Cowan Museum of History and Science
History Museum
Why pick this one
Cowan Museum of History and Science offers free admission, a six-building historical park, and a 24/7 native-plant botanical garden in Kenansville.
Best for
- Visitors exploring Duplin County history through historic buildings and 19th- and 20th-century artifacts
- Families seeking free museum, nature, and STEM activities
- Visitors interested in North Carolina native plants and pollinator gardens
- Schools, youth groups, homeschoolers, and educators seeking STEM or environmental learning programs
- Visitors interested in rocks, minerals, fossils, and geological specimens
Look elsewhere if
- Visitors requiring an ADA-compliant botanical garden trail, because the trail needs repair to meet ADA standards
- Visitors seeking entry to the tobacco barn, which is currently closed because of structural instability
Specialties
- 19th- and 20th-century tools and technology exhibits
- Historical park with six buildings
- North Carolina native-plant botanical garden
- Geological specimens, rocks, and fossils
- STEM and environmental education programs
Certifications
- NC Environmental Education Certification
- Certified Interpretive Guide from the National Association for Interpretation
- Early Childhood Outdoor Learning Environments Certificate from NC State University's Natural Learning Initiative
- Certified Burner Course from the NC Forest Service
What makes them different
- Free admission
- Adjacent historical park with a log cabin, general store, schoolhouse, smokehouse, blacksmith shop, and tobacco barn
- 24-hour botanical garden featuring nearly 90 North Carolina native plant species
- Collection of approximately 4,300 objects, including tools, medical devices, household artifacts, and geological specimens
- Sensory bags available onsite upon request
- Serves
- Kenansville
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 411 S Main St, Kenansville, NC 28349
- Phone
- +19102962149
- Website
- http://cowanmuseum.org/
- impallari@gmail.com
Services
- Museum exhibits
- Historical park visits
- Botanical garden access
- Self-guided and guided group tours
- School, youth, homeschool, and public education programs