Cape Cod's Nature Place
The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
Lunch 'n Learn: Why Birds Sing!
Tuesday, June 25th at 11:30 am. Advance Tickets Recommended.
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.
Tick Training and Lyme Disease Prevention
Friday, June 21st at 1:00 pm. Free with Museum Admission.
Bird Walk and Talk
Next walk: Tuesday, June 25th at 9:30 am. $4/Members $6/Non-Members.
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.
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.
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. Age 8 and up.
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.
Support Our Sponsors
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.
Forest Bathing
$6 per person. Pre-registration recommended. Please call 508-896-3867, ext. 133. Next sessions is: Friday, June 21st from 10:00 am to 11:30 am.
Bird Carving Demonstration
Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays June 4th - August 30th from 9:30 am -1:00 pm. Free with Museum Admission.
Family Field Walks
Summer walks with our Naturalists. Monday - Friday at 10:30 am & 2:00 pm. Sundays at noon. Free with Museum Admission.
Feed the Butterflies!
June 1st through September 2nd. Make Reservations NOW to Feed the Butterflies!
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.
Naturescape Gallery
"Polar Earth: Portraits of a Vanishing World” photographs by John and Pam King. May 1 – June 30. Free with Museum Admission.
Inflatable Humpback Whale
Meet our Inflatable Humpback Whale. Advance Reservations Required. 5 and up. Free with Museum Admission. Next visit: Tuesday, July 9th at 9:45-2:15.
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.
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.
Nature Screen: Rise of the Rockets
Friday, July 19th at 11:30 am. Free with Museum Admission.
East Coast Therapy Dogs with Gina Hayes
Next visit is Saturday, July 20th at 1:00 pm. Free with Museum Admission.
Lunch n' Learn: Amazing Behaviors of Common Birds
with Naturalist Phil Kyle on Tuesday, July 23rd at 11:30 pm. 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. 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. Advance Tickets Recommended.
Nature Screen: Hummingbirds- Jeweled Messengers
Thursday, August 15th at 11:30 am. Free with Museum Admission.
National Honeybee Day
Saturday, August 17th at 9:30 am - 4:00 pm. $4 members/$5 non-members. Reservations Recommended.
Digging into the Past: Highland Lighthouse
Wednesday, August 21 at 1:00 pm. Free with Museum Admission.
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.