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Boatbuilding - Watercraft Center
Across the street from the Museum, the Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Center buzzes with the action of traditional boatbuilding. Visitors are encouraged to watch, and take boatbuilding courses offered...
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Coastal History & Heritage
The Museum showcases coastal heritage and history with exhibits on pirates, shipwrecks, settlers, boatbuilding, the seafood industry and marine science. Learn how boats evolved from dugout canoes to...
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Whales and Whaling
The “Whales and Whaling” exhibit is the first phase of a major exhibition on North Carolina’s commercial fisheries. Photographs, information and artifacts tell the story of North Carolina’s unique...
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Blackbeard's Queen Anne's Revenge
In 1718, the notorious pirate Blackbeard lost his flagship, the Queen Anne’s Revenge, when it ran aground in Beaufort Inlet. For more than 270 years, it was hidden by water and sand – a mystery to...
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The Museum is the official home of artifacts recovered from Blackbeard's flagship, Queen Anne's Revenge. Other exhibits feature the state's rich natural ecosystems, the development of specialized boats...
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Whales and Whaling
Come meet Echo, our resident Sperm Whale! Echo washed ashore near Cape Lookout back in 2004. Thanks to the hard work of the staff and many volunteers, his skeleton has been rearticulated and now hangs...
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The Seafood Industry
Some say commercial fishing was America's first industry and the Museum offers a glimpse into the seafood industry in North Carolina. From the crab fishery to oystering, this exhibit tells the tales of...
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Soldiers of the Surf and Storm
The U.S. Life Saving Service began in 1848 and would eventually merge with the Revenue Cutter Service to become the modern day U.S. Coast Guard. This exhibit traces the early years of the U.S. Life...
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