The exhibits are great. The volunteers give a wonderful explanation of the lobby sculpture.The baby alligators are my favorite.The gift shop is excellent too.

We went on a boat ride and our ship captain was so funny and friendly. He did an amazing job and very knowledgeable. The scenery was beautiful.

The estuarium is small enough to see everything in one visit. We spent about an hour here with our 2 year old. There are some interesting art exhibits including one made of driftwood left by a hurricane that demonstrates the water cycle. There is a 12 min.video that shows images & aerial views of the Pamlico River & estuaries. There are some live animals on display including toads, blue crab, a corn snake, and a few fish. There are also some stuffed dead animals such as gray fox, swan, and river otter. The location is right in downtown Washington on the riverfront. An ice cream shop, Cups & Cones, is right next door and there is a childrens playground about a 2 minute walk down the riverfront. This is a great place to spend an afternoon.

I did not hate this place. Americans hate other Americans. I did not visit this place.

Took the River Rover tour today. Great information and a new way to view the Pamlico and Tar River. Saw an Eagle. Tons of turtles. Reservations required, no charge, donations are appreciated. Pontoon holds max of 10 people. Takes approximately 1 1/2 hours. Time well spent.

Great place for a couple hours of exploration. My four year old, my three year old, & I all loved seeing the well done exhibits. There is a great water cycle demonstration & driftwood sculpture in the foyer, live animal displays, & very informative signage. After touring the building, we walked around outside. There is a very nice river walk, a playground, & a panadería (sweet bread store) all right in the same block. It was a great morning, & we would definitely go back!

The art installation in the lobby alone is worth the trip. Enjoy the tour and exhibits. Then, have a picnic on the back deck overlooking the brackish waters of the estuary. Not sure how to define brackish? Ask a docent! Docents are knowledgable welcoming and thorough. While you are there be sure to pick up a copy of their annual Pamlico Pinups fundraiser calendar.

$5 admission. Plan on 1 to 1 1/2 hours (plus possible boat excursion which occur some days). 10 minute video, VERY impressive displays with many artifacts, and a few small aquariums. This is a science museum - specifically: the life cycle of water as it relates to the bay.

Nice museum about local history and river life

Such a peaceful place. Beautiful boardwalk and if you walk far enough, you will find the turtles.

Great tour of the estuary waterways. Informative movie. 50 cent post cards

Went with my family and we had a great time doing a scavenger hunt around the estuarium and we bought some things from the gift shop

This place is amazing! I used to go here as a kid and always enjoyed learning about the different ecological and historical events in the area. Being one of the only estuaries in the state, I reccommend it to anyone whos in the area. 5 stars.

Our troop went and had a guide and special program. It was a wonderful experience. If youre wondering if the special program is worth the extra $3 per child it is. The boys had a great time. We would have liked to have gone on a boat ride but they only have 1 boat ride a day with 10 people max. I was told that reservations for the boat ride should be made 4 months ahead. They really need another boat. Overall a great morning!

Great educational experience for young and old alike. The artwork upon entering is unique and captivating... a one of a kind visual that all will like for sure.

It was a beautiful place for prom pictures

Excellent facility, knowledgeable and friendly staff. Great interactive exhibits.

Brought kids infant thru 5 years. Perfect family outing! We could have spent more time here but it did a great job entertaining our needs for approximately 2 hours. Well thought out exhibits, sculptures, and animal tanks to provide multiple styles of learning. The staff were so sweet, knowledgeable, and accommodating to our young learners. Definitely a stop on your way thru NC.

Informational and afordable. Beautiful scenery

So the Estuarium is pretty informative but theres not a lot to do there so if you expect it to be this big aquarium and estuary cum museum then you are misguided. But it is a nice quaint place with a few animals and a lot of self explanatory lives and informatives which is fun for kids and for adults too.

Very very interesting we had a very good person explain all the facts to us

Would be great for kids. A little bit less so for Adults not bad just geared more towards children overall.

