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Cape Fear Museum, Wilmington

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#2 of 10 in Museums in Wilmington

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Cape Fear Museum of History and Science is a museum located at 814 Market Street in downtown Wilmington in southeastern North Carolina. Founded in 1898, it is the oldest history museum in the state.

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Cape Fear Museum Reviews

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• By Stan W

  An excellent museum that showcases the history of Wilmington and surrounding area. Very well organized. Allow at least 1 1/2 to 2 hours to see it. The Michael Jordan exhibit (in it's own room) was....  more »

• By Zedd97511

  Did not know what to expect and was pleasantly surprised. Combination of history/science/nature and while large parts geared toward kids the historical aspects of the museum- into which natural...  more »

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• By Rob Lehman

  Such a great museum! You get a little of everything here, and it's a wide range of things that they cover, from local history all the way to space exploration. As an adult I learned quite a bit, but this is a great place to take kids as there will be something there to fascinate almost any interest and make the museum cool again in an age where sitting in front of a tablet is a major part of their worldly knowledge.The staff is very friendly and helpful and the layout of the first floor is inventive with some new knowledge waiting around every twist and turn!

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• By Gary Slates

  This museum is really great and interactive. It tells the difficult history of the region and also the science. We did not plan on going to this museum ans ended staying approximately 3 hours. I will be back to bring the rest of my children.

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