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Investigate
Lab
Visitors of all ages can discover the scientific process by trying a range of experiments with tools and techniques including microscopes, pipettes and more.
In Your Backyard Resource Center
An information area featuring material about state parks, aquariums, and other sites within the NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources where visitors can plan to continue their exploration of North Carolina’s natural places.
Naturalist
Center
Featuring an extensive collection of specimens from butterflies to bear claws, snakes to seahorses, and sand dollars to spiders, visitors are encouraged to explore the natural collection.
Virtual Learning Studio
Museum Staff provide virtual programs for the public or your classroom or group anywhere there is internet! Check out the offerings here.
Exhibits
The museum experience in Whiteville is modeled after proven interactive programs at the Museum’s Raleigh-based Nature Research Center, Nature Exploration Center, and Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife and Learning, and has several key features.
Nature
Play Space
Designed to celebrate the importance of outdoor play in the lives and education of children, the space includes areas for art, digging, and exploration. Children can climb over logs, roll in the grass, make mud pies, observe nature and dig for fossils.
Discovery
Forest
Developed for young children and families to discover natural wonders from bird wings to beaver sticks, the space is an ideal area for intergenerational learning.
