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Charming, recently renovated small condo...

Located in Atlantic Beach, this appealing condo is a vacation hideaway you'll want to return to year after year. It features a comfortable open-concept living room, bedroom, and kitchen area, making it ideal for a couple or a modest family. With a...

  • Atlantic Beach
  • 1 Bedrooms
  • 1 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 4
WOW Ocean Views! Beach Front property.

Welcome to Blue Fish! A freshly furnished two bedroom, two bathroom condo with astounding, ocean vistas. Accommodates 4. Ocean front property with two pools, indoor and out, waterslide, tennis, basketball, hot tub, putt putt and more. GREAT for...

  • Atlantic Beach
  • 2 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 4
Island Ferry Adventures

Bird Shoal, Carrot Island, Sand Dollar Island & more! Dive into an exploration of some of the Southern Outer Banks’ most remote shorelines with an excursion that’s led by Island Ferry Adventures. Featuring both transport to the...

April's Retreat Oceanfront condo in Atla...

Direct oceanfront condo with boating access and day docks on the sound side.Dunescape Villas 243 is a second-floor, oceanfront condo with impressive vistas from the living room and screened-in porches. The master bedroom features a private...

  • Atlantic Beach
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
Shackleford Wild Horse & Shelling Safari

Take a quick and scenic ferry ride with your experienced guide over to the pristine Outer Banks Island of Shackleford Banks, which is part of the Cape Lookout National Seashore. There, you are introduced to the wild horses of Shackleford...

Emerald Isle Woods Park

Emerald Isle vacationers don’t have to venture too far to discover an entirely different coastal environment via the community’s newest park, Emerald Isle Woods Park. Located just off of Coast Guard Road, and only a few blocks away from...

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...