Frisco Native American Museum had its beginning over seventy years ago in the heart of museum founder, Carl Bornfriend, when he was just a young boy. When Carl moved to Hatteras Island on the Outer Banks of North Carolina and met Joyce, they discovered a mutual love for historical preservation. The museum opened in 1987 as a non-profit educational foundation with 501 (c) (3) status. The building, which is almost a hundred years old, has a rich history as a general store and gathering place, post office and shell shop.
Frisco Native American Museum had it’s beginning over seventy years ago in the heart of museum founder, Carl Bornfriend, when he was just a young boy. When Carl moved to Hatteras Island on the Outer Banks of North Carolina and met Joyce, they discovered a mutual love for historical preservation. The museum opened in 1987 as a non-profit educational foundation with 501 (c) (3) status. The building, which is almost a hundred years old, has a rich history as a general store and gathering place, post office and shell shop.
The exhibits house thousands of artifacts from Native cultures across the country with a gallery dedicated to the local tribes.
The exhibits house thousands of artifacts from Native cultures across the country with a gallery dedicated to the local tribes.
The museum’s nature trails wind through several acres of beautiful maritime forest. A bridge crosses a tributary of the sound and the trails overlook a large pond and a sprinkled with exhibits about local peoples. As of 2024, the trail contains a Natural History Center used for classes and demonstrations.
The museum’s nature trails wind through several acres of beautiful maritime forest. A bridge crosses a tributary of the sound and the trails overlook a large pond and a sprinkled with exhibits about local peoples. As of 2024, the trail contains a Natural History Center used for classes and demonstrations.
We ship all over the world! Our gift shop is filled with unique hand-made crafts – unusual and special items that you may not find elsewhere.
We ship all over the world! Our gift shop is filled with unique hand-made crafts – unusual and special items that you may not find elsewhere.
Our Endowment Fund was formed with a Partnership with the Outer Banks Community foundation to help the museum make plans for the future and assist in recovery after unexpected disasters.
Our Endowment Fund was formed with a Partnership with the Outer Banks Community foundation to help the museum make plans for the future and assist in recovery after unexpected disasters.