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2026 Newport Nature Spots Guide

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Highsmith Cottage (Oceanfront Home)

Located along Ocean Ridge Drive, this oceanfront gem promises coastal bliss. Upon entry, an open living room and refreshed kitchen welcome you, filled with natural light and modern amenities. With four bedrooms and three baths, including a...

  • Atlantic Beach
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
Point Emerald D-104, Oceanview 3BR 3BA E...

Point Emerald Villas D-104 is a First Floor Oceanview 3 Bedroom, 3 Full Bath Condo in the Point Emerald Villas Gated, Private Oceanfront Condominium Complex tucked into the sought-after secluded western end of the island locally referred to as The...

  • Emerald Isle
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 6
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...

Oceanview Beach Home – 3BR + Loft, Sle...

3BR + 3 additional rooms, 3.5BA, sleeps 10+. Quiet no-outlet street with impressive ocean vistas. Open reverse floor plan, master with private deck, top-floor loft with expansive vistas, 75" Intelligent TV, granite counters, luxury vinyl floor...

  • Emerald Isle
  • 3 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...

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...