Best Museums in North Carolina

Below is the list of Best Museums in North Carolina. The number one museum is Discovery Place in Charlotte. The next few museums in the top 5 are Heritage Square in Fayetteville, North Carolina Zoological Park in Asheboro, North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores in Pine Knoll Shores and Morehead Planetarium and Science Center in Chapel Hill. Worth mentioning are North Carolina Museum of Life and Science, Artspace, and 3 others. For more museums in North Carolina see the city links below including Charlotte, Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and Fayetteville.

Top 10 Museums in North Carolina

1. Discovery Place
   301 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28202  • 704-372-6261-/-+1-877-849-437
   
   • 38 Reviews • 2 Sources

   
   
2. Heritage Square
   225 Dick St., Fayetteville, NC 28301  • 602-262-5029
   
   • 43 Reviews • 3 Sources

   
   
3. North Carolina Zoological Park
   4401 Zoo Pkwy, Asheboro, NC, 27205-1425  • 336-879-7000
   
   • 27 Reviews • 4 Sources

   
   
4. North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores
   1 Roosevelt Blvd.,Pine Knoll Shores,NC,28512  • 866-294-3477-for-activities
   
   • 4 Reviews • 2 Sources

   
   
5. Morehead Planetarium and Science Center
   250 E. Franklin St., Chapel Hill, NC , USA  • 919-962-1236
   
   • 3 Reviews • 2 Sources

   
   
6. Grandfather Mountain
   2050 Blowing Rock Highway, Linville, NC 28646,  • 828-733-2013
   
   • 13 Reviews • 4 Sources

   
   
7. North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
   11 W. Jones St, Raleigh, Nc, Usa  • 877-462-8724
   
   • 11 Reviews • 2 Sources

   
   
8. North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher
   900 Loggerhead Road, Kure Beach, NC,  • 910-458-8259
   
   • 9 Reviews • 3 Sources

   
   
9. Old Salem
   600 South Main Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101  • 888-653-7253-/-+1-336-721-730
   
   • 7 Reviews • 2 Sources

   
   
10. Tryon Palace Historic Sites and Gardens
    610 Pollock St, New Bern, NC, USA  • 1-(252)-514-4900
    
    • 6 Reviews • 2 Sources

    
    

Honorable Mentions for Museums in North Carolina

• North Carolina Museum of Life and Science
  433 W. Murray Ave., Durham, NC 27704  • 919-220-5429
  


• Artspace
  201 E. Davie St., Downtown, Raleigh, NC 27601,  • 919-821-2787
  


• Duke University
  Durham, NC,  • 919-684-3710
  


• Charlotte Nature Museum
  1658 Sterling Rd, Charlotte, NC 28209  • 704-372-6261-/-+1-800-935-055
  


• Children's Museum of Wilmington
  116 Orange St., Wilmington, NC 28401  • 910-254-3534