Historical Insights in Topsail Beach, North Carolina: The Missiles and More Museum

Any day trip to Topsail Beach, North Carolina should include a stop at the Missiles and More Museum on Channel Boulevard. The museum is open from April to mid-October. Special tours for groups and individuals can be accommodated by calling (910) 328-8663.

Topsail Beach, North Carolina and surrounding areas have been preferred research sites for the United States Navy since before World War II. Exhibits at the Missiles and More Museum describe Operation Bumblebee, the Navy's missile testing program, and Camp Davis, home to more than 100,000 military and support people.

History is still being made in Topsail Beach, North Carolina. The United States Navy is currently testing the Osprey Aircraft, which you might glimpse in the skies right now. Multimedia tours at the Missiles and More Museum tell you about the history and current development of the Osprey.

Kids will be amazed by the seashell collection. The beach geology exhibit teaches them about North Carolina's beaches. Best of all, the pirate exhibit takes you back in time to when marauders plundered merchant ships all along the Atlantic Seaboard. It's even said the legendary Blackbeard used Topsail Island as home base.