Cape Fear Museum, Regional history museum in Wilmington, North Carolina, US.

Cape Fear Museum is a history museum in Wilmington that displays collections of objects, documents, and interactive exhibits spanning four centuries of local heritage. The spaces are arranged so visitors can explore the region's development on their own.

The Cape Fear Museum was founded in 1898 by the local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy to preserve artifacts relating to the Civil War. It is the oldest history museum in North Carolina. It moved to its current site in 1970, into a 1930s Works Progress Administration armory later expanded in the 1990s.

The museum features exhibits showing how people in the Cape Fear region lived and what mattered to them over time. You can see how local traditions shaped the community and how residents adapted to changes around them.

The museum offers guided tours and school programs to help visitors understand the exhibits better. Regular activities are designed especially for families with children and help with discovering the space.

The museum houses a collection of more than 70 recorded interviews with people from the region who share their personal experiences and stories. These recordings offer a direct glimpse into daily life and memories of past generations.