The wealth of independent Manteo, NC, shops and boutiques make this town an excellent place for finding gifts that are signature to the Outer Banks. Get the latest bestseller at an indie bookstore in downtown Manteo. Find prints and pottery made by local artists. Local jewelers and silversmiths can help you craft one-of-a-kind pieces unique to their lucky gift recipient. Tastes of the Outer Banks are embodied in rum, wine and beer from distilleries, wineries and breweries in the area. The options continue!
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Manteo, NC, Gifts
307 Queen Elizabeth Avenue, Manteo
794 Sunset Boulevard, TimBuck II Shopping Village, Corolla
819 Ocean Trail, Monterey Plaza, Corolla
1216 Duck Road, Wee Winks Square, Duck
3933 S. Croatan Highway, The Bypass, MP 12.5, Jockey's Ridge Crossing, Nags Head
24502 N.C. Highway 12, Waves Village, Rodanthe
39432 N.C. Highway 12, Island Shops, Avon
58848 Hatteras Landing, Hatteras Landing, Hatteras
7517 S. Virginia Dare Trail, Whalebone Watersports Center, Nags Head
Kitty Hawk Kites has been teaching the world to fly since 1974. With 10 retail locations from Corolla to Ocracoke, Kitty Hawk Kites boasts an impressive selection of kites, flags and spinners, toys, apparel, gifts and games on the Outer Banks. Kitty Hawk Kites specializes in kites, from the single-lines for kids to high-tech stunt varieties. The stores also sell fun outdoor goodies such as flags, toys, boomerangs and games. You’ll find a wide selection of Outer Banks gear, beach sportswear and footwear from Crocs, Chaco, Hey Dude, Southern Fried and Life is Good apparel, t-shirts, sweatshirts, outdoor clothing, sunglasses and more. Kitty Hawk Kites also offers a number of adventure activities including hang gliding, kayak and SUP tours, lessons and rentals, parasailing, Jet Skis, dolphin tours, wild horse tours, historic tours and much more. The brand-new Whalebone Watersports Center on the Nags Head Causeway offers kayak fishing, Jet Skis, pontoon boat rentals and more. At Kitty Hawk Kites' Waves Village Watersports in Rodanthe, you can learn kiteboarding; buy and rent kiteboarding gear; rent a kayak, surfboard or standup paddleboard or climb the adventure tower/ropes course. Kitty Hawk Kites Hang Gliding School at Jockey's Ridge in Nags Head offers private lessons, beginner lessons, advanced lessons and training packages for hang gliding, as well as retail merchandise and sand boards available for rent.
Kitty Hawk Kites has been teaching the world to fly since 1974. With 10 retail locations from Corolla to Ocracoke, Kitty Hawk Kites boasts an impressive selection of kites, flags and spinners, toys, apparel, gifts and games on the Outer Banks. Kitty Hawk Kites specializes in kites, from the single-lines for kids to high-tech stunt varieties. The stores also sell fun outdoor goodies such as...read more
Kitty Hawk Kites has been teaching the world to fly since 1974. With 10 retail...read more
Manteo, NC, Gifts
On Saturday mornings from mid-May through the early fall, Manteo's Downtown Market features home-grown, home-baked and homemade goods for sale. Pick up fresh herbs, produce or flowers and buy some local artwork or sweets, all in a beautiful waterfront setting next to the Roanoke Island Maritime Museum. This makes a great family outing as there’s a playground next to the market area. The market is...read more
Manteo, NC, Gifts
Designed by two of America’s foremost landscape architects to pay tribute to America’s first English colonists, The Elizabethan Gardens is a rare treasure and a beloved Outer Banks attraction. It’s a haven of verdant, flourishing growth and natural prosperity. The gardens are in bloom year-round with azaleas, hydrangeas, roses, camellias, flowering trees, a variety of annuals and herbs and much more. Adding exquisite touches are imported Italian Renaissance...read more
Manteo, NC, Gifts
