The northern tip of the OBX, Corolla is best known for its wild horses roaming the 4WD beaches and the striking Currituck Beach Lighthouse. It's quieter and more upscale than the central beach towns, with a laid-back village feel and some of the widest beaches on the barrier island.
63 things to do in Corolla
Modern Mexican cuisine that's slightly more upscale than the standard OBX Mexican option. Agave Roja brings careful prep…
A gourmet catering shop and bottle shop in the OBX offering a solid selection of wines, local beers, and draft options a…
Bernie's Brother Tropical Grill and Bar
The Corolla sibling to Kitty Hawk's beloved Barefoot Bernie's, bringing the same globally inspired tropical beach cuisin…
A fresh and seasonally driven "New American" restaurant in Corolla serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Broken Plate Ki…
An outdoor beer garden in Corolla with live music, and the kind of open-air energy that makes summer evenings on the OBX…
Corolla Bowls Thai & Asian Restaurant
A casual Thai and Asian restaurant at TimBuck II in Corolla serving fresh, well-crafted dishes with generous portions an…
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A 4x4 wild horse tour operating out of Corolla, where the pavement ends and the beach stretches north into undeveloped b…
Since 1993, Back Country Safari Tours has been taking visitors up the 4WD North Beach in Corolla to see the legendary Co…
Bob's Wild Horse Tours has been running open-air safari-style truck tours through the 4WD beaches of Corolla since 1996 …
A family-owned Jeep, ATV, and kayak adventure operation in Corolla with access to private land. The property features Pe…
A 15-passenger open-air safari truck tour covering 25 miles of off-road 4WD beaches north of Corolla in search of the Co…
Wild Horse Adventure Tours takes up to 13 passengers into the Corolla wild horse sanctuary in custom open-air Hummer H1s…
Big Buck's has been scooping homemade ice cream on the OBX since 1994 — the owner literally traveled to Italy to study g…
A laid-back Corolla coffeehouse serving locally roasted coffee from Kind Cup along with a wide range of flavored lattes,…
The Chill Spot is the ice cream stop your OBX vacation was missing. Scoops, sundaes, milkshakes, soft serve — all of it,…
The Fudgery is a long-standing Outer Banks tradition that began in North Carolina in 1980 and has since become a familia…
The Kind Cup in historic Corolla Village combines a wholesale coffee roastery with an art gallery supporting local artis…
A beloved OBX swimwear institution with three locations in Corolla, Duck, and Kill Devil Hills. Voted best place to buy …
An OBX institution since 1977 — you drive your car through the building while staff loads cold beer, wine, snacks, and i…
The only butcher shop on the entire OBX, family owned and operating in Corolla since 2013. High-quality cuts, fresh seaf…
A Corolla institution since 1996 with a surf school featured in the New York Times and an unrivaled collection of classi…
Gray's Outer Banks Lifestyle Clothing Co
A true OBX institution founded in Nags Head in 1948 and now spanning multiple locations from Kitty Hawk to Duck to Corol…
A beloved independent bookstore with three locations across the northern OBX — Corolla, Duck, and Kitty Hawk — and over …
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A 17-year Corolla institution with a 27-hole mini golf course featuring creative obstacles and Corolla-themed surprises.…
A sky adventure park in Corolla with 72 obstacles, 8 zip lines, and 4 levels of climbing challenge for all skill levels …
One of the nicest playgrounds on the OBX, tucked into Historic Corolla Park with custom wildlife-themed equipment celebr…
Bottlenose dolphins are year-round OBX residents and surprisingly easy to spot — surf line, sound side, from a pier, fro…
The OBX wind is legendary — the Wright Brothers chose this exact stretch of barrier island because of it. Flying a kite …
One of the best free activities on the OBX and most visitors never think to try it. After dark, Atlantic ghost crabs eme…
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A premier go-kart and family entertainment venue in Corolla with single, double, and junior go-karts on one large track,…
Corolla Wild Horse Fund Museum
The wild horses are one of the defining symbols of Corolla, and this museum provides the context that makes seeing them …
The last major brick lighthouse built on the Outer Banks, completed in 1875 in Corolla and standing 162 feet tall with 2…
A free 10,000 square foot maritime museum in Historic Corolla Park, opened in 2021 and dedicated to Corolla's centuries-…
The OBX sits on a narrow barrier island with the Atlantic Ocean to the east — which means you can watch the sun rise dir…
The OBX is a narrow barrier island with inland sounds to the west — which means sunsets here happen over open water too,…
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Corolla's largest draft selection — 24 rotating taps of craft and classic beers plus liquor and wine inside TimBuck II S…
Northern Outer Banks Brewing Company
Corolla's first micro-brewery, a 6-barrel brewhouse producing excellent mid-IBU beers with bold dry-hop aromas. Pints, f…
A unique taphouse in Corolla with a self-serve beer wall featuring 20+ rotating craft beers — pour an ounce to taste or …
The original and largest full-service watersports operation on the northern OBX, running out of TimBuck II in Corolla fo…
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