| , spring, summer or fall- over 100 miles of | | | | adventure-seeking traveler. If camping in tents is |
| shoreline that makes up the Outer Banks offers | | | | your idea of vacation rentals to die for, you can |
| national parks, festivals and attractions, and a | | | | stay at one of the many campgrounds in the |
| landscape created by Mother Nature that's sure | | | | area. Whatever your choice for vacation rentals |
| to impress even the most discerning traveler. The | | | | during your Outer Banks vacation, you'll be able to |
| vacation rentals of the Outer Banks are | | | | participate in water activities, enjoy eating in high |
| everywhere you turn, so you can enjoy the | | | | quality restaurants, or learning about the heritage |
| vacation of your dreams. Beachfront vacation | | | | and history of the Outer Banks at one of the |
| rentals with breathtaking views of the ocean, | | | | many museums and historical centers. Popular |
| hotels in the middle of the action, small cottages | | | | activities for the vacationer include paddling, either |
| and house vacation rentals are scattered | | | | in canoes or kayaks, in order to glimpse some of |
| throughout Outer Banks, North Carolina. Although | | | | the many sea creatures and wildlife that inhabit |
| the Outer Banks is actually made up of several | | | | the area. You can go hang gliding in Kitty Hawk. |
| geographical areas, including the mainland, Nags | | | | Hiking in various areas of the Outer Banks, and |
| Head, Roanoke Island, and Portsmouth Island, | | | | within walking distance from some of the vacation |
| many people simply refer to all of the Outer | | | | rentals. The Outer Banks caters to any |
| Banks as "Nags Head". Nags Head is an interesting | | | | vacationer's idea of "good eats"! They've got the |
| vacation destination. On either side of the land is | | | | typical beachfront resort community offerings of |
| ocean, with high sand dunes flanking the land that | | | | seafood restaurants, pubs and grills, but they've |
| can be seen from miles out in the ocean. It is not | | | | also got a wide variety of bistro's, cafe's, and |
| certain where Nags Head got its name from, but | | | | ethnic eateries. If you prefer to cook your own |
| one possible explanation was that during the 18th | | | | meals, just be sure to select from vacation |
| century, land pirates would walk horses along the | | | | rentals with kitchens, and have access to the local |
| shore at night, each with lights on their heads. | | | | supermarkets to get your favorite ingredients. |
| From the sea, they would look like boats to other | | | | Regardless of the season, whether you stay in |
| seamen. When the boats would come towards | | | | Nags Head or another area, you'll find there are |
| the shore, getting stuck in the high sand dunes, | | | | many festivals and events happening all over the |
| the land pirates would steal their cargoes. | | | | community. Museums offer a wide variety of |
| Sometime in 1830, Nags Head became a resort | | | | exhibits, there is a strong art community within |
| community, as it is now- with Jockey's Ridge on | | | | the Outer Banks with art shows open to the |
| the northern part of Nags Head the only | | | | public, while the theatre remains a large attraction |
| remaining remnant of moving sand dunes. | | | | for both natives and tourists. Selecting vacation |
| Jockey's Ridge is a tourist community with | | | | rentals for your stay in the Outer Banks should |
| thousands of vacation rentals for the Outer | | | | not be a difficult task, as you can stay in the |
| Banks vacationers looking for a relaxing | | | | Northern Outer Banks or the Southern Outer |
| destination. Roanoke Island, as well as most other | | | | Banks and be guaranteed an enjoyable vacation. |
| regions, offer non-stop activity for the | | | | |