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Dog-friendly coastal home close to beach...

Just a 5-min. walk from the beach in Emerald Isle, NC, this impressive home is the ideal coastal getaway for your family vacation. With a fenced backyard for your furry friends, a huge balcony with a swing and rocking chairs to savor the ocean...

  • Emerald Isle
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
Beautiful 5 bedrooms, 5.5 baths on sound...

Just read the reviews for this handsome five bedroom, five and one-half baths with broad sound vistas. Our goal is to make this vacation one to remember and the reviews reflect it!The 4th floor has a additional room as well as king bedroom and bath...

  • Atlantic Beach
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 10
Kitty Hawk Kites

Founded as the world's first hang gliding school in 1974, Kitty Hawk Kites has grown into a beloved retail and outdoor recreation venture with more than 28 locations up and down the east coast! With more than 50 years of teaching the world to fly...

Southern Tide at Sound of the Sea-Views,...

Welcome to Southern Tide, a chic and cavernous townhome located in the gated Sound of the Sea community in Emerald Isle, NC. Perfectly located just steps from the beach, this nearly oceanfront property offers sweeping ocean vistas, access to...

  • Emerald Isle
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 9
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...

Fort Macon State Park

Fort Macon State Park, located outside the eastern borders of Atlantic Beach, is one of the most visited and highly acclaimed destinations along the Crystal Coast, and for good reason. The expansive 389 acre park, which features gorgeous inlet...

Hitting the seashore in Atlantic Beach is an easy venture, thanks to a number of local public beach accesses, including the sprawling Picnic Street Park. With a prime locale that straddles the borders of the Fort Macon State Park and the town limits...