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Coastal home near the ocean with covered...

This classicly styled home is ideal for your next hideaway. Just blocks from the ocean, but remote enough to make you feel like a local. You'll appreciate the peaceful evenings on the covered porch as you sip your favorite drink and stargaze. The...

  • Beaufort
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 6
Classic Oceanfront Beach Cottage!

DESCRIPTION: Escape to this oceanfront Emerald Isle getaway, ideal for a calming Crystal Coast hideaway. This 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom beach home offers direct beach access, expansive ocean vistas, and plenty of coastal appeal. Appreciate your morning...

  • Emerald Isle
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
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...

Surf Capsule suite - coastal retreat in ...

Located on iconic Atlantic Beach, The Surf Capsule offers a laid-back coastal lifestyle. A peaceful and serene converted 1950's Motel, now individually owned unique condos. This space is a coastal, modern, comfortable getaway with a nod to the "old...

  • Atlantic Beach
  • 1 Bedrooms
  • 1 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 2
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...

Hoop Pole Creek Nature Trail

An easy walk that is shaded year-round, and can be easily tackled by hikers of all abilities and in virtually any season, the Hoop Pole Creek Nature Trail is a great way for newcomers to uncover the more secluded natural landscapes of this otherwise...

Island Water Sports is kid tested and family approved! Since 1988 Island Water Sports has been providing vacationers with premium watersports activities on the Crystal Coast in Emerald Isle, NC. We offer everything you’ll need to...