2026 Wanchese Kid Friendly Activities Guide

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Poke Box

PokeBox offers fresh, quick, simple, healthy poke bowls in Nags Head. Choose your items and build your bowl. Tuna, salmon, chicken, steak, shrimp and tofu options available. Mix in your favorite veggies, sauces and toppings for the perfect poke...

Beach, Please

Located in Corolla/ 6 Bedrooms / 6 Full Bathrooms / 1 Half BathroomYour family will appreciate this Semi-Oceanfront home just across the street from the beach access!  Appreciate the amenities of Crown Point as well as the close proximity to the...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 6 Bathrooms
10/11 - 10/18
$1,506  $1,828
$322 off
10/18 - 10/25
$1,506  $1,828
$322 off
10/25 - 11/1
$1,354  $1,625
$271 off
11/1 - 11/8
$1,076  $1,255
$179 off
11/8 - 11/15
$1,076  $1,255
$179 off
11/15 - 11/22
$1,076  $1,255
$179 off
11/22 - 11/29
$1,653  $2,024
$371 off
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...

Summer School

CANALFRONT Frisco — Freebooter Ct. — It’s simple to see yourself appreciating the vast variety of Cape Hatteras experiences when you stay at SUMMER SCHOOL, a four-bedroom/three full- and two-half bath home located between the Atlantic Ocean...

  • Frisco
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3.5 Bathrooms
H2OBX Waterpark

YOUR BEST SUMMER DAY - Nothing satisfies your craving for fun like a day at the H2OBX Waterpark. Start with that perfect Carolina sun. Add a dose of adrenaline as you soar 6 stories up on The Rogue Wave or drop 90 screaming feet down The Plank...

7676 - Nautical by Nature

Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! Located in the heart of Avon lies Nautical by Nature, a charming semi-oceanfront Outer Banks retreat. This spacious 5-bedroom, 4.5-bathroom home...

  • Avon
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 5 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...

Westside Story CHA-11

Escape to Westside Story, a beautifully maintained family vacation home located in the quiet South Nags Head community at Milepost 19.5. Perfect for Outer Banks getaways, this inviting beach retreat offers the ideal combination of privacy, comfort...

  • Nags Head
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3.5 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...

WHATEVER

Whatever, a Carolina Designs five bedroom retreat in Corolla, hides a cinema style home theater behind its doors, complete with surround sound. Add a recreation room, an elevator, and five private bedroom suites, and this 4,000 square foot home...

  • Corolla
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 6 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...

THE LIGHTSHIP

The Lightship gives every one of its nine bedrooms a private bath of its own, eight of them with king beds, so no one in your group has to share or compromise. This oceanfront Carolina Designs home at Milepost 10 in Nags Head also holds an...

  • Nags Head
  • 9 Bedrooms
  • 10 Bathrooms
Wild Horse Adventure Tours

Wild Horse Adventure Tours has been voted the #1 tour company in the USA by TripAdvisor. Feel the ocean breeze and taste the salty beach air as you cruise the Outer Banks beaches in our exclusive OPEN AIR, 13-passenger Hummers with one of...

1799 - It's Always Sunny in Corolla

BEACH GEAR RENTAL INCLUDED! Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! Escape to It's Always Sunny in Corolla, a spacious Outer Banks rental nestled in the heart of one of the most historic...

  • Corolla
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 6 Bathrooms

Experience unmatchable sportfishing on the Outer Banks! The Outer Banks, also referred as ‘the Billfish Capital of the World’, offers some of the world’s finest OBX sportfishing and the most preferred game fish. Treat yourself...

No Outer Banks family vacation is ever complete without a Harbor Star dolphin tour. What could possibly be more exciting than watching the wild Atlantic bottlenose dolphin jump and frolic right in front of you? This trip is guaranteed to be a great...

The Harbor Star's Wild Dolphin Tours depart three times daily plus a Sunset Cruise (weather permitting) This 2 hour cruise includes an entertaining tour and an opportunity to spot wild dolphins aboard the all new 40-foot Pontoon boat. Tickets must...

OBX Crabbing & Shrimping Charters is a full-time commercial fishing family here to give your family a real Outer Banks experience. Their trips are very hands on, lots of fun, and educational for all ages. Guests often see dolphin, osprey...

Wanchese Marina offer one of the finest fleets of professional charter fishermen, charter booking service, dolphin tours, dive charters, shrimp charters and even crabbing charters. We have both diesel and non-ethanol fuel, a professional fish...