点评:Really an informative and well-done museum. They cover fossils, boating in the river, Native history in the region, the early days of Wilmington's settlement, the Civil War (this area is especially impressive, with two massive dioramas previously in the now-defunct Blockade Runner & Maritime Museums), Reconstruction, the Jim Crow era, modernization, space, local ecosystems/natural history, and even Michael Jordan. Way cool. We spent an hour and a half here. The Civil War diorama of Fort Fisher is probably the most informative museum model I've ever seen. I would have like to see more information about the shipbuilding industry, personally, but that's my favorite subject so I am likely in the minority with that.
Two notes: 1/ they do a kids story time on Saturday mornings at 10am. If you are going without kids, just be aware that children will flood the exhibits around 11, and it will get loud. I was caught off guard lol. But, they mostly flocked to the space exhibits which were interactive and colorful, so it was not a disruption to me and my wife. 2/ the ecosystems & natural history exhibit in the Michael Jordan gallery downstairs looks like it's just for kids - but don't skip it! So many cool fossils, shark teeth, bones, etc in the pull-out drawers in each exhibit. We felt like kids again, looking at all the cool wildlife and nature items. Very fun. They have hand sanitizer right outside this exhibit for a reason... we took advantage of that.
Bonus: if you're a Doctor Who fan, they have a space screwdriver in the space exhibit that I swear is the closest thing to a real life sonic screwdriver you'll ever see.
This was $8 per adult and worth every penny. We have been coming to Wilmington for years and never took the time to learn about its history, and this museum did an excellent job really educating us about the area and providing context for the place.
翻译:确实是一个信息丰富且做得很好的博物馆。它们涵盖了化石、河中划船、该地区的原住民历史、威尔明顿定居的早期、内战(这个区域尤其令人印象深刻,之前在现已解散的封锁奔跑者和海事博物馆中有两幅巨大的立体模型)、重建、吉姆·克劳时代、现代化、太空、当地生态系统/自然历史,甚至迈克尔·乔丹。太酷了。我们在这里呆了一个半小时。费舍尔堡的内战立体模型可能是我见过的信息最丰富的博物馆模型。就我个人而言,我希望看到更多有关造船业的信息,但这是我最喜欢的主题,所以我可能属于少数派。
两个注意事项:1/他们在周六上午 10 点进行儿童故事时间。如果您不带孩子去,请注意孩子们会在 11 点左右涌入展品,而且会很吵。我措手不及哈哈。但是,他们大多涌向互动且丰富多彩的太空展览,所以这并没有对我和我的妻子造成干扰。 2/ 楼下迈克尔·乔丹画廊的生态系统和自然历史展览看起来像是专门为孩子们准备的 - 但不要跳过它!每个展览的抽屉里都有很多很酷的化石、鲨鱼牙齿、骨头等。我们感觉又像个孩子了,看着所有很酷的野生动物和自然物品。好玩。他们在展览外面有洗手液,这是有原因的……我们利用了这一点。
奖励:如果你是《神秘博士》的粉丝,他们在太空展览中有一把太空螺丝刀,我发誓这是你见过的最接近现实生活中的声波螺丝刀的东西。
每位成人 8 美元,物有所值。我们来威尔明顿很多年了,从来没有花时间了解它的历史,这个博物馆做得非常出色,真正让我们了解了这个地区,并为这个地方提供了背景。