Downtown Museum Dates Closed

  • All Mondays
  • Sunday, January 1, 2023
  • Sunday, April 9
  • Thursday, November 23
  • Sunday, December 24
  • Monday, December 25

Nature Exploration Center (NEC)

11 West Jones Street, Downtown Raleigh

  • Tuesday–Sunday: 10am–5pm
  • Closed Mondays, plus dates listed above

Nature Research Center (NRC)

121 West Jones Street, Downtown Raleigh

  • Tuesday–Sunday: 10am–5pm
  • Closed Mondays, plus dates listed above
  • Saturday, December 31

Prairie Ridge Ecostation

1671 Gold Star Drive, Raleigh

  • Tuesday–Saturday: 9am–4pm
  • Closed Sundays and Mondays
  • Dates Closed:
  • Tuesday, January 24
  • Friday, April 7, 2023
  • Saturday, April 8
  • Saturday, May 20
  • Tuesday, July 4
  • Friday, November 10
  • Thursday, Nov. 23–Friday, Nov. 24
  • Sunday, Dec. 24–Wednesday, Dec. 27
  • Also closed all state holidays

Whiteville

415 South Madison Street, Whiteville

  • Tuesday–Saturday: 10am–4pm
  • Closed Sundays and Mondays
  • Dates Closed:
  • Tuesday, January 24
  • Friday, April 7, 2023
  • Tuesday, July 4
  • Friday, November 10
  • Thursday, Nov. 23–Friday, Nov. 24
  • Sunday, Dec. 24–Wednesday, Dec. 27
  • Also closed all state holidays

Greenville

729 Dickinson Avenue, Greenville

  • Tuesday–Saturday: 10am–5pm
  • Closed Sundays and Mondays
  • Dates Closed:
  • Tuesday, January 24
  • Thursday, June 2
  • Friday, November 11
  • Thursday, Nov. 24–Friday, Nov. 25
  • Friday, Dec. 23–Tuesday, Dec. 27
  • Plus all state holidays

Contentnea Creek

949 Contentnea Lane, Grifton

  • Monday-Friday: 9am-3pm for groups by reservation
  • Saturday: 10am–2pm
  • Dates Closed:
  • Tuesday, January 24
  • Thursday, June 2
  • Friday, November 11
  • Thursday, Nov. 24–Friday, Nov. 25
  • Friday, Dec. 23–Tuesday, Dec. 27
  • Plus all state holidays

Living Conservatory (butterfly room)

4th Floor, Nature Exploration Center

Now open through Labor Day

  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday–Sunday, 10:30am–12:30pm
  • and 1:00-3:00pm

Naturalist Center

2nd Floor, Nature Research Center

The Naturalist Center is currently closed.

Discovery Room

2nd Floor, Nature Exploration Center

Visual World iLab

3rd Floor, Nature Research Center

Natural World iLab

2nd Floor, Nature Research Center

Micro World iLab

3rd Floor, Nature Research Center

Daily Planet Cafe

1st Floor, Nature Research Center

  • Tuesday–Friday: 8am–4pm
  • Saturday: 9am–4pm
  • Sunday: 10am–4pm
  • Thursday, December 8: Closing at 3pm

Acro Cafe

4th Floor, Nature Exploration Center

  • Tuesday-Friday: noon–4pm
  • Saturday: 11am–4pm
  • Sunday: noon–4pm

Museum Store

1st Floor, Nature Exploration Center

  • Tuesday–Sunday: 11am–5pm

Center Store

1st Floor, Nature Research Center

  • Wednesday–Sunday: 11am–5pm