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Location
Parking
Free parking in back for museum guests only, additional street parking available
Visitor tip
Start your visit with the introductory video, then pick up a scavenger hunt sheet at the front desk to engage kids throughout the museum and enhance the interactive experience
Visitor tip
Cross the street to the Maritime Center to watch ship building in progress (happens annually), then attend the ship auction benefiting the museum for a unique community experience
About North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort
Exhibits on pirates, marine life & more. Waterside museum featuring exhibits on marine life, the seafood industry, pirates, boating & more.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Natural History Museum
- Admission
- Free
- Highlights
- Blackbeard pirate history, maritime exhibits, interactive displays, scavenger hunts
- Parking
- Free parking in back for guests
What visitors say
This is an awesome museum and it is FREE. There is a parking lot, but you may find it full as we did. There is parking along the street. You may have a bit of a walk depending on how busy. There are bathroom to the right when you…
Such an interesting place with some pretty neat artifacts. The museum is free, but please be sure to donate so we can keep stuff like this free to the public. They have a pretty huge library in the back of the museum that is staged…
The museum was a fantastic addition to our trip to Beaufort, NC. We went both days we were in town. The legendary Blackbeard the pirate is highlighted in the museum explaining the Bigger than life escapades of pirate history. Explore…
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Did You Know?
- The museum features a dedicated Blackbeard pirate history exhibit, highlighting the legendary pirate's connection to North Carolina's maritime past
- Admission is completely free to the museum, with a substantial library collection in the back that visitors can spend hours exploring
- An affiliated Maritime center across the street builds a new ship each year that is auctioned off annually to benefit the museum
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