Attractions in Nags Head, NC
14 listings in Nags Head
Bodie Island Lighthouse
The horizontally striped Bodie Island Lighthouse is one of the most photographed structures on the Outer Banks. The third attempt — the first leaned, …
Visit website →Cape Hatteras National Seashore
The first national seashore in the country, stretching more than 70 miles along three barrier islands. Cape Hatteras National Seashore encompasses pri…
Visit website →Dowdy Park
A beloved 5-acre community park on the Bypass in Nags Head with an amphitheater, unique playground, basketball and pickleball courts, bocce area, fitn…
Visit website →Dowdy Park Summer Farmer's Market
Spend a Thursday morning exploring one of the Outer Banks' favorite summer traditions. The Dowdy Park Farmers Market brings together local farmers, ba…
Visit website →Jockey's Ridge State Park
The tallest natural sand dune system on the East Coast, right in Nags Head. Free to visit, stunning at sunset, and one of those places that genuinely …
Visit website →Little Bridge Access
A beloved Nags Head landmark at Milepost 16.5 on the Causeway with 43 parking spaces, a fishing bridge and platform, kayak launch, picnic tables, pavi…
Nags Head Woods Preserve
One of the finest remaining examples of a mid-Atlantic maritime forest in existence, Nags Head Woods Preserve covers 1,300 acres of ancient forest in …
Visit website →OBX Skim Jam
The OBX Skim Jam takes over the beach at Jennette's Pier in Nags Head July 17-19, 2026 — one of the East Coast's best backdrops for a skimboarding com…
Visit website →Sunrise
The OBX sits on a narrow barrier island with the Atlantic Ocean to the east — which means you can watch the sun rise directly out of the ocean every s…
Sunset
The OBX is a narrow barrier island with inland sounds to the west — which means sunsets here happen over open water too, just like the sunrises. Head …
The Beach
The whole reason you're here. 100 miles of largely undeveloped Atlantic coastline, largely protected by Cape Hatteras National Seashore, with some of …
USS Huron Shipwreck
A Civil War-era iron gunboat that ran aground 250 yards off the Nags Head beach in 1877, killing 98 of 134 crew members. Designated as North Carolina'…
Visit website →Whalebone Park
A free ocean-themed public park in Nags Head across from Jennette's Pier at Milepost 16.5. Nautical-themed playground with a pirate ship, climbing equ…
Visit website →Zoom Around
Street legal golf cart rentals delivered directly to your vacation rental, hotel, or resort across the northern OBX. Four and six seat options, daily …
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