historic Corolla Park

Most all visitors to Corolla will spend at least a sunny afternoon or two at the Historic Corolla Park. This 39 acre site is home to three of the Northern Outer Banks' biggest attractions, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla, the Currituck Beach...

Weaver

Located in Kitty Hawk/ 4 Bedrooms/ 1 Full Bathroom/ 1 Half Bathroom"Weaver" is located at Mile Post 4 1/2. This rustic bungalow offers an open sun deck with superb ocean vistas and deck chairs. There is no home on the oceanfront in front of this...

  • Kitty Hawk
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 1 Bathrooms
Kitty Hawk Kites

Looking to fly a kite on the beach or atop the spectacular dunes of Jockey’s Ridge State Park? Kitty Hawk Kites offers the largest selection of kites, wind art, flags, games, and toys on the Outer Banks, with experts on staff to get you flying...

1885 - Bayan Rendezvous

Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! Bayan Rendezvous is where your vacation starts and your worries end. This well-equipped beach home is just 800 feet from the...

  • Corolla
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
Jumpmasters OBX

Now with Axe Throwing! Jumpmasters OBX is the ultimate trampoline park on the Outer Banks with attractions the entire family will enjoy. From open jump trampolines to the dodgeball court, 3-D climbing wall, a foam pit, an epic ninja obstacle course...

Four Shore BIS-214

Four Shore, an upstairs unit with ocean views and a private balcony with deck furniture, offers many added amenities for your family vacation. Only a short 250 feet to the beach access, the oceanfront gazebo and the community pool! Four Shore also...

  • Duck
  • 2 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
Beach Braids

For the Best Outer Banks hair wraps, cornrows, jagua tattoos, full color temporary tattoos, fancy hair wraps, reggae hemp wraps, beach braids or gypsy braids … There is only one place to go — Beach Braids - Hair Wraps & Henna...

OUR HAVEN

“Our Haven” is the perfect place for your family to enjoy the Outer Banks. Tucked in the Jay Crest community, less than a mile from the Village of Duck, this cheerful retreat keeps you close to everything you love about Duck. Hop on the...

  • Duck
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 10
7/4 - 7/11
$3,910  $4,910
$1,000 off
8/22 - 8/29
$2,702  $3,389
$687 off
8/29 - 9/5
$2,442  $2,954
$512 off
9/5 - 9/12
$2,302  $2,737
$435 off
9/12 - 9/19
$2,141  $2,559
$418 off
9/19 - 9/26
$2,141  $2,559
$418 off
9/26 - 10/3
$2,065  $2,428
$363 off
10/3 - 10/10
$2,135  $2,428
$293 off
10/10 - 10/17
$2,135  $2,428
$293 off
10/17 - 10/24
$1,950  $2,211
$261 off
10/24 - 10/31
$1,950  $2,211
$261 off
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 them at the Lone Cedar Café. Since it first opened in 1996, Basnight’s has been the restaurant where all the movers and shakers in the state would eat when they visted the barrier islands. Owned by Outer Banks native and former state Sen...

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 North Carolina style BBQ, a vinegar-based variety smoked on site. All bar-b-que is cooked slowly with hand-crafted sauces to perfection. Pigman’s offers a tomato or “ketchup-based” BBQ option as well. Choose from Pork BBQ, Beef BBQ...

Black Pelican

Black Pelican oceanfront restaurant is one of the Outer Banks’ premier restaurants serving lunch and dinner daily. Black Pelican is where you can enjoy fresh seafood, steaks, vegetarian dishes, sandwiches and some of the barrier island’s best wood-fired pizzas complete with a beautiful ocean view from the dining rooms and outdoor deck. The restaurant is big enough to handle large parties, but the setting is intimate enough for a cozy date.

Henry's Restaurant

Henry's Restaurant offers down home, simple food done Outer Banks style. Henry's Restaurant has been serving the Outer Banks of North Carolina since the summer of 1989. They are pleased to be considered one of the most popular restaurants in Dare County. Owners Henry and Linda Ezzell, along with daughter Kim Ezzell Parker offer honest American Style food that appeal to people of all ages. With so many fine dining establishments in the area they felt there was a need for a down-to-earth...

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 steamed shrimp, something you will not find on any other buffet in the OBX. The buffet offers a variety of seafood and non seafood options. Try some of Jimmy’s seafood options and load your plate with blackened tuna, Louisiana crawfish, steamed...

Miller's Seafood and Steakhouse

Miller's Seafood & Steakhouse has been a favorite among locals and visitors for more forty years. Offering delicious southern cuisine for both breakfast and dinner in a casual family atmosphere infused with coastal flair, it's no wonder this Kill Devil Hills restaurant is a family tradition for so many. You'll love waking up to favorites like biscuits and gravy, farm fresh eggs and buttermilk pancakes.

Miller's Waterfront Restaurant

MILLER’S OFFERS ONE OF THE FEW TRULY WATERFRONT DINING EXPERIENCES ON THE OUTER BANKS. Enjoy casual dining in our downstairs family-friendly seafood restaurant, or our signature drinks and grill menu in our upstairs deck bar while watching kite boarders, windsurfers and mother nature’s best sunsets.

High Cotton BBQ is now open for the 2025 season! Our dining room is open with full table service. Any trip to North Carolina isn’t complete without North Carolina barbecue. The unique flavor of eastern Carolina style barbecue can be...

Spanky’s Grille is the perfect spot to grab some good food at cheap prices. In fact, its slogan is “Cheap eats.” Don’t let the low prices fool you, Spanky’s Grille has won Top 10 Burger Joints in NC the past four years...