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Jolly Roger

When you first catch sight of The Jolly Roger, you might be unsure exactly what to think of it. Since its conversion from a gas station/grocery store to a restaurant in 1972, The Jolly Roger has been anything but your ordinary Outer Banks...

SWEET RETREAT

If you'd like to relax and take in all Duck has to offer, then this bright and airy oceanside home is your ideal vacation destination! The home features a well equipped kitchen, large dining area, comfortably appointed living spaces, and multiple...

  • Duck
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 12
5/24 - 5/31
$3,080  $3,489
$409 off
5/31 - 6/7
$3,265  $3,605
$340 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...

7847 - Summerset

Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! Summerset is your new Outer Banks home away from home! This Outer Banks vacation rental features 3 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms and is just steps away...

  • Frisco
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
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...

5212A - Cotton's Cabana

MP 7.3. Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! Welcome to Cotton's Cabana! This Outer Banks vacation rental is upstairs and is the other half of 5212B, John and June's Place. With 3...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 3 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...

713 | The Great Escape

This beautifully decorated home offers comfort, style & a long list of features for your family to enjoy. Located in Old Nags Head Place. Attention to detail is evident from the first time you enter this terrific vacation home. Tucked within a...

  • Nags Head
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 10
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...

Sandcastle 3 SAN-3

This first floor unit at milepost 8 in Kill Devil Hills is the place you'll want to start your day. Imagine waking up to the sunrise over the ocean while the dolphins jump out of the waves and pelicans fly by! This mesmerizing view will keep you...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 2 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
Kitty Hawk Kites

Kitty Hawk Kites has been Teaching the World to Fly since 1974 and is home to the world’s largest hang gliding school. As the Outer Banks leader in quality outdoor recreation and adventure, Kitty Hawk Kites offers more than 30 activities to...

EAGLES NEST

Relax on a quiet street in this three bedroom oceanside Outer Banks rental. Located in the Seacrest community of Southern Shores, Eagle’s Nest is a comfortable and inviting home with an open living space and vaulted ceilings. This OBX vacation...

  • Southern Shores
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 6
5/22 - 5/29
$1,456  $1,627
$171 off
5/29 - 6/5
$1,673  $1,837
$164 off
6/5 - 6/12
$1,925  $2,040
$115 off
6/12 - 6/19
$2,181  $2,351
$170 off
7/3 - 7/10
$2,504  $2,554
$50 off
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451 | South Creek Sunsets

1/28/26: Extensive updates for the 2026 season are currently in progress and some preliminary photo updates have just been posted with more to come. The transformation is amazing! Previously named "Gamefish Junction", this home previously had 8...

  • Nags Head
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 14

Embark on thrilling quests with OB-Xscape Rooms, where adventure becomes your NEW family tradition! Immerse yourself in heart-pounding challenges and become a master of escape before time runs out!