Cape Cod's Nature Place
The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
C.L. Fornari Book Launch
Thursday, May 30th at 3:30 pm. $20 per person includes wine & hors d'oeuvres, lecture, and book signing.
Our Mission
The mission of the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History is to inspire appreciation, understanding and stewardship of our natural environment and wildlife through discovery and learning.
Plant Sale & Native Market Place
Our Annual Plant Sale is Saturday, June 1st. 9:00 am - 12:00 noon
KidSummer Day Program
There's still time to register! KidSummer Online Registration is Open. Scholarships available!
Feed the Butterflies!
June 1st through September 2nd. Make Reservations NOW to Feed the Butterflies!
Naturescape Gallery
"Polar Earth: Portraits of a Vanishing World” photographs by John and Pam King. May 1 – June 30. Free with Museum Admission.
The Butterfly House & Pollinator Path
Butterfly House & Pollinator Path season opens daily Saturday June 1st through Sunday, September 1st from 9:30 am – 4:00 pm. Free with Museum Admission.
Support Our Sponsors
Nauset Garden Club Open House
Sunday, June 2nd from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm at the Lyn Peabody Wildflower Garden at the museum. Free with Museum Admission.
Bird Carving Demonstration
Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays June 4th - August 30th from 9:30 am -1:00 pm. Next demonstration: Tuesday, June 4th. Free with Museum Admission.
Bird Walk and Talk
Next walk: Tuesday, June 4th at 9:30 am. $4/Members $6/Non-Members
Forest Bathing
$6 per person. Pre-registration required. Please call 508-896-3867, ext. 133. Next session: June 7th, 10:00 am - 11:30 am.
Polar Earth: Portraits of a Vanishing World
Illustrated lecture with John & Pam King. June 9th at 1:00 pm. Free with Museum Admission.
Nature Screen: “Plants Behaving Badly”
Thursday, June 13th at 1:00 pm- Part 1: Carnivorous Plants and 2:30 pm- Part 2: Orchids. Free with Museum Admission.
East Coast Therapy Dogs with Gina Hayes
Next visit is Saturday, June 15th at 1:00 pm. Free with Museum Admission.
Lunch 'n Learn: Nantaska- The Minnow and the Whale
Monday, June 17th at 11:30 am. Admission: Non-Member $25 / Member $15 / Includes Program, Box Lunch & Museum Admission. Advance Tickets Recommended.
Family Field Walks
Summer walks with our Naturalists. Monday - Friday at 10:30 am & 2:00 pm starting June 17th. Sundays at Noon starting May 26th. Free with Museum Admission.
Ospreys 2019: The Revival of a Global Raptor
Thursday, July 18th at 1:00 pm with Author and Ornithologist, Alan Poole. Free with Museum Admission.
Tick Training and Lyme Disease Prevention
Friday, June 21st at 1:00 pm. Free with Museum Admission.
Lunch and Learn: Why Birds Sing!
Tuesday, June 25th at 11:30 am. Admission: Non-Member $25 / Member $15 / Includes Program, Box Lunch & Museum. Advance Tickets Recommended.
Mudflat Mania!
Join us on this guided beachside exploration tour at low tide. First opportunity: Wednesday, June 26th at 1:00 pm. No reservations. Members: $6 adults/$5 seniors/$4 children. Non Members: $8 adults/$7 seniors/$6 children.
Live Beehive Openings
Meet our bees up close with beekeepers George Muhlebach and crew. First 2019 opening: Thursday, June 27th from 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm. Reservations Required.
Digging into the Past: New England Rocks: Historic Geological Wonders
with Dr. Michael Vieira. Thursday, June 27th at 1:00 pm. Free with Museum Admission.
Animal Ambassadors
with Bethany Jakubson on Tuesday, July 2nd at 10:00 am and Monday, July 22nd at 1:00 pm. Reservations Recommended. Order tickets online.
MESS FEST!!!
Mess Fest is a celebration of all things MESSY. Friday, July 5th from 10:00 am-1:00 pm. $5 Members / $7 Non-members. No reservations.
Inflatable Humpback Whale
Meet our Inflatable Humpback Whale. Next visit: Tuesday, July 9th at 9:45-2:15. 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. Free with Museum Admission.
Digging into the Past: Peleg Nye, The Jonah of Cape Cod
with Nils V. Bockmann on Wednesday, July 10th at 1:00 pm. Free with Museum Admission.
Nature Screen: “First Man on the Moon”
Monday, July 15th at 11:30 am. Free with Museum Admission.
One Giant Leap for Mankind
with NASA Solar System Ambassador Marie Kesten Zahn on Tuesday, July 16th at 11:30 am. Free with Museum Admission.
Night Sky STARLAB Portable Planetarium
July 17th at 10:00 am, 11:00 am, 12:30 pm and 1:15 pm. Reservations Required.
Nature Screen: Rise of the Rockets
Friday, July 19th at 11:30 am. Free with Museum Admission.
Lunch n' Learn: Amazing Behaviors of Common Birds
with Naturalist Phil Kyle on Tuesday, July 23rd at 11:30 pm. Admission: Non-Member $25 / Member $15 / Includes Program, Box Lunch & Museum. Advance Tickets Recommended.
Mike the Bubble Man!
TWO SHOWS: Wednesday, July 31st at 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm. Tickets Required. Reservations Suggested.
Lunch 'n Learn: Forage to Table
Monday, August 5th at 11:30 am. Admission: Non-Member $25 / Member $15 / Includes Program, Box Lunch & Museum Admission. Advance Tickets Recommended.
Reptiles Rock!
TWO SHOWS: Wednesday, August 7th at 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm. Tickets Required. Reservations Recommended.
Lunch 'n Learn: Fall Migration Magic
with Naturalist Phil Kyle on Monday, August 12th at 11:30 am. Admission: Non-Member $25 / Member $15 / Includes Program, Box Lunch & Museum. Advance Tickets Recommended.
Nature Screen: Hummingbirds- Jeweled Messengers
Thursday, August 15th at 11:30 am. Free with Museum Admission.
Digging into the Past: Highland Lighthouse
Wednesday, August 21 at 1:00 pm. Free with Museum Admittance.
Osprey Live Stream
The Osprey have returned for their 2019 season. You can check on the Osprey nest with our 24/7 live feed!!!
'A bright and exciting future'
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History to Acquire Thornton W. Burgess/Green Briar Nature Center in Sandwich
Blood Drive
Wednesday, October 16th from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. Support Cape Cod Healthcare!
Biomimicry
View the "What is Biomimicry?" video, created as part of the Cape Cod Regional STEM Network Teacher in Residence Program.
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.
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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.