Sugar Planet is a candy store to sweeten your day and create lasting memories, from our family to yours. Build-your-own bag of candy, stop in for dessert and the perfect selfie and pick up gifts for family and friends.

Some of Our Best Sellers:
Salt Water Taffy
Harry Potter Chocolate Frogs
Harry Potter Chocolate Wands
Toxic Waste Slime Licker Squeeze
Triple Power Push Pops
Warheads Super Sour Spray Candy
Warheads Super Sour Tongue Rollers
Sour Neon Worms
Killer Shark Gummies
Giant Crystal Rock Candy Sticks
. . . and lots more!

We Have Freeze-Dried Candy!
Astro Sweets Caramel Apple Asteroids
Astro Sweets Salt Water Taffy
Astro Sweets Stardust
Astro Sweets Sour Rainbow Planets
Astronaut Ice Cream Sandwiches
Astro Sweets Jolly Space Cowboys
Astro Sweets Chocolate Caramel Galaxies
Astro Sweets Airspace Heads
. . . and lots more!

We Have Bulk Candy!
Wax Bottles
Swedish Fish
Jelly-Filled Turtle Gummies
Sour Patch Kids
Sour Power Rainbow Belts
Chocolate Gold Coins
Psychedelic Jawbreakers
Chocolate-Covered Gummy Bears
. . . and lots more!

We Have Souvenirs!
Toddler Sugar Planet T-Shirts
American Flag Tumblers
Kids Ice Cream Bucket Hats
Sugar Planet Water Bottles
Sugar Planet Hoodies
Sugar Planet Onesies
. . . and lots more!

We are so excited for you, your kids and your inner child to explore Sugar Planet, an out of this world sweet experience!

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WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY

Melissa L.
"Wow, just wow. Let me start with that preface. I saw this place after our visit to Chuck E. Cheese and wanted to make a stop thinking it was another souvenir store but nope! IT WAS A DREAM COME TRUE!!!"


Katelynn D.
"I am a complete sucker for candy stores, and this one was quite impressive! It was enormous, and it honestly had every type of candy I could imagine! I especially love the pay by weight candy because I could try a little bit of everything. Additionally, they had souvenirs, trinkets, ice cream, etc, for the full experience."


Marinka K.
"If you love sugar, this place is for you! This is a child's dream! The little ones were crying over lollipops & gummy worms. For me, it's candy corn season! Both ended up being my airport snack and I was wishing that I had purchased more."


Idsia R.
"This super cute store for the person with a sweet tooth is similar to "It's Sugar" with lots of different types of new and old school candies, souvenir cups, pillows, T-shirts, etc. The service was great. They also have an ice cream shop and lots of different truffles and premium chocolates. Highly recommend checking out."

 

 

 

 

 

 

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For those traveling to the Outer Banks, The Cotton Gin is a beloved landmark with its large windmill and picturesque gardens. The Cotton Gin has stood in the same location since 1929, starting as a working cotton gin and growing to a gift store with 4 locations. Visitors are treated to a unique shopping experience in our main store in Jarvisburg, as well as our beach stores in Corolla, Duck, and Nags Head. Explore room after room filled with décor for your home and coastal fashions for both men and women. Discover the brands you really want, like, Vera Bradley, Vineyard Vines, La Mer Luex, Simply Southern, Lindsay Phillips, Scout, Pandora, Kameleon, Brighton, Spartina, Tommy Bahama, Southern Tide and Salt Life and Old Guys Rule - all under one roof!

 

Don’t forget the gourmet market, or shop our beautiful linens for your bedroom and bath. We also feature coastal books and fine art, or just a whimsical fun gift to bring home to family and friends. Stop by soon and don’t forget to try our estate grown wines in our stores or visit our vineyard and winery, Sanctuary Vineyards, located adjacent to the original Cotton Gin in Jarvisburg.

 

Most know The Cotton Gin as a must-stop shop for fine gifts, beachwear, souvenirs and so much more, but this retailer has a long-standing history within the Outer Banks. A local landmark that holds almost a century of memories, The Cotton Gin started from humble beginnings and continues to adapt to the times and tourists. Tommy Wright’s family has been in the Outer Banks for nearly 200 years. His great-great grandfather, Jacob Francis Wright, shipwrecked in Duck back in the early 1800s. Calling these barrier islands his new home, Wright and his family acclimated to their new environment.

 

Adaptation is a common theme for the Wright family. Tommy and his wife Candace, who continue to steer The Cotton Gin, have seen not only their business change with the times, but the Outer Banks as a vacation destination as well. A farm market in Jarvisburg eventually transformed and flourished into several retail locations dotting the Outer Banks.

 

“As the area changed and tourism took off in the 1960s, the family saw people coming for vacations, so they began to grow vegetables and things developed from there,” says Tommy Wright. The Wright family expanded upon the farm market and began to remodel a working cotton gin, later transforming the gin into The Cotton Gin general store in the late 1960s. While the additions to the farm store drew visitors, it was their encounters with the Wright family that kept people coming back year after year, which is something that remains true today.

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