59200 Museum Drive, Hatteras, NC 27943 • (252) 986-0720

The museum is temporarily closed for renovation

Did You Know?

A springboard into Outer Banks maritime history

Click on any question to learn more about the Outer Banks’ fascinating maritime history

DID YOU KNOW that Hatteras Island was the site of the first Union-won battle of the Civil War?

DID YOU KNOW that Hatteras Island was home to hotel De Afrique, North Carolina’s first safe haven for African Americans during the Civil War?

DID YOU KNOW that there are more than 2,000 shipwrecks off North Carolina’s Outer Banks, dubbed the Graveyard of the Atlantic?

DID YOU KNOW that pirates sailed Outer Banks’ waters?

DID YOU KNOW that 86 Allied vessels and four U-boats were lost off the Outer Banks during World War II?

DID YOU KNOW that the Outer Banks is made up of barrier islands that move?