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Shop from a selection of thousands of Christmas ornaments and Christmas decorations!

Relive your Outer Banks vacation year after year! Discover an exquisite selection of Outer Banks themed decorations, accessories, and collectibles. Also specializing in Old World Christmas, Egyptian Glass, Heart Gifts by TERESA, plus we have a wide variety of College and NFL Ornaments, Possible Dream Santas, and Water Lanterns. Dozens of unique and customizable ornaments.

An amazing collection of everything having to do with America’s favorite holiday, the Christmas Mouse is open year round—ironically, it’s only closed on Christmas Day—with the busiest months in June, July and August. The original location, which opened in 1987, features nine rooms upstairs and four sections downstairs, with almost every room filled with decorated Christmas trees and wreaths, stuffed Santas and teddy bears, elves, angels, and blinking or shining lights.

One favorite room for Outer Banks shoppers is the “nautical room,” with items like sand dollar and lighthouse tree decorations, miniature boats, carved fish and beach-y picture frames that can be personalized. Tourists enjoy buying the beach-oriented ornaments as vacation souvenirs. And for those who are Christmased-out, there’s a whole room in the store that features Halloween items all year long.

Another Outer Banks location can be found in Duck, and there are six more Christmas Mouse stores throughout Virginia and South Carolina.

Hours are extended in the summer months.

THREE LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU:
NAGS HEAD
2401 South Croatan Highway
10am - 6pm

DUCK
1171 Duck Road, Duck
10am-6pm

NAGS HEAD
5000 S. Croatan Hwy.at the Outer Banks Mall
10am-6pm

About The Mouse

The Christmas Mouse has nine year round locations, plus temporary shops open during the peak holiday season. They are all richly decorated with an assortment of over 30,000 different ornaments, collectibles and accessories.

Located in Williamsburg, Virginia our store at 1991 Richmond Road is considered our flagship store. Founded in 1985, the Christmas Mouse soon outgrew its first location in Williamsburg and moved to its current 10,000 square foot location. We invite you to discover Williamsburg and plan a store visit soon!

Since 1987 Christmas Mouse has been serving the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Our store at Mile Post 10.5 in Nags Head is an annual stop for many beach-goers. With over 8,000 square feet it is the largest year round Christmas shop on the island. You can also enjoy our nautical room where you will find hundreds of Outer Banks Christmas ornaments and souvenirs.

Located along the Intracoastal Waterway in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, the Christmas Mouse has been an anchor tenant at Barefoot Landing for thirty years. This store sets itself apart with a staircase that leads to a beautifully decorated tree with gold ornaments accented with Swarovski crystals. It also carries a large selection of personalized ornaments and plenty of nautical ornaments for those vacationing in the Grand Strand.

A year after opening our location in North Myrtle Beach in 1988, we found the perfect location on Highway 17 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. This free standing location attracts both visitors and locals with friendly customer service and of course a vast selection of Christmas decorations.

Five miles outside of Williamsburg, you will discover the sleepy village of Norge, VA. With 4,700 square feet of retail space dedicated to Christmas, many local and regional travelers prefer the tranquil pace and personalized attention while shopping here. The Christmas Mouse is located on Route 60 in Norge. You can not miss the red barn richly decorated with garland, red bows and accent lights.

Our Duck, North Carolina store is located in the Scarborough Lane Shops. The 4000 square foot store features a large selection of nautical ornaments. It also caters to vacationers who populate the northern end of the Outer Banks.

Located on 11th and Atlantic, our store in Virginia Beach, Virginia is just a block from the Atlantic Ocean. In the midst of what seems like a thousand surf shops, Christmas Mouse provides shoppers with a great selection of Christmas ornaments and decorations. Take home one of the many personalized Christmas ornaments to remember your vacation.

