Cape Cod's Nature Place
The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
The 21st Annual Cape Cod Maritime Symposium
Join us November 4th! Tickets available online, October 1st
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.
Prehistoric Astronomers
Showing October 5th & 19th at 11:30am, during MA Archaeology Month
A List Voting is OPEN.
Last chance to vote for CCMNH! Deadline is 10/15.Thanks for supporting the Museum!! Read more to find the link.
Wing Island Guided Walk
Walk with Archaeologist, Dan Zoto., October 21st. Call for reservations.
Birdwatching for Beginners
Birdwatching for Beginners with Gretchen Moran Towers. Next opportunity is October 19th at 10am Free w/Museum admission
Support Our Sponsors
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: Tom Burns The World of Whales and Sharks
Pottery Reconstruction
Dig, sift and sort like an archaeologist! Free w/Museum Admission
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.
Aquarium News
Visit our newly arrived Red Bellied Cooter baby turtles . We will be ‘Headstarting’ these babies, who will be released next year, in cooperation with the Mass. Dept of Fish and Wildlife. Red Bellied Cooters are both State and Federally endangered. And as with most babies they are as cute as can be! Stop by and see them!
Jamestown’s Dark Winter
Showing October 12th & 26th at 11:30am , during MA Archaeology Month.
Tuesday Tweets
Join our bird nerd, Gretchen Towers Moran, walk the trails and discover the wonderful world of Cape Cod birding. Next opportunity: October 24th at 9am.
The Pilgrims
This film is showing Wednesdays in November, until Thanksgiving, 11:30am -1:30pm. Free w/Museum Admission
Brewster’s Twentieth Century: A Retrospect
Join Jim Coogan for our November Digging into The Past, November 9th at 1pm. Free w/Museum Admission
Talking Turkeys: Lunch 'n Learn
Lunch 'n Learn all about turkeys. November 16th at 11:30. Read more for registration.
Indoor Mini Golf 2017
Indoor Mini Golf returns 11/24 and 11/25, 10am - 3pm. Special Adults only night,11/24. 5 - 8 pm. Call for tee times.
The Gills Club
THE GILLS CLUB Next meeting: November 25th Gills Club Ages 5-10 ~ 9:00AM- 10AM Gills Club Ages 11+ ~ 10:30AM- 12PM This program is free but does not include Museum admission. Please call for reservations. Space limited. 508 896 3867 x133
Blood Drive
Blood Drive Wednesday, November 29, 2017. 10am - 4pm to support Cape Cod Healthcare!
Brewster for the Holidays 2017
The Annual Brewster Holiday celebration is December 3rd, 2-4pm, sponsored by the Brewster Chamber of Commerce.
Christmas in Yellowstone
This fabulous film shows Thursdays in December at 11:30am. Free w/Museum Admission.
The History of Cacao
Lunch 'n Learn all about Chocolate!! Friday, December 8th 11:30am Call for reservations.
Owls of the World 2017
The owls return 12/27/17. Tickets on sale now. 3 shows during December School Vacation! Read more for ticket info.
Pave a Path to Nature Education
Help the Friends complete the Brick Path through the Bobbie Williams Garden to the door of the KidSummer Classroom!
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!
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.
Biomimicry
View the "What is Biomimicry?" video, created as part of the Cape Cod Regional STEM Network Teacher in Residence Program.
A Taste for Nature 2017 - Thank You
Thank you to all of the businesses donating gift certificates, wine and other prizes to our annual Taste for Nature Fundraiser. We appreciate your support of the KidSummer Scholarship and Education Programs.
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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.