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NEW home in 2023 w/ elevator! Perfect fa...

Walk to Everything! Leave your keys in the car! Brand new 1816 sq. ft townhome (with elevator!) just over the bridge in Emerald Isle. 300 yards to the beach. There is a pool, coffee shop, pizza restaurant, EJW, candy shop and frozen drink bar in the...

  • Emerald Isle
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 11
Shell Cottage, Almost Oceanfront House i...

Shell Cottage is a 4-Bedroom 2-Bath Almost Oceanfront Home located in handsome Emerald Isle. Expansive ocean vistas, only steps to the beach. Soothing sea-glass color scheme invites total relaxation. Melt your cares away in the 6 person hot tub...

  • Emerald Isle
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
Morehead City Ferry Service

The Crystal Coast is best explored from the water, and Morehead City Ferry Service will take explorers to some of the most remote and beautiful corners of this long stretch of Southern Outer Banks shoreline. Launching from the heart of Downtown...

Second row, ocean view duplex w/ easy be...

Spend quality time with family and friends in this comfortable second-row, 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath (plus hot and cold enclosed outside shower and changing room) duplex. Beechwood West is the ideal oceanside vacation rental for modest families or a...

  • Emerald Isle
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 6
Lookout Cruises

Visitors can enjoy the Crystal Coast’s most coveted and hard-to-reach shorelines, or just embark on a breezy cruise of the open waters in search of dolphins and sunsets, with a trip that’s guided by Lookout Cruises. This local tour...

Head to the very western edge of Emerald Isle to discover an iconic spot that’s been popular with longtime vacationers and locals alike – The Point. This informally named stretch of beach is where the borders of Emerald Isle ends, and...