Front Porch Cafe has three community coffeehouses with deliciously fresh-roasted coffee (that you can watch being roasted at the Nags Head location), and the stores feature plenty of seating and free WiFi. Known for offering some of the best artisan-roasted coffee on the beach, they serve an array of specialty coffee drinks, teas and chai. Look for nitro brew and kombucha too. Fresh pastries like...read more
Manteo, NC, Gifts
His Shells by Brenda features elegant nautical and seaside-inspired gifts – all handmade right here on the Outer Banks by the owner. You’ll find genuine Outer Banks seaglass jewelry, elegant summer dresses, furniture, mirrors, ornaments, wreaths and picture frames, much of it artfully adorned with beautiful, natural seashells. All of Brenda’s creations are one of a kind and guaranteed to last a lifetime. While you’re...read more
Manteo, NC, Gifts
The furniture and decorative accessories at Inspired by the Sea are hand-crafted, hand-painted works of art created by the owners. Everything is built by hand and painted with scenes like lighthouses, seascapes, covered bridges and rural-scapes. A variety of wood crafts are built with wood from their own sawmill. You'll also find hand-painted shell ornaments, candles, driftwood creations and hand-knitted items. You can watch them...read more
Roanoke Island, NC, Gifts
Expand your resources for making all-natural, holistic practices part of your lifestyle at Natural Select Herbal Apothecary. This health and wellness shop and studio provides botanical apothecary products and accessories to shoppers. These include A&O Organics, locally sourced cosmetics, essential oils, dried herbs for custom-made tea blends and more. The mission at Natural Select goes further than giving people items to help boost their healthy...read more
In Manns Harbor on the Dare County mainland, Nature’s Harmony is one of the locals’ go-to places for all gardening needs. You’ll find healthy plants here, including herbs, vegetables, flowers, trees, shrubs and more. They also sell soil and decorative items, and they give great advice. Some feel their warm-weather weekends just aren’t complete without a visit to this peaceful oasis. read more
Manteo, NC, Gifts
Downtown Manteo finally has a wine bar! It's a cozy, comfortable place with the slightly urban feel of a remodeled historic downtown building, in this case the restored Fearing building on Budleigh Street, just across from the old courthouse. It's a nice place for a date, pre-event drinks and bites, a lingering lunch with a friend or even late-night fun (yes, in Manteo being open...read more
Wanchese, NC, Gifts
The O’Neal family is known on the Outer Banks for its commitment to harvesting and selling fresh seafood straight out of the sea. At their fish-house docks, where fishermen unload fresh catches nearly every day, the O'Neal's operate a retail and wholesale seafood market and lunch restaurant. Their seafood market is a trusted source for fish, crab meat and crabs, shrimp, scallops, oysters and clams. This...read more
Manteo, NC, Gifts
This is the first legal distillery on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Located in a historic building in downtown Manteo, Outer Banks Distilling leads tours and tastings Tuesday through Friday at 1 p.m. and on Saturdays at 1 and 3 p.m.; call ahead for reservations though. You can sample their flagship rums – Kill Devil Silver Rum and Kill Devil Pecan Rum – as well...read more
Manteo, NC, Gifts
Geared to the sport-fishing community, The Ship’s Store at Pirate’s Cove Marina offers high-end and casual clothing and accessories for men, women and children by Tommy Bahama, Pelagic, Aftco, Trina Turk, Jams and more, plus fishing t-shirts galore. They're a great place to shop for polarized sunglasses by Maui Jim, Costa del Mar, Smith Optics and shoes as well as Island Slipper Sandals. They also...read more
Manteo, NC, Gifts
This little museum and gallery is behind the home of the owner on Ananias Dare Street across the main highway from the downtown area. Herbert Bliven runs a small museum housing his collection of Civil War artifacts that he found on Roanoke Island. You’ll also see World War I and II, Native American and Korean War memorabilia as well as antique decoys. He also operates...read more
