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Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, Hatteras, NC

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Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum

A maritime museum in Hatteras Village that covers Outer Banks shipwreck and coastal history.

59200 Museum Drive, Hatteras, NC 27943 · Hatteras, NC

About Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum

The museum sits on Hatteras Island and focuses on the maritime past of North Carolina's Outer Banks. Its name honors the many shipwrecks lying offshore along the state's coast. Exhibits and programs center on regional coastal life and the wrecks that shaped it. It opened in 2002 and is run by the state's Regional History Museum Division.

  • #maritime history
  • #shipwrecks
  • #Outer Banks
  • #North Carolina
  • #free admission

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