Museums in Wilmington & the Coast

Beaufort Historic Site

Beaufort

Monday – Saturday 9:30 am – 5:00 pm

Bellamy Mansion Museum

Wilmington

10:00 am - 4:00 pm daily

Oct 16 · Outlander in the Cape Fear Walking Tour

Burgwin-Wright House and Gardens

Wilmington

Monday - Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Burnett Eaton Museum Foundation

Wilmington

Mon: Closed; Tue–Sun: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Oct 22 · Mary's Art Explorers: The Not So Scary Scarecrow

Cameron Art Museum

Wilmington

Cape Fear Museum of History and Science

Wilmington

Mon–Sat: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Sun: 1:00 – 5:00 PM

Core Sound Waterfowl Museum

Harkers Island

Craven Arts Council & Gallery Bank of the Arts

New Bern

Tue-Sat: 10am - 5pm

History Museum of Carteret County

Morehead City

Tues. – Sat. 10-4

Ingram Planetarium

Sunset Beach

Mon–Wed: Closed; Thu: 10:30 AM – 4:00 PM; Fri–Sat: 10:30 AM – 4:00 PM, 5:30 – 8:00 PM; Sun: Closed

Kidz at Play Family Cafe

Morehead City

Mon–Wed: Closed; Thu–Sat: 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM; Sun: Closed

Latimer House

Wilmington

Tuesdays-Saturdays from 10am-3pm, every hour on the hour

Leland Cultural Arts Center

Leland

Mon. - Thurs. 9 a.m. - 9 p.m., Fri. - Sat. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Missiles and More Museum

Topsail Beach

Mon-Fri 10 AM – 2 PM (June-September); Wed-Fri 10 AM – 2 PM (April-May)

Museum of Coastal Carolina

Ocean Isle Beach

Mon–Wed: Closed; Thu–Sat: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Sun: Closed

Museum of the Bizarre

Wilmington

New Bern Firemen's Museum

New Bern

North Carolina History Center at Tryon Palace

New Bern

Weekdays 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., weekends 12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Oct 14 · Kids' Cove: Maritime Masks

North Carolina Maritime Museum at Beaufort

Beaufort

Tuesday–Saturday 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport

Southport

Tuesday – Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

North Carolina Military History Museum

Kure Beach

Saturday and Sunday 12:00-4:00

Old Bridge Museum

Sunset Beach

Pamlico County Historical Association & Museum

Grantsboro

Phase I: Reflection and Celebration Park - Carolina Museum of the Marine

Jacksonville

Tuesday – Sunday: 9:00 am–5:00 pm

Swansboro Area Heritage Center Museum

Swansboro

Mon–Fri: Closed; Sat–Sun: 1:00 – 4:00 PM

Oct 24 · YachtVenture

The Children's Museum of Wilmington

Wilmington

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The Tot Loft

Havelock

Tuesday–Friday 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.–3 p.m., Monday and Saturday closed

Nov 28 – Dec 22 · Holiday Light Spectacular

Wilmington Railroad Museum

Wilmington

Monday - Saturday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM (Labor Day to Memorial Day); Monday - Saturday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Sunday: 1:00 - 5:00 PM (Memorial Day to Labor Day)

Wrightsville Beach Museum of History

Wrightsville Beach

Mon–Wed: Closed; Thu–Sat: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Sun: 1:00 – 4:00 PM

Oct 23 · Not So Spooky Halloween

Zing Zumm, Children's Museum of Jacksonville

Jacksonville

Mon Closed, Tue–Sat 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Sun 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM (June–January); Mon Closed, Tue 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Wed–Sat 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Sun 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Feb–May)