Museums
Wilmington Children's Museum
The Wilmington Children's Museum stimulates children's imagination, curiosity and innate love of learning.
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Museum of the Cherokee Indian
So begins your trip through the Museum of the Cherokee Indian. Totally renovated in 1998, the new museum tells the story of the Cherokee people using high-tech wizardry along with an extensive artifact collection.
Established in October, 1995 and opened in May, 1996, the beach cottage museum houses various exhibits on Wrightsville Beach history, as well as depicting the lifestyle at Wrightsville Beach circa 1900. The house itself is a part of Wrightsville Beach history
North Carolina Maritime Museum
The North Carolina Maritime Museum, an agency of the Office of Archives and History, Department of Cultural Resources, is driven by its mission to preserve and interpret all aspects of North Carolina's rich maritime heritage through educational exhibits, programs and field trips.
Bellamy Mansion Museum: 503 Market St., Wilmington (910) 251-3700.
Burgwin-Wright Museum House: 224 Market St., Wilmington (910) 762-0570.
Cape Fear Museum: 814 Market St., Wilmington (910) 341-7413 .
Carteret County Museum of History and Art: 100 Wallace Rd. (252) 247-7533.
Core Sound Waterfowl Museum: 1205 Island Rd., Harkers Is. (252) 728-1500.
Museum of Onslow County: 301 S. Wilmington St., Jacksonville (910) 324-5008.
NC Maritime Museum: 315 Front Street, Beaufort (252) 728-7317.
St. John's Museum of Art: 114 Orange St., Wilmington (910) 763-0281.
Southport Maritime Museum Inc.: 116 N. Howe St., Southport (910) 457-0003.
Wilmington Railroad Museum: 501 Nutt St., Wilmington (910) 763-2634.