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3-bedroom Mermaid House located in the h...

Welcome to this appealing modest home in the heart of Emerald Isle! Ideally located just about a 10-min. walk from the beach, local stores, and dining, this comfortable getaway is the ideal place to relax and appreciate the coast.Thoughtfully...

  • Emerald Isle
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
Perfect Oceanfront Cottage With Private ...

Sea Glass is the ideal hideaway bungalow on the beach with gorgeous Atlantic vistas from all windows, decks and balconies. With plenty of sleeping room, our cozy home has a private pool, an outside beach/poolside private shower, wireless internet...

  • Emerald Isle
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 11
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...

Perfect Oceanfront Cottage With Private ...

Sea Glass is the ideal hideaway bungalow on the beach with gorgeous Atlantic vistas from all windows, decks and balconies. With plenty of sleeping room, our cozy home has a private pool, an outside beach/poolside private shower, wireless internet...

  • Emerald Isle
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 11
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...

Hammocks Beach State Park

Just west of the town of Emerald Isle, and across a maze of marshy terrain off the coast of mainland Swansboro, lies Hammocks Beach State Park, an incredible refuge for beach lovers who want to forego the crowds, and enjoy a parcel of barrier island...

Swansboro's Bicentennial Park may not be the grandest of most extensive park along the Crystal Coast's Inner Banks, but it is certainly one of its most scenic. Surrounded by the deep waters of the White Oak River and Swansboro Harbor, patrons to...

Enjoy a gorgeous sunset, a little birdwatching, or just a leisurely and short hike that hovers above the White Oak River with a visit to the aptly-named Riverview Park. Located along NC Highway 24 / Corbett Avenue, in between the central downtown...