Cape Cod's Nature Place
The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
Lunch 'n Learn
Join us for the new summer lecture series: Lunch 'n Learn. Read more for details First Lecture, June 26th Nature's Innovations & Biomimicry
Bird Carving 101
Meet Stephen Rich. Watch him carve. View the Eldridge Arnold Workshop and Exhibit. Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9:30am - 1pm. Free w/Museum Admission.
Feed the Butterflies!
The Butterfly House opens, June 1st. Free with Admission. To Feed the Butterflies, Read More for details. Call early for Reservations!
Garden Tour 2017
Save the Dates for the spectacular gardens supporting CCMNH! July 11th and July 15th Click for tickets and our gardens map.
Our Mission
The mission of the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History is to inspire appreciation, understanding and stewardship of our natural environment through discovery and learning.
Nature’s Innovations & Biomimicry
Meet Peter Lawrence, creator of our Biomimicry exhibit and President and co Founder of Biomimicry New England. The first in the Lunch 'n Learn series. June 26th at 11:30am. Read more for details!
A Taste for Nature 2017
Tickets on sale now for our annual Fundraiser. Join us at Ocean Edge, Thursday, July 6th, 5 - 7 pm. Read more for details or to make a donation to the KidSummer Scholarship Fund.
Inflatable Humpback Whale
Meet our Inflatable Humpback Whale. Next visit June 27th Advance Reservations Required! Spaces limited to 20 per time slot. Because of the educational content level, this program is restricted to ages 5 and up.
Hour of Code
Hour of Code for Kids Ages 7-10 Tuesdays, June 27th - August 8th (except July 4th) 12:30pm -1:30pm Free w/Admission Reservations required
The Bubble Man 2017
The Bubble Man returns. Tickets on sale now for July 13th and August 8th shows.
Family Drawing 2017
This multigenerational activity starts June 28th. Read more for details
Live Bee Hive Openings 2017
Meet our Bees! Live Hive Openings Thursdays, June 22nd - August 31st Space Limited. Call for reservations $5/non members or $4/members
Aquarium News
We Feed returns, weekdays at 12:30pm June 1st - September 1st. Watch a live feeding for one of our Aquarium residents. Free w/Admission
Gray Whale
Walk thru the Gray Whale! Next Museum appearance: June 30th Free w/Museum Admission
Family Field Walks
Family Field Walks, with our Naturalists, start Sundays, June 4th at Noon. Weekdays, June 19th, 10:30am and 2pm. Free with Museum Admission
KidSummer Day Program
KidSummer 2017 runs June 26 - August 11. AWSC Shark Week, August 14th & 21st is sold out. Online registration is OPEN. Click Read More to register!
Museum Awards
Thank you for making us GOLD again !! We are Cape Cod Life's Best of: Museum, Kid's Activity, Family Activity and Rainy Day Activity for the Lower Cape 2017. Established in 1954, we continue our mission to inspire appreciation, educate and care for our natural environment. The support of our members, visitors and locals is critical to this effort!!! A wholehearted THANK YOU for your dedication to CCMNH!
Nature Screen
Showing compelling, educational and visually stunning nature documentaries that inspire appreciation, curiosity and stewardship of our natural world and its inhabitants. Now showing: Nature 365: daily 11am - 2:30pm.
Biomimicry
View the "What is Biomimicry?" video, created as part of the Cape Cod Regional STEM Network Teacher in Residence Program.
Naturescape Gallery
Visit our Naturescape gallery, featuring local New England artists, whose work reflects the nature of the Northeast. Open during museum hours. Now Showing: Thomas McLean's Impressionist Landscapes
Directions & Parking
The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History is a private, non-profit organization with a 501(c)(3) designation. Although some trails are also town-owned, the three CCMNH parking lots are private property and restricted to Museum members, visitors, volunteers and staff. However, anyone wishing to access the trails but not enter the Museum can park at Drummer Boy Park down the street on 6A and walk to the trails. Unfortunately, the trails are not wheelchair accessible.
Tuesday Tweets
Join our bird nerd, Gretchen Towers Moran, walk the trails and discover the wonderful world of Cape Cod birding. Next opportunity, July 11th at 9am.
Who Are The Cape Verdeans?
Digging into the Past. July 12th at 1pm Free w/Museum Admission
4-H COASTAL EXPLORER VAN
This special mobile exhibit visits the Museum, July 12th, July 26th & August 10th. Free w/Museum Admission.
Why Birds Sing!
Join us July 17th for the 2nd in the Lunch'n Learn lecture series. Read more for details
Birdwatching for Beginners
Birdwatching for Beginners with Gretchen Moran Towers. Next opportunity is July 20th at 10am Free w/Museum admission
Forage to Table
Interested in WILD Food? Rachel Goclawski shares how to's on July 24th and August 16th at 11:30am. Free with Museum Admission
The Caterpillar Lab 2017
One Day Only!! This awesome exhibit returns, July 27th. Free w/Museum Admission.
Climate Change: Penguins & Women's Leadership
Join us July 31st for the 3rd in the Lunch'n Learn lecture series. Read more for details.
Blood Drive
Blood Drive Thursday, August 3, 2017. 10am - 4pm to support Cape Cod Healthcare!
The Secret Life of Fireflies
Join us August 7th for the 4th and final Lunch 'n Learn lecture series. Read more for details.
National Honey Bee Day 2017
Meet the Honey Bee experts! Saturday, August 19th, 9:30am - 4pm.
Ovens on the Edge; An Experimental Archaeology of Baking
Digging into the Past with Paula Marcoux. August 23rd at 1pm Free w/Museum Admission
Free Fun Friday 2017
Admission is FREE today, 9:30am - 4pm. Butterfly Feeding is an additional fee and requires a reservation.
Shop AmazonSmile and Donate!
Shop on AmazonSmile and help support CCMNH. For online purchases made through AmazonSmile, Amazon will donate 0.5% of the total purchase price to the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History. Click on the Read More link or go to www.smile.amazon.com to start shopping!
Museum Trail
There are dozens of extraordinary Cape Cod museums spanning history, the arts and topics that define the peninsula, from maritime life to baseball.
The Trails of the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
Please remember ...NO Dogs allowed on the Trails, May 1 - September 30 and NO DOGS allowed year round on Museum property.
