The Cape, a natural masterpiece, has a remarkable diversity of both freshwater and saltwater habitats for visitors to experience.

Please note our trails are impacted by the tides. Plan ahead or check the tides at the trailhead before your hike.

Naturescape Gallery is a rotating art exhibit featuring artists from Cape Cod as well as the New England area. It is located in the Museum's auditorium adjacent to the entrance.

This exhibit highlights both the archaeological investigations done at CCMNH over the years as well as the various people who have occupied the land.

Come see our beach plums in the main walkway to the Museum.

Biomimicry is about learning from nature.

Observe a demonstration on how a simple block of wood transforms into a beautiful bird! Ask questions and enjoy the Eldridge Arnold carving workshop exhibit!

Bird Walk & Talk explores the birds of the season in 4 different habitats: marsh, meadow, woodland, and beach/shore.

Thank you so much for a great 2025 Season! The Butterfly House closes Friday, August 29th. See you in 2026!

The Museum has many natural history collections that are available to researchers upon request, after approval.

MARS HAS LANDED! Now, we must build a human habitat that will allow humans to survive and thrive!

This exhibit was made possible by the generosity of the Arnold Family and his many admirers.

Feed butterflies with a small sponge and watch them up close as they drink! What a great nature experience and photo opportunity!

Join CCMNH Animal Care experts on a private feeding tour of the Museum’s Aquarium before it opens to the public.

The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History gives you a very special opportunity to deepen your relationship with nature through marsh, creek, forest, dunes and beach habitats.

Join Carol Marcy for a forest bathing walk followed by a brief meditation and time to capture this creative spirit by weaving these experiences into verse, song, or poem.

This popular series returns with experts in the field of gardening and landscape design! Hosted by the manager of the Historic Shirley Cross Wildflower Garden, Janice Dill.

Join one of our naturalists and explore the world outside the Museum.

Get a close-up look at one of nature's most interesting creatures that is so vital to our food source. Look for the queen, easily identified by the colored dot on her back.

For visitors & staff this ongoing program, which has head started over a thousand horseshoe crabs, has provided unique learning experiences and ongoing opportunities to observe.

Meet our Gray Whale and find out why they became extinct in the Atlantic int he 18th century, but are alive and well in the Pacific.

Learn all about the magnificent Humpback Whale, their behavior, and habits from the inside out!

Come visit the garden that has flourished through the years and continues to be maintained by the Club.

The Marshview Room celebrates nature in our backyard, offering beautiful views across the salt marsh toward Wing Island and Cape Cod Bay beyond.

Come mix, concoct, create, and make a mess! Find an earthworm, dig a tunnel, build a bridge or dam, make a mud pie!

Wear comfortable hiking or water shoes, bring a sun hat, a towel, pail & shovel, curiosity, and an eagerness to learn for a great experience designed for the whole family!

Join us every month for compelling, educational and visually stunning science, nature, and history documentaries that inspire appreciation of our natural world and its inhabitants.

Enjoy the dynamic views of the marsh behind the Museum year round and our the beloved Osprey family spring through fall. You never know what you might see!

This exhibit was produced in collaboration with Plimoth Plantation and modern day Wampanoag and shows how the people that inhabited this area lived.

This is a large collection of mounted specimens donated to the Museum by the Ralph E. Stuart estate. Every bird can be found on Cape Cod. There is also a small nest exhibit.

Dozens of hands-on activities and fun ways to explore, build, tinker, and discover how science shapes our world. Must be 38" tall to ride the bullet train.

A science lecture series with discounted tickets for those ages 60+.

Cape Cod’s constant is change. Visitors will see dramatic coastal erosion in recent years, and maps showing how the Cape looked 10,000 years ago.

Sue Finnegan's primary goals are research and promoting public awareness of our natural world. Over 158 bird species utilize the land and the waterways adjacent to the Station.