Cool place perfect size and great staff

Had a great boat ride which is free!!! Informative. The gift shop has cute trinkets and the staff are very knowledgeable. Recommend planning to visit but you do need to plan ahead. They get full quick

They put on a nice show....the kids really enjoyed themselves

Excellent place

Has some interesting exhibits. Takes about 20-30 minutes to walk through depending on what you look at. The sculpture in the lobby is pretty neat.

Very informative. Enjoyed a great deal.

Great place for an afternoon, maybe 2ish hours in all. Really good for kids and anyone into museums, aquariums, etc. We loved it! Cool exhibits, helps you appreciate the wetlands, rivers, & sounds here in NC

Fantastic place. Im so glad we visited. You learn about the area in an interesting fun way.

The Eco boat ride was nice, and the Captain was professional!

Took the kids there for duck decoy painting and we have been on the pontoon boat cruise, both well organized. Beautiful location on the waterfront, lots of interesting kid friendly activities

Hidden gem in Washington, very worth the price to enter and has a beautiful outdoor area on the water. Highly recommend.

A little washington unexpected place. Take your kids, its interesting and theres river tours.

A great place for the family to spend a few hours! The staff is always helpful and full of knowledge!

We just had our wedding reception at NC Estuarium (Washington, NC). For a reception of 75 people or less it was perfect. The inside is beautiful, no additional decorating is needed. And the Gazebo and waterfront were great backdrops for wedding pictures. I highly recommend it!

Neat place just super small in size.

The staff was very informative and accommodating of our large group of children.

Have been back a few times. I find something new each time I visit! The unique sculpture of the state of north carolina is amazing! Take the extra time to walk the wooden walk that leads to the left when leaving the estuarium building...see the wetlands project by the city of Washington...see all the marine life that calls it home... Frogs....turtles...dragonflies...waterlilies. The walk takes about 20 minutes if you stop and marvel at things a little bit! Was a great experience everytime I have visited

Loved it. Awesome place

Very nice, good information about water and the quality, from mnts. 2 the coast. .please take your children & their friends..

Pretty much what you would expect from a museum about an estuary. Some of the exhibits are cool but I wouldnt recommend this for anyone over the age of 14. The lobby sculpture is fantastic though.

Educational and you can tell they appreciate having kids come visit. They can do a scavenger hunt as they walk through and receive a prize at the end! The only problem is that there were several interactive exhibits that simply didnt work. But its a nice place to learn about our local ecosystem and even historical facts about weather patterns and events.

Great place to learn about an estuary and its function in the water cycle. Beautiful sculpture in the lobby and many exhibits.

Great facility. Love the River Roving outing on the Pamlico and Tar rivers.

Fun and informative guided tour. The waterfront is beautiful and relaxing.

Absolutely fantastic. Very very interesting and wonderful staff.

Educational and beautiful!

We had a really good time here, my granddaughters enjoyed looking and learning. We saw many turtles when we walked the boardwalk and found several sharks teeth hidden in the gravel walkway right outside the front door. Beautiful day!!

Evening waterfront history presentation was great. I will return for the estuarium displays and tours when it warms up!

Very educational, great staff, very interesting, explains history of local river areas, town of Washington, NC. Great displays for younger generation and historical displays, wildlife, aquatic information. Weather permitting, there may be a boat ride on the local river. Special art display in lobby depicting weather related information about Eastern North Carolina areas.

Excellent free nature boat tour led by Captain Steve. Also friendly staff and good merchandise in the gift shop.

Very nice place to go and learn with your family. I visited the Estuarium with my 10 year old daughter and her class. All the staff are great and very nice and polite. They had everything set up so the children could learn and have fun at the same time. I took my 6 yr old and a staff member gave her an age appropriate scavenger hunt just like she did the older children. We learned a lot as a family. I recommend you make a day of it. The waterfront is soooo beautiful. They offer boat rides starting in April. I am planning to take my children back to partake in that adventure.

