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Hunt For The Best, Oceanfront House in P...

Hunt for the Finest is a 4 bedroom, 4.5 bath Oceanfront home, on a peaceful cul-de-sac surrounded by Live Oak trees in the Beacon's Reach community. Located in the striking town of Pine Knoll Shores, which is a virtual bird sanctuary at the beach...

  • Pine Knoll Shores
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
Ocean view family cottage, just steps fr...

Warm comfortable 3 bedroom beach home only 130 yards to the beach. Great beach home with peekaboo vistas of the ocean from the home, deck or even the dinning room table. Great Emerald Isle location. Just mins. from eateries, grocery and stores. ...

  • Emerald Isle
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 1 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 10
Crystal Coast Lady Cruises

Crystal Coast Lady Cruises is a 100 ft. custom yacht that can effortlessly provide a number of family-friendly expeditions to vacationers who want to enjoy this delicate chain of barrier islands and coastal territory to its fullest. Based out of...

Spacious 5BR Home with Private Pool & Oc...

Feel generous space and ocean breezes in this 5‑bed, 4‑bath vacation home sleeping up to 10 with a King, 2 Queens, 4 Twins and a futon; linens are supplied and beds are made for you. Spend lazy days by your private pool, prepare in the...

  • Emerald Isle
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 10
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...

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...