Barrier Islands Center

It was interesting to see the artifacts and history from the barrier islands. The documentaries playing in some of the rooms were an added bonus. I would highly recommend you add this to one of your excursions. It is a stop that won't take up a big chunk of your day. Free entry but I encourage you to leave any denomination in the donation box.

I'm so glad we stopped. The women there were lovely and knowledgeable and there were so many great photos. But the highlight for me as someone who works in museums was the curation to really show the spaces and how things were used. You won't just find a white cube gallery here. The spaces felt alive. I highly recommend stopping

This is a fantastic museum, but there’s one flaw. Most of the exhibits are on the second floor and there’s no access to the second floor for people with limited mobility. I went up and took a bunch of pictures while my wife had to wait on the first floor. With that said, it’s a great place to learn about life in the barrier islands. It’s artfully curated and very well laid out. The people who work there really like what they do and it shows.

Wow, I’m so glad we found this wonderful museum on our trip down to the southern end of ESVA! This museum is really beautifully executed, and well organized. We saw many facets of early eastern shore life that were fascinating as well as unknown to us. We will definitely be back! They have a very cool planter type box out front where the kids can hunt (and find!) for shark teeth - that was a big hit with our little ones.