Welcome to the heart of North Carolina's Outer Banks! The popularity of Nags Head as an ideal vacation destination reaches as far back as the mid 1800s when just one hotel and a handful of cottages dotted the landscape from the sound side to the sea. Nags Head's centralized location along the Outer Banks makes it the ideal spot for easy access to all of the wonders – natural and man made – our unique barrier islands have to offer.

The Town of Nags Head stretches from Milepost 10 to 22. The area offers a great variety of attractions, shopping, restaurants and activities for the family. There are more than 30 public beach accesses with ample parking for your convenience and several sound side water access points.

Catch the sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean and enjoy a day at the beach splashing in the waves. Climb the largest sand dunes on the East Coast to take in the surrounding views, and then enjoy a relaxing late-day stroll along the sandy banks of Roanoke Sound behind Jockey's Ridge State Park. The Multi-Use Path along the Beach Road is a wide, smooth path great for jogging, biking, skating and the Nags Head Walking Tour through historic Cottage Row. Play 18 holes at Nags Head Golf Links or take the whole family out for a round of putt-putt, go-karts and ice cream cones! Shoppers seeking local treasures will find wonderful variety among the merchants on Gallery Row, from fine art and jewelry to fun, beachy style crafts and home decor.

Adventure-seekers have choices galore in Nags Head! Go diving and explore the many shipwreck remains accessible from the beach, like the Huron just north of Nags Head Fishing Pier. Hike more than five miles of trails through a 1400-acre maritime forest at Nags Head Woods Preserve. Take an air tour over Bodie Island Lighthouse and other historic sites in the area or head out toward the Gulf Stream by charter boat for a day of world-class fishing. Wind and water sports enthusiasts can take their pick from hang gliding, kayaking and canoing to windsurfing, parasailing, kiteboarding and more!

To the north of Nags Head are the Towns of Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk, Duck and Corolla. To the west is Roanoke Island, home of the historic downtown Manteo waterfront, The Lost Colony, Elizabethan Gardens and Festival Park. To Nags Head's south are Coquina Beach, Oregon Inlet, Cape Hatteras and Ocracoke Island.

Come experience the wide beaches, wind-swept dunes, charming cottages and unique shopping, dining and local hospitality Nags Head is known for. Relax and rejuvenate. There's something here for everyone.