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You’re invited to get up close with some of the more familiar creatures found in our ocean. Our touch tank pool allows you to gently touch marine animals such as sea stars, sea urchins, whelks,[...]

You’re invited to get up close with some of the more familiar creatures found in our ocean. Our touch tank pool allows you to gently touch marine animals such as sea stars, sea urchins, whelks,[...]

Strap on a virtual reality (VR) headset and get a 360-degree view of the ocean. Dive with fish, sharks, turtles, and more to learn about these amazing animals and their habitat. Our Science in 3D[...]

You’re invited to get up close with some of the more familiar creatures found in our ocean. Our touch tank pool allows you to gently touch marine animals such as sea stars, sea urchins, whelks,[...]

Strap on a virtual reality (VR) headset and get a 360-degree view of the ocean. Dive with fish, sharks, turtles, and more to learn about these amazing animals and their habitat. Our Science in 3D[...]

Learn about the diversity of life in the Green Swamp in this CSI program for all ages. The Green Swamp is a local wetland teeming with diverse wildlife. Someone has eaten Ursula the Black Bear’s[...]

Strap on a virtual reality (VR) headset and watch hundreds of sea turtles emerge from sand, heading toward the beach in our newest VR program, Sea Turtle Quest. This exciting program explores the life cycle[...]

Plucky, a real-life pelican who was tangled in fishing wire and nearly strangled, was found at the Audubon bird refuge on Battery Island in the Cape Fear River channel near Southport.  Hear the rest of[...]

You’re invited to get up close with some of the more familiar creatures found in our ocean. Our touch tank pool allows you to gently touch marine animals such as sea stars, sea urchins, whelks,[...]

Use your detective skills to investigate and solve a mysterious “crime” in the Green Swamp, while exploring an area teeming with wildlife.

Dive into the history of Southeastern North Carolina during the American Revolution in this month’s Museum of Coastal Carolina Sandbar Lecture. The 1776 Cape Fear Campaign was the first British invasion of the South and[...]

Charlie asks to join several groups of animals playing together and having fun, but he’s told he’s not welcome because he’s ugly.  Listen to this heartwarming and transformational story about the meaning of true friendship,[...]

You’re invited to get up close with some of the more familiar creatures found in our ocean. Our touch tank pool allows you to gently touch marine animals such as sea stars, sea urchins, whelks,[...]

Did you know that North Carolina (NC) is a stopover point for migrating monarch butterflies? Discover the butterflies and moths found in NC through interactive, self-guided education stations.

With help from magical creatures called “Snorkel Bunnies,” learn how to preserve and protect our seas, waterways, and endangered sea turtles; and complete a fun sea turtle craft.

You’re invited to get up close with some of the more familiar creatures found in our ocean. Our touch tank pool allows you to gently touch marine animals such as sea stars, sea urchins, whelks,[...]

Explore fun facts about the Eastern Box Turtle, the state reptile of North Carolina, meet a live one in residence at the Museum, and complete a fun turtle craft.

Follow a sea otter pup’s riveting journey from a protected cave off the California coast with his mother to the dangers of the Pacific Ocean after learning to hunt for food and care for himself;[...]

You’re invited to get up close with some of the more familiar creatures found in our ocean. Our touch tank pool allows you to gently touch marine animals such as sea stars, sea urchins, whelks,[...]

If you don’t know the difference between a river otter and a sea otter, you will after this fun and interactive program.  You’ll learn about otters’ favorite foods, including sea urchins, and complete a fun[...]