hips of the Sea Museum exhibits ship models, paintings and maritime antiques, principally from the great era of Atlantic trade during the 18th and 19th centuries.
The Roanoke Island Maritime Museum is a working boat shop offering a look at local and regional maritime heritage through displayed watercraft, exhibits, restoration projects, and traditional skills workshops. Featured at the Museum is the North Carolina Shad boat Ella View, built in 1883.
The North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort reflects coastal life and interprets lighthouses and lifesaving stations, the seafood industry, motorboats, and more. The Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Center teaches boatbuilding for all ages.
The collection includes thousands of objects such as flags, uniforms, weapons, medals, books, instruments and photographs as well as art. Major collections are The Rogers Ship Model Collection, the Naval Academy Art Collection, the Malcolm Storer Naval Medals Collection and The Beverley R. Robinson Collection (prints of naval history).