Our newest location and also our smallest at 2,700 square feet is located in the Hammock Shops at Pawleys Island, South Carolina. What the store lacks in size, it doubles in charm. Our Christmas trees and decorations are surrounded by a Tobacco Barn that was constructed in 1900. The barn is registered with the State Historic Preservation Office and provides a charming backdrop for a Christmas store.

Duck
252-261-5404
Nags Head
252-441-8111
Nags Head
252-715-1270
Hours
*Off-season hours may vary*
Call 252-261-5404 for current hours.
  • Monday9:00AM-09:00PM
  • Tuesday9:00AM-09:00PM
  • Wednesday9:00AM-09:00PM
  • Thursday9:00AM-09:00PM
  • Friday9:00AM-09:00PM
  • Saturday9:00AM-09:00PM
  • Sunday9:00AM-09:00PM
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Sailing the Outer Banks

Sailing the Outer Banks

Vacationers will notice a handful of sailboats at every local Outer Banks port, either saddled up to the docks or breezing across the harbor, en route to the nearest sound for a cruise, or to the continent-spanning Intracoastal Waterway to continue a long coastal voyage. Some vacationers are even in it for the long haul, docking for a summer or a winter season at a number of local marinas that offer all the comforts of home. Clearly, sailing lovers of all varieties have plenty of options, but even newcomers to the sport can experiment with life on the water with a local sailing lesson, rental, or waterfront cruise.

Brew Thru

Brew Thru

No trip to the Outer Banks is complete without cruising through Brew Thru, the Outer Banks’ original drive thru convenience store. Whether you’re looking for a refreshing cold beverage of Coke, Pepsi and other soft drinks on the go, stocking up your cooler with refreshments to enjoy at the beach or piling up on beer and wine for a party, Brew Thru is a fun and unique experience all vacationers need to see for themselves.

Drive-Through Beer & Gear

Brew Thru is Your One-Stop Shop at the Beach

The year was 1977, and Dana and Becky Lawrentz were chatting with friends over brews in their hometown of Akron, Ohio. They got to talking about a gas station convenience store in the area that had built a makeshift drive-through. Everyone agreed it would be pretty great if you could actually drive through a convenience store and pick up everything you needed without getting out of the car. But what would you call a place like that?

Well, you’d call it a Brew Thru.

It was an idea they couldn’t shake, so the Lawrentzes moved to the Outer Banks and built the first Brew Thru with the help of a partner. The idea was that people could come buy everything they would need for their trip to the beach—beer, wine, soft drinks, snacks, ice—without getting out of the car. That same year, a t-shirt salesman visiting the store and talked them into adding t-shirts to their product line—and 44 years later there are now more than five million Brew Thru t-shirts out in the wild.

The Lawrentzes’ daughter Brandy and her husband Philip Foreman purchased the business from them in 2002, and they now operate five locations across the Outer Banks.“We love being the one-stop shop for folks on the way to their beach house,” Foreman says. “Our car tenders are the friendliest people at the beach. We’re here to greet you, get you everything you need for your trip, load it up in the trunk for you, and have you leaving with a smile on your face.”

The store is quite expansive, featuring more than 100 brands of beer, dozens of wines and even a vast selection of cigars—not to mention all the snacks, t-shirts and other gear. To make ordering a little easier, customers in line get a menu—fondly known as the Summer-y—that outlines everything available at the store. These Summer-ies are also available in many of the beach rentals, which allows vacationers to decide what they want before driving through.

For customers who would like to get out and stretch their legs, there’s the Brew Thru Shop in Kill Devil Hills, where you can find their world famous t-shirts and other gifts. New t-shirt designs are created each year, making a yearly Brew Thru t-shirt a favorite of locals and annual visitors to the Outer Banks.

The Foremans both grew up in the Outer Banks, and they love that Brandy’s parents’ vision for a friendly and convenient place for people to grab their brews and other beach stay essentials is continuing to flourish.

“Our family has been welcoming people to the Outer Banks since 1977,” Foreman says. “We love this beautiful place, and we want everybody to get to enjoy it.”

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