Cape Charles Museum and Welcome Center

Cape Charles Museum and Welcome Center The Cape Charles Museum opened in 1996 & operates solely from donations. Consider a membership today. We close from the end of November until April.

As part of its mission, the Society collects and records memories of older residents and notable events, which can be listened to at the Museum. We welcome donations of documents, artifacts, postcards, etc related to the history of the area. Twice each year the Historical Society holds fundraising events: a Low Country Shrimp Boil on the Saturday of Garden Week, the last weekend in April, and an O

yster Roast on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. COVID caused us to cancel these events in 2020 and we are unsure how it will affect them in 2021. Contact us by email at [email protected] or [email protected] or message us on Facebook. Call the Museum for current information at 757-331-1008 and leave a message. Cape Charles is readily accessible from the Norfolk - Virginia Beach area and from Delaware and Maryland's Eastern Shore. Take U.S. 13 and follow signs to Cape Charles, about 10 miles north of the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. Go west on State Route 184. The Museum is 1.8 miles from the intersection of Rt. 13 and Rt. 184, a tall brick building on the south (left) side of the road as you enter the town, just past the water tower.

Starting Monday June 1st your museum will be open Monday-Saturday 10-4. See you then…
05/29/2026

Starting Monday June 1st your museum will be open Monday-Saturday 10-4. See you then…

Happy Mother’s Day from your Museum. 🌹❤️
05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day from your Museum. 🌹❤️

05/09/2026

Fish Fry is Sold Out thank you to everyone that came out!!!

Family and Friends of Betty Hall please come out to the museum tonight May 8th from 6-8 to share stories of the “Queen” ...
05/08/2026

Family and Friends of Betty Hall please come out to the museum tonight May 8th from 6-8 to share stories of the “Queen” of Cape Charles and take a look at our display of Mrs Hall’s world record Black Drum.

We would like to give a shoutout to Sean Hart from Salt & Sand Family Restaurant and Exmore Diner fame. Y’all know he’s ...
05/08/2026

We would like to give a shoutout to Sean Hart from Salt & Sand Family Restaurant and Exmore Diner fame. Y’all know he’s the Wing King but he’s also the Fish Fry Guy. Thank you for what you do for the museum. There’s still some tickets left. Get them at Mint & Honey Boutique, Rayfield’s, or here https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1596829298541238&id=100046425499627

We would like to thank Eastern Shore Signs, LLC for not only making signs, shirts, hats, etc. that make the Shore look b...
05/07/2026

We would like to thank Eastern Shore Signs, LLC for not only making signs, shirts, hats, etc. that make the Shore look better but for your generous donation to our museum. You guys are awesome, thank you.

Black drum fish fry this Saturday May 9th!!!
05/07/2026

Black drum fish fry this Saturday May 9th!!!

Museum opens this Saturday which happens to be National Train Day. Stop by and tour and/or get your picture in the locom...
05/06/2026

Museum opens this Saturday which happens to be National Train Day. Stop by and tour and/or get your picture in the locomotive with our train experts Damion and Ethan. Fish fry fundraiser from 4-6pm and the opening of our Betty Hall exhibit.

There’s something powerful about how history can be told—not just through facts and artifacts, but through creativity, e...
05/04/2026

There’s something powerful about how history can be told—not just through facts and artifacts, but through creativity, emotion, and lived experience.

As a museum, we’re proud to preserve and present history through carefully curated displays. But we also want to take a moment to recognize and thank our friends at the Arts Enter Cape Charles for bringing history to life in such a dynamic and artistic way. Your work reminds us that the past isn’t just something to observe—it’s something to feel, interpret, and connect with on a deeper level.

Together, these different approaches enrich our community’s understanding of where we’ve been and who we are. We’re grateful to be part of that shared mission.

Thank you for inspiring new ways to experience history.

Community support at its finest, thank you K-Coast Surf Shop Cape Charles!!!
05/02/2026

Community support at its finest, thank you K-Coast Surf Shop Cape Charles!!!

We support you!

Proof is in the pudding.
Rays of sunshine cast down over the Cape Charles Museum and President Dunton excepting the proceeds. Notice the lighthouse-water tower in the reflection. Please stop in the museum and check it out. They are making improvements, adding on and doing great things here!
Thank you!

Address

P. O. Box 11, 814 Randolph Avenue
Cape Charles, VA
23310

Opening Hours

Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm

Telephone

(757) 331-1008

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