Videos : NC Maritime Museum : HATTERAS : The Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum

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

The museum is temporarily closed for renovation

Mini Golf on the Hill

Uncover some of the mystery that lies buried beneath Jockey’s Ridge in Nags Head, N.C.

Shipwrecks of the Outer Banks

Enjoy an overview of the Graveyard of the Atlantic, as well as some of the subjects of the exhibits and artifacts at our museum.

Messages from the Sea

Learn about Aleta, the mailboat that connected the Outer Banks island communities by carrying people and mail to and from Ocracoke.

A Hard Road to Freedom

Learn about the black experience on the Outer Banks during the Civil War and early Reconstruction.

Richard Etheridge: A Man of Courage

The Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum presents, Richard Etheridge: A Man of Courage

Time to Reflect

At a time when we have to be apart, we can still feel like we’re together.

Ghost Ship of Diamond Shoals: Carroll A. Deering

The story of the mystery of the schooner Carroll A. Deering to mark the 100th anniversary of the shipwreck.

Keeper Richard Etheridge

A brief biography of Keeper Richard Etheridge of the Pea Island Life-Saving Station