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2026 Newport Nature Spots Guide

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Your Happy Place, just steps to the beac...

Feel Emerald Isle like a local in this 6-bedroom home. Brilliantly designed with 2 king beds, 2 queen beds, 2 full beds, and 2 twin beds, this relaxing getaway offers 6 bathrooms with extravagant amenities like a bathtub and shower. Enjoyable...

  • Emerald Isle
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 20
Due South - Oceanfront Condo in the hear...

Escape to your ideal beach hideaway at this striking oceanfront condo at Dunescape Villas, Building 4—an ideal spot for a calming family vacation. Step out onto balconies off both the living room and master bedroom, where you’ll be treated to...

  • Atlantic Beach
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
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...

Sea No Evil, Oceanfront House in Emerald...

Savor striking ocean vistas at Sea No Evil, a 6 bedroom, 5 bathroom oceanfront home. 2 King Beds, 2 Queen Beds, and 6 Twin Beds. Animals are Accepted and is located in the exclusive Spinnaker's Reach Subdivision with a community pool. The location...

  • Emerald Isle
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 12
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 vacationers can take a quick trip across the bridge to the beach to enjoy a scenic trek through a coastal component of the Croatan National Forest with a visit to the Patsy Pond Nature Trail. Located just across the sound from the...