Museums in North Carolina, United States

Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum

Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum

Maggie Valley, North Carolina

โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜… 4.9 (94,515 reviews)

People don't just come to Wheels Through Time to see old motorcycles; they come to hear them roar to life. Tucked away i...

Airborne & Special Operations Museum Foundation

Airborne & Special Operations Museum Foundation

Fayetteville, North Carolina

โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜… 4.9 (93,411 reviews)

Tucked right at the edge of Fort Bragg, this place is a pilgrimage for anyone fascinated by the story of America's airbo...

North Carolina Museum of Art

North Carolina Museum of Art

Raleigh, North Carolina

โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜… 4.8 (810,824 reviews)

You know how some museums feel like a dusty archive? This one is the complete opposite. I started in the West Building, ...

Wright Brothers National Memorial

Wright Brothers National Memorial

Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜… 4.8 (89,726 reviews)

People don't just come here to learn a history lesson; they come to stand on the very patch of earth where humanity firs...

Asheville Pinball Museum

Asheville Pinball Museum

Asheville, North Carolina

โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜… 4.8 (82,882 reviews)

Tucked away on Battle Square in downtown Asheville, this place is less a quiet hall of artifacts and more of a vibrant, ...

North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

Raleigh, North Carolina

โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜… 4.8 (82,733 reviews)

The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences feels less like a static repository and more like a vibrant, living portal...

Biltmore

Biltmore

Asheville, North Carolina

โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜… 4.7 (737,543 reviews)

People flock to the Biltmore Estate not just for a tour, but for a full-blown escape into a Gilded Age fantasy. You step...

Greensboro Science Center

Greensboro Science Center

Greensboro, North Carolina

โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜… 4.7 (79,591 reviews)

People don't just come to the Greensboro Science Center for a quick lesson; they come for a full-day adventure that feel...

NASCAR Hall of Fame

NASCAR Hall of Fame

Charlotte, North Carolina

โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜… 4.7 (77,510 reviews)

The NASCAR Hall of Fame is less a quiet museum and more a high-octane cathedral to American speed. It immediately sets i...

N.C. Transportation Museum

N.C. Transportation Museum

Spencer, North Carolina

โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜… 4.7 (74,476 reviews)

You won't believe this place I found just outside of Salisbury โ€“ it's the North Carolina Transportation Museum, and it's...

Museum of Life and Science

Museum of Life and Science

Durham, North Carolina

โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜… 4.7 (71,863 reviews)

Tucked away in Durham, the Museum of Life and Science feels like a secret garden for the curious mind. It all started ba...

Whalehead Club

Whalehead Club

Corolla, North Carolina

โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜… 4.7 (7,843 reviews)

People don't just come to the Whalehead Club for a history lesson; they come to be transported. Stepping onto its sun-dr...

Southern Highland Craft Guild, Folk Art Center

Southern Highland Craft Guild, Folk Art Center

Asheville, North Carolina

โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜… 4.7 (7,534 reviews)

Tucked right along the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway, the Folk Art Center is so much more than a museum; it's a living, brea...

Museum of the Cherokee People

Museum of the Cherokee People

Yellowhill Community แŽกแŽณแฌแ—, North Carolina

โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜… 4.6 (65,346 reviews)

People come here for all sorts of reasons. Some are tracing their own family roots, while others just want to understand...

Discovery Place Science

Discovery Place Science

Charlotte, North Carolina

โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜… 4.6 (64,849 reviews)

Discovery Place Science isn't your typical quiet museum; it's a vibrant, hands-on playground for curious minds of all ag...

Andy Griffith Museum

Andy Griffith Museum

Mount Airy, North Carolina

โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜… 4.6 (63,911 reviews)

People don't just come to this museum for the memorabilia; they come to feel a connection to a simpler time, the kind An...

Sullenberger Aviation Museum

Sullenberger Aviation Museum

Charlotte, North Carolina

โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜… 4.6 (61,334 reviews)

You know you're in for something special when you walk through the doors and the first thing you see is the actual 'Mira...

Bellamy Mansion Museum

Bellamy Mansion Museum

Wilmington, North Carolina

โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜… 4.6 (61,042 reviews)

People come to the Bellamy Mansion not just for its grand architecture, but to engage with the complex and difficult his...

Reynolda House Museum of American Art

Reynolda House Museum of American Art

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜… 4.6 (6,783 reviews)

Tucked away in the charming landscape of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the Reynolda House Museum feels like stepping in...

Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum

Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum

, North Carolina

โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜… 4.5 (51,956 reviews)

Tucked away on the windswept shores of Hatteras, this isn't your typical maritime museum. It feels more like a hall of s...