If you're one of the few residents lucky enough to call Nags Head your year-round home, you're doing something right. Unlike the thousands of tourists who pass through the Outer Banks during the summer months, you can visit Nags Head Beach, Jockey's Ridge, and Outer Banks Pier all year long. And once those crowds return home, the rolling dunes and postcard-worthy sunrises are for locals alone. Whatever brings you to Nags Head, make sure you take steps to make it feel like home right away. Trust an ADT monitored security system to give you extra peace of mind as you settle into your home and new community.

Settling in could consist of early Sunday mornings at one of the three fishing piers in Nags Head hoping to catch bluefish, Spanish mackerel, or flounder. Or, it might mean marveling at sea life at the aquarium at Jennette's Pier with the little ones on a rainy winter day. Nearby Bodie Island's lighthouses offer something for history buffs, as do the colorful houses along Cottage Row, but everyone can agree that lunch or dinner at Old Nags Head Cafe is the perfect way to complement any day—regardless of how you've chosen to spend it. In Nags Head, you may feel like you're living on a permanent vacation, and there's nothing wrong with that at all.