Blackbeard's Queen Anne's Revenge

In 1718, the notorious pirate Blackbeard lost his flagship, the Queen Anne’s Revenge, when it ran aground in Beaufort Inlet.

For more than 270 years, it was hidden by water and sand – a mystery to archeologists around the world.

In 1996, private company Intersal, Inc. discovered the shipwreck. The Museum became the official repository for all Queen Anne’s Revenge artifacts and has offered a small exhibit of them since 1997.

Now, through a new exhibit that opened in June 2011, Blackbeard and his crew sail again in history, artifacts, interactive features and legends. The "Blackbeard's Queen Anne's Revenge" Exhibit is permanent.