Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum
History Museum
Why pick this one
Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum presents Outer Banks shipwreck history with free admission in Hatteras and educational activities for children.
Best for
- Visitors interested in Outer Banks maritime and shipwreck history
- Families seeking free indoor educational activities
- Teachers and homeschool educators requesting maritime history lessons
- School groups arranging field trips in advance
- Visitors needing mobility-accessible museum facilities
Look elsewhere if
- Visitors specifically seeking a guided museum tour
- Visitors planning to attend on Sundays, Mondays, or state holidays
- Visitors wanting to bring pets other than ADA service animals
Specialties
- Outer Banks maritime history
- North Carolina shipwreck history
- Piracy, Civil War, WWII, and coastal history education
Certifications
- North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
What makes them different
- Free admission
- Located at the southernmost end of Cape Hatteras National Seashore
- Reopened in May 2024 after an extensive exhibit-gallery renovation
- Fully accessible facility with automatic doors, two visitor wheelchairs, and closed-captioned audio-visual displays
- Offers child scavenger hunts and an education center with coloring pages, books, and a giant Lite Bright
- Serves
- Hatteras
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Contact & Location
- Address
- 59200 Museum Dr, Hatteras, NC 27943
- Phone
- +12529860720
- Website
- https://graveyardoftheatlantic.nc.gov/
- graveyard@dncr.nc.gov
Services
- Self-guided museum exhibits
- Educational programming
- Group tours and school field trips
- Educator lesson materials
- Museum gift shop