Love the North Carolina Esturarian. What an incredible display of the waters of North Carolina. After seeing the display in the lobby, I will never look at rain the same way again.

It is worth a visit once to see it. If you are in Washington it kind of completes the experience.It is not very big so its not the kind of place youll be going to over and over.

First time visiting and i had a great experience

Good display of coastal landscape with elevated wood path.

Wonderful place to visit with all ages.

A wonderful art installation, curator and history. This was a incredible visit.

Never seen a African American working at any of your two stores in Beaufort County

Highly recommend visiting the estuarium

Not as many exhibits as Id hoped, but still beautiful!

Great information, staff very interactive with our student group.

Very interesting. Learned a lot

Very interesting and the staff is very friendly.

The staff was friendly and informative, but this place is not worth the $5 it costs to get in, which is sad.When you enter, youre greeted by a sculpture made of driftwood that supposedly represents the state. The top is pinecones, to represent the mountains, the middle is washed up bottles to represent the Raleigh/Durham area, and the coast is represented by parallel sticks. The pinecones are pretty clearly from long leaf pines, which dont grow in the mountains, the bottles look trashy (are they saying RDU is garbage??), and if you were not told that the parallel sticks were supposed to be plowed fields, youd have no idea. Dumb.The demonstration of the water cycle is neat. They have a small elevated track around the sculpture and lobby with a rubber ball that represents a water droplet.There is a short video presentation that includes some aerial photography, shot in standard definition, and seems to be more of a music video then an informative presentation. If the presentation were updated, in the vein of the BBC Life series, it would be worth watching.There are a few small aquariums, whose few fish only sometimes match those on the plaque.The location is very scenic, which is simultaneously the best and most disappointing part... Im just not sure the building is worth going into at all in its present format and condition.The whole place feels like some politicians Pet Project, that was underfunded, and constructed by that same politicians buddies, regardless of scientific qualifications, or vision.There is a lot of potential here, but sadly, its not being fulfilled. Youll be better off heading on out to the aquarium, and stopping at Goose Creek State Park.

A wonderful museum that represents NC!

Great experience for my little one.

This is a must for all to experience and explore. Hands on, engaging, knowledgeable volunteers. Truly shares thw beauty of the Pamlico area. Quaint gift shop and awesome view of the water.

Wonderful trip for all ages. Very informative but also relaxing and beautiful. Tour guides are very knowledgeable. One of our favorite places to visit with out-of-town guests.

Very lovely and knowledgable staff and they have cute baby turtles

Fun 1 to 2 hour stop. Not a whole lot here, but cheap and laid back.

Took a River Boat Tour of Pimlico/ Tar River was fun

Decided to ride up from greenville just to walk the broadwalk and while enjoyed the visit #10

Small but really great and it shows the ecology of the NC estuaries very well

Super nice people! Great learning experience for the kids too

Very educational. Great display. We liked the interactive parts.

Great display and information.

Love the place...you can learn alot.

Pretty neat place.

Very nice place to take your family. It doesnt cost much.

Very interesting place, guides are real helpful!

My three-year-old son really enjoyed the place

Very interesting small museum. I enjoyed my time there.

Great place to take kids...staff very friendly

Great veiws and great place to walk around.

Good time,just remember to take duck food

Great facilities, free boat tour was fantastic. Be sure to check out the gift shop, and its also a Pokemon Gym!

Whats not to like about this place ! Informative and enlightening with great displays about the importance of our estuary.

Wonderful & informative. Very wheelchair accesible.

Amazing experience I suggest anyone go

Enjoyed the displays.

We went in the winter and had a great time.

Its great and fun

Lovely.

Enjoyed learning about the local waters

Loads of info and a really helpful gentleman !

Educational and fun for families. Outdoor space was wonderful.

Awesome sculpture, great boat ride, interesting content, beautiful location!

Very interesting and educational