Exhibits & Attractions

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!
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Our Butterfly House will give visitors the chance to see and experience butterflies up close and personal.
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Please note our trails are impacted by the tides. Plan ahead or check the tides at the trailhead before your hike.
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The Cape, a natural masterpiece, has a remarkable diversity of both freshwater and saltwater habitats for visitors to experience.
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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.
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Join Archaeologist Dan Zoto for a guided walk of Wing Island, the location of the Wing Island Archaeology Project.
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This exhibit highlights both the archaeological investigations done at CCMNH over the years as well as the various people who have occupied the land.
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Bird Walk & Talk explores the birds of the season in 4 different habitats: marsh, meadow, woodland, and beach/shore.
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The Museum has many natural history collections that are available to researchers upon request, after approval.
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This exhibit was made possible by the generosity of the Arnold Family and his many admirers.
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Feed butterflies with a small sponge and watch them up close as they drink! What a great nature experience and photo opportunity!
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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.
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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.
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Generously funded by The Bilezikian Family Foundation, the Humpback and Gray inflatable whales visit throughout the year.
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CCMNH is proud to offer these NASA-developed activities thanks to a materials grant and partnership with the National Informal STEM Education Network.
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Come visit the garden that has flourished through the years and continues to be maintained by the Club.
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The Marshview Room has been arranged to celebrate the wildlife living in "Our Own Backyard."
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Learn why would we want to land near a Moon crater. Then take on the Moon Adventure Game.
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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.
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This exhibit was produced in collaboration with Plimoth Plantation and modern day Wampanoag and shows how the people that inhabited this area lived.
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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.
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Come see our renovated The Hay Room with an interactive science lab, with age appropriate activities for ages 3 to adult.
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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.
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The primary goals of the Wing Island Banding Station are research and promoting public awareness of our natural world.