It’s impossible to not fall in love with downtown Manteo’s charm. When it’s time to leave, take a piece of the darling town and the Outer Banks with you. Artwork made by local artists at galleries often draws inspiration from the coastal surroundings. Make your memories of Manteo sensory when you get locally made chocolates and snacks from candy stores and specialty markets. And, of course, no Manteo, NC, shopping trip is complete without considering the quintessential Outer Banks-branded swag!
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Manteo, NC, Souvenirs
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, Souvenirs
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, Souvenirs
101-A Budleigh Street, Unit A, Manteo
The Gourmet Olive is downtown Manteo's olive oil and vinegar store, where you can sample 15 different gourmet oils and vinegars and get suggestions about how to use them. But the store is so much more. It's also a gift shop where you can find a wide range of items for yourself or others, as well as an art and craft gallery representing the works of 17 local artists. You'll find honey, jams, spices, peanuts, greeting cards, original art and prints, jewelry, hand-painted and hand-etched glassware, cutting boards, bath products, candles and so much more. This is a great place to pick up a gift basket. They also sell Ladyfingers Gourmet Meals To Go in the freezer.
The Gourmet Olive is downtown Manteo's olive oil and vinegar store, where you can sample 15 different gourmet oils and vinegars and get suggestions about how to use them. But the store is so much more. It's also a gift shop where you can find a wide range of items for yourself or others, as well as an art and craft gallery representing the works...read more
The Gourmet Olive is downtown Manteo's olive oil and vinegar store, where you can sample...read more
Locally owned Beautiful World Games is the creator of SOUND to SEA™, a card game that celebrates the landmarks, wildlife and experiences of the Outer Banks. Each card in the game is a miniature watercolor painting of a local scene by artist Jessica Lily. Compact, waterproof and family-friendly, SOUND to SEA™ fits easily into a beach bag or suitcase and doubles as an educational tool, teaching players...read more
Manteo, NC, Souvenirs
In downtown Manteo’s Phoenix Shops, Bluegrass Island Trading Co. is a one-stop shop for everything bluegrass related and bluegrass-themed merchandise such as shirts, hats and ornaments. Bluegrass Island Trading Co. is also a box office location for many of the best local music events. Visit them online or call for tickets to the Outer Banks Bluegrass Island Festival, a premier four-day event the first weekend...read more
Manteo, NC, Souvenirs
This strip mall houses a variety of convenience and necessity stores. Advance Auto Parts offers supplies and parts for vehicles. Food-A-Rama is an IGA grocery store, Roanoke Island’s largest. Family Dollar sells inexpensive clothing, housewares, cleaning supplies, toiletries, toys and items for the beach. Island Pharmacy is a locally owned pharmacy and old-fashioned drug store, which also houses the local Division of Motor Vehicles license...read more
Manteo, NC, Souvenirs
It smells, sounds, looks and feels like Christmas year-round at The Christmas Shop, a Roanoke Island tradition since it opened in 1967. The original owner, Edward Greene, sold the shop in 2016, and the new owners – to massive approval by locals and loyal shoppers – have kept the shop much the same as it's always been. Inside you’ll find room after room after room...read more
Manteo, NC, Souvenirs
Outer Banks Hotline is the local women’s shelter and crisis intervention center, and the Thrift Shops are one of the ways it raises money. If you love hunting through thrift stores, you’ll go crazy in these shops. You’ll find clothes, furniture, books, records, housewares and a lot more. Donations are gratefully accepted. read more
Manteo, NC, Souvenirs
Experience a new adventure in an old world at Roanoke Island Festival Park. This 25-acre historic site allows guests of all ages to experience first-hand what life was like for the first English settlers in 1585. Historic costumed interpreters are featured through Indian Town, the Settlement Site and the Elizabeth II ship to show and tell how the first settlers lived...read more
Manteo, NC, Souvenirs
Roanoke Marshes Trading Company is the place on Roanoke Island to find souvenir sweatshirts and t-shirts printed with OBX, Roanoke Island, pirate themes or funny sayings for men, women and children. They've got a huge selection of the Simply Southern line, along with other brand names like YETI. They’ve got a collection of cute summery dresses along with other beach wear and accessories. Jewelry, including the popular...read more
Sea Bags Maine has 50 stores from Bar Harbor, Maine, to Key West, Florida and from the Great Lakes to California. Two of those stores are on the Outer Banks in Duck and Manteo. Sea Bags are made from recycled sails and repurposed sail cloth and come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes and designs. Other accessories you will find include toiletry bags, ditty...read more
Roanoke Island, NC, Souvenirs
The Stock-Aide brings a much-needed convenience store to the Manteo waterfront but with all the charm the historic district deserves. This is an old-fashioned, family-run store that sells candy, drinks, ice cream, beer and wine, ice, cigars and cigarettes, medicines and limited groceries like eggs, bread, milk and other items. Within the store is a sub-shop called That Art Place, selling gifts, toys, candles, jewelry,...read more
Manteo, NC, Souvenirs
Longtime Outer Banks artists Scott Geib and Anne Burroughs operate this vibrantly colorful gallery in Downtown Manteo. Scott specializes in photography and mixed-media art, while Anne specializes in drawing and painting, and all the work in their boutique-style space is their own. You'll find their original artwork and photographs, including digitally remastered images, on glass cutting boards, mugs, notecards, coasters, puzzles, mousepads, wall hangings and more....read more
