Things To Do in Nags Head, NC
The heart of the Outer Banks. Nags Head has the most listings, the most history, and the widest variety of things to do of any town on the OBX. From Jockey's Ridge — the tallest natural sand dune on the East Coast — to iconic seafood restaurants that have been feeding families for decades, this is the essential OBX town.
98 things to do in Nags Head
Cafés & Coffee in Nags Head
See all Cafés & Coffee in Nags Head →A charming tea shop and gift boutique brought to the OBX by a local who left a digital marketing career, opened a belove…
Booty Treats Ice Cream & Shave Ice
A beloved Nags Head dessert institution with two locations and a menu that goes way beyond shave ice. Hawaiian shave ice…
Fatboyz Ice Cream & Sweet Treats
A Nags Head Beach Road institution for over 30 years, right across from Jennette's Pier. Hand-scooped and soft-serve ice…
A locally owned small-batch coffee roastery and café in the OBX roasting fresh beans in-house for exceptional espresso d…
A beloved Nags Head frozen yogurt and ice cream sandwich shop with a genuinely great backstory — opened in a historic bu…
The Fudgery is a long-standing Outer Banks tradition that began in North Carolina in 1980 and has since become a familia…
Marina & Fishing in Nags Head
See all Marina & Fishing in Nags Head →Afishionado Sportfishing Charters
A 50-foot custom Carolina charter boat out of Oregon Inlet, built for speed and serious offshore fishing. The Afishionad…
Fishing Unlimited Bait and Tackle Shop
A Nags Head bait and tackle shop and boat rental operation on the Roanoke Sound. Rent a 17-foot outboard or pontoon boat…
Jennette's Pier in Nags Head is the place to be during the summer season. The 1,000-foot concrete pier offers some of th…
Miss Oregon Inlet II Head Boat
A 60-foot head boat operating out of the famous Oregon Inlet Fishing Center with up to 65 passengers and three fishing t…
The popular Nags Head Fishing Pier is 750 feet of classic OBX pier fishing, plus a bait and tackle shop, the Pier House …
The largest and most modern charter boat fishing fleet on the entire East Coast, right at Oregon Inlet on the northern e…
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Shopping in Nags Head
See all Shopping in Nags Head →A family-owned seafood market in Nags Head, next to Jockey's Ridge, with over 50 years of history and one of the most co…
Ben Franklin is a one-stop shop for all your Outer Banks needs, from beach gear and swimwear to fishing gear and souveni…
An OBX institution since 1977 — you drive your car through the building while staff loads cold beer, wine, snacks, and i…
A Nags Head institution since 1962, right next to Jennette's Pier at Whalebone Junction. Cahoon's Market is a full-servi…
The original surf shop on the Outer Banks, open since the early 1960s and still going strong at Milepost 13 on the Beach…
A beloved Christmas shop with two OBX locations — 8,000 square feet in Nags Head and a nautical-focused store in Duck's …
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Restaurants in Nags Head
See all Restaurants in Nags Head →Two classically trained chefs ended up opening a restaurant on the Outer Banks — and the result is a sandwich shop that …
A waterfront OBX institution since 1996, Lone Cedar Café is about as local as it gets. Seafood is caught in local NC wat…
A Nags Head slice shop named after the Italian word for treasure — a nod to the OBX's long history of shipwrecks, pirate…
A breakfast spot inside a gas station on the OBX serving buttery, made-from-scratch biscuits with sausage, fried chicken…
A beloved Nags Head institution that opened as a cozy 32-seat spot in 2009 and grew into a custom-built destination know…
A beloved Outer Banks seafood institution with multiple locations, specializing in fresh crab legs and steamed seafood. …
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Activities in Nags Head
See all Activities in Nags Head →A beach bonfire on the OBX is one of those simple experiences that becomes a vacation highlight every single time. Permi…
Licensed massage therapists and professional yoga instructors who come directly to your OBX vacation rental — tables, sh…
Bottlenose dolphins are year-round OBX residents and surprisingly easy to spot — surf line, sound side, from a pier, fro…
Nags Head's original aerial adventure park since 2014, with 50 obstacles and 14 zip lines up to 50 feet in the air overl…
The OBX wind is legendary — the Wright Brothers chose this exact stretch of barrier island because of it. Flying a kite …
A Nags Head go-kart institution with roots going back to Dowdy's Amusement Park in 1963 — now in its fourth generation o…
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Attractions in Nags Head
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The horizontally striped Bodie Island Lighthouse is one of the most photographed structures on the Outer Banks. The thir…
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
The first national seashore in the country, stretching more than 70 miles along three barrier islands. Cape Hatteras Nat…
A beloved 5-acre community park on the Bypass in Nags Head with an amphitheater, unique playground, basketball and pickl…
Dowdy Park Summer Farmer's Market
Spend a Thursday morning exploring one of the Outer Banks' favorite summer traditions. The Dowdy Park Farmers Market bri…
The tallest natural sand dune system on the East Coast, right in Nags Head. Free to visit, stunning at sunset, and one o…
A beloved Nags Head landmark at Milepost 16.5 on the Causeway with 43 parking spaces, a fishing bridge and platform, kay…
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Watersports in Nags Head
See all Watersports in Nags Head →A full-service watersports operation on the Manteo Causeway in Nags Head with over 15 years of OBX experience. Jet ski r…
A well-loved Nags Head watersports rental operation on the sound offering jet skis, pontoon boats, kayaks, and paddleboa…
Outer Banks Adventures & Watersports
Outer Banks Adventures offers a little bit of everything for people who'd rather be out exploring than sitting still. Fr…
Rentals in Nags Head
See all Rentals in Nags Head →Farmdog Beach Services & Surf School
A family-run beach setup service covering Corolla to Nags Head — Farmdog sets up your cabana or umbrella and chairs by 1…
Bars & Nightlife in Nags Head
See all Bars & Nightlife in Nags Head →Lost Colony Brewery Waterfront
A craft brewery with a genuinely great backstory — born in a 300 square foot pub in Manteo, grown into a 10,000 square f…
Tours in Nags Head
See all Tours in Nags Head →Nags Head Dolphin Watch has been running research-backed dolphin tours since 1997, with a 99%+ summer sighting success r…
Golf in Nags Head
See all Golf in Nags Head →A Scottish links-style course along the Roanoke Sound in Nags Head, ranked among the most beautiful in the eastern US by…
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