Located in the Village of Hatteras, next to the ferry docks. A unique museum dedicated to preserving and interpreting the rich maritime history of the Outer Banks and the more than 1,500 known ships wrecks off this coast. Visitors can learn what a significant role the Outer Banks has had and continues to play in the course of America’s history, including the Civil War and potholders. See such relics as the “lost lens” from the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, a portion of the Engima machine from the German U-85, artifacts from the ghost ship Carroll A.Dee ring.


Visible Shipwrecks

Over 1500 ships have been lost in the “Graveyard of the Atlantic,” an area off the Outer Banks notorious for submerged sandbars and natural hazards made perilous prior to modern navigation. Here are a few wrecks that may be visible at low tide or on display.

Schooner Francis E. Waters, on display at the Nags Head Town Hall. She sank in October 1889.

Schooner Laura A. Barnes, sank June 1921. See it at Coquina Beach in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

Trawler Lois Joyce, which sank December 1981, is visible in the surf at Oregon Inlet.

The Federal Transport Oriental sank May 1862. Her boiler stack is visible from the second beach access after the Oregon Inlet Bridge.

An unknown barge is visible at low tide directly across from the Pea Island U.S. Fish & Wildlife Station, just north of Rodanthe.

Schooner Kohler sank in August 1933 and is visible on the beach at Ramp 27, just north of Avon.

Schooner Altoona, which sank in 1878, is visible north of the pond at Cape Point, Buxton.

Location
End of Hwy. 12 in Hatteras Village, next to the Ferry Landing.

Contact Information
(252) 986-2995/2996
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