A family-run Outer Banks gift shop in the same Nags Head spot since 1987, Gulf Stream Gifts pairs sterling silver, 14k gold and fashion jewelry with a coastal flair. Its shelves also hold mermaid and turtle figurines, wind chimes, t-shirts and beach souvenirs, a short dash from the beach road.
Founded in 1974 on the Outer Banks, Kitty Hawk Kites runs what it bills as the world's largest kite store alongside its adventure programs. Its shops and online store carry kites, windsocks and spinners, wind art, OBX apparel and beach gear.
SeaGreen Gallery is a family-run Outer Banks gallery with a shop in Duck and another in Nags Head. The family makes part of the collection itself and also buys from independent artists, including makers outside the region. Repurposed materials and changing, often one-off pieces shape the selection of art and decorative objects.
Best for Repurposed art and decorative objects in the Outer Banks
SeaGreen Gallery is a family-owned coastal business built around reuse and locally connected art. It operates two locations in Nags Head and Duck and says the family makes roughly forty percent of what the galleries sell. The remaining assortment comes from independent artists rather than trade shows, a sourcing choice that keeps maker identity close to the objects. Repurposed antiques and recycled work sit beside local art and jewellery as well as pieces using sea glass. Shells, fossils and crystals widen the material range without displacing the central reuse idea. The Nags Head location extends the concept outdoors through a garden containing driftwood and farm pieces as well as beach finds as well as larger art. That garden makes salvage part of the setting instead of treating it as a decorative label. Across both locations, SeaGreen joins family production with work by outside makers. Its distinction lies in that combination: a substantial in-house share, an independent-artist buying model, and a coastal vocabulary shaped by recovered materials and coastal finds.
On the Outer Banks for more than 50 years, Seaside Art Gallery sells original paintings, animation art, etchings and works by the old masters from local and international artists. Its online store also offers estate jewelry and ships pieces worldwide, backed by appraisal services.
A family-owned Nags Head surf shop since 1975, Whalebone stocks surfboards, wetsuits, fins and leashes alongside its own logo apparel and core surf brands. Everything is available in the Croatan Highway store and through the shop's online store for direct orders.