Outer Banks: Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
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The Outer Banks of North Carolina has earned the nickname "The Graveyard of the Atlantic." Why would people call this popular island resort area by such an unappealing name? On our recent trip to Hatteras Island, we went to the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum to learn more. This video overview of the museum provides a brief history of the dangerous waters of the Atlantic along the east coast of North Carolina. We discuss the weather, the wars, and even the pirates that have caused difficulty for sailors for centuries. And we'll talk about what lurks underwater that has led to shipwrecks and death along the lovely vacation destination of the Outer Banks.
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Beautiful footage Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum my friend thumbs up 39
Thanks so much for watching! We learned so much from visiting this fascinating museum. Glad you enjoyed the video!
Great to hear about all the history here especially the shipwrecks. So weird to be on a moving dune though.
The shipwreck history is fascinating. We really enjoyed learning more about it. But, yeah - it is weird to think that the ground is shifting beneath you a tiny bit at a time. Thanks so much for watching and commenting!
I taught 4th grade in North Carolina the early years of my teaching career and talking to the kids about "The Graveyard of the Atlantic" was always one of my favorite topics! Great video!
I can see how teaching this topic would be fun. Because it was a really fascinating topic to see covered in museum exhibits. We had heard that there had been a lot of shipwrecks off the Outer Banks but we had not idea how bad things really had been until we visited this museum. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Looks like a nice museum 😀 wow 😯 so many ship wrecks
This was a very cool museum. We already knew generally that the waters of the Outer Banks were called the Graveyard of the Atlantic. But we had no idea how many ship wrecks had occurred in the area until we visited this museum. It is pretty difficult to wrap your mind around so many ships sinking and so many people drowning or having to swim for their lives. Thanks for watching!
Wow 🤩!!! Awesome location and beautiful view 😍🤩😍 Thanks for sharing this beautiful video and information 👍👍👍 I really enjoyed this video till the end….
The Outer Banks really is such a beautiful place. And it does have such an interesting history. Thank you so much for watching our video. We are glad you enjoyed it!
It’s sad that so many boats sank in the Outer Banks, but the museum with all its artifacts is amazing. So many interesting facts; especially when some of those wrecks were sunk on purpose. They have some great artifacts. The info about the Titanic and its connection to the Outer Banks was crazy, and so was the Monitor sub.
It really is such a sad history. But you are right - it is also very fascinating. Thankfully, large ships know to stay away from the Outer Banks now. We already knew there were a lot of shipwrecks in the area but were not aware of the scope of it all until we visited this museum. We are glad we did visit it. And we are glad you enjoyed our video!
I could not think of the term "barrier" islands to save my life when I was making one of my videos. I think I called them channel islands, which I guess they are, but that's not the word I was searching for! We definitely saw and felt the power of the wind moving the sand around when we were there. The ranger at Bodie Island lighthouse told us quite a bit about the shipwrecks. These stories remind me a lot of all the shipwrecks in Lake Superior near where we live.
Yes, the wind was definitely moving the sand around. During the filming of the next video we are going to post from that OBX visit, we felt like we were in a sandstorm on the beach. Pretty crazy how forceful the wind and waves can be. I was not aware of there being shipwrecks in Lake Superior so your comment sent me off to Google for more info. I had no idea that there have been like 6000 shipwrecks in the Great Lakes. I just usually think of lakes as calmer than oceans. So that is crazy! Thanks for watching and commenting!
I head about this story. It is because of hitting sholes and rocks but mostly bad weather. Man, it has been over 11 years since I was there. Thanks for taking me back. LIKE 25. 👍👍👍👍
Yeah, it is a pretty crazy history of the shipwrecks. You are right that weather was a major factor. Of course, wars and pirates played a roll in a good number of shipwrecks too. Fascinating but sad to learn about everything that happened there. Thanks for watching and commenting!
I’m a bit of a history nerd do o know I would love this museum. Mitchell the father of the Air Force - I remember learning about him in basic training. Good stuff!
Yes this was fascinating history. We didn’t know about a lot of the details behind these stories until we visited this museum. There were so many fascinating stories about shipwrecks and wars and pirates. You would have a great time at this museum. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Awesome information on the Outer Banks. We’ve never been but would love to vacation there one day! -S
You definitely should check it out! It is a beautiful place with a lot of cool history. Thanks so much for watching!
I have always wanted to go here. I would love to see those stumps. I bet those trees might have been destroyed by a hurricane at one time. I love the story about the weapons test
I would not be surprised at all to learn the stumps were created by trees getting destroyed by a hurricane. Everything we learned here was so fascinating about the shipwrecks and wars and pirates and islands moving. Hope you get to go check out the Outer Banks one day! Thanks for watching and commenting!
This was a very interesting story! We always like to hear the history of interesting places! Thanks for sharing! ~ Shion and Matthew
We learned such amazing history while we visited this museum! The Outer Banks is such a beautiful place and it is even cooler now that we know so much about its history of shipwrecks and battles and pirates. Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment!
Another nice share of the outerbanks.
Thanks! This was a fascinating museum. We are glad you enjoyed our tour of it!
This was really interesting to learn about the Outer Banks. I had no idea they moved so much or that there were SO many shipwrecks there! 😲 Interesting connection to the Titanic. Thanks for the tour you guys! 👍 ~ Kristine N Xander 🐾
Yes, we were aware of the general history of the shipwrecks but had no idea how many there were until we visited the museum. It was very interesting to learn about that sad history in more detail. Thanks for watching our video about the graveyard of the Atlantic, Kristine and Xander!
Amazing research & information 💖💖💖
Interesting route worth seeing.Enjoy guys!
Thanks so much for watching. We love traveling through the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The area is so beautiful and has such an interesting history. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment!
What a creepily fitting name!! 😆 Amazing video as always!!! This place looks awesome! I would never have considered some place like here but it looks so cool, especially the museum!
Yes this museum was cool but it is a crazy story. All those ships going down right around these beautiful islands. Thanks so much for watching and commenting!
I enjoyed watching your very interesting video. Thanks for sharing. Have a great day!
Thank you so much for your kind comment! We found the history of the Outer Banks to be fascinating. We are glad you enjoyed the video!
The museum looks fantastic. Many ship wrecks. Beautiful collection and exhibits. Thanks for showing us around. Fantastic video. Thumbs up! Have a great day!
This was such an interesting museum to visit. There were so many cool exhibits. We learned a lot about the area's history and geology. Thank you so much for taking the time to watch and comment on our visit to the Graveyard of the Atlantic!
That’s so crazy to have that land move so much! Interesting story about the Titanic! Bummer I bet the Pirate stuff was cool! 😂 Doritos! Interesting history!
The pirate exhibits were really cool. I have no idea why they said you can’t film or take pictures of anything in that area. But we learned so much from all of the exhibits about the history of the area. Lots of fascinating stories. Thanks for watching!
Very neat and interesting museum. I'd love to go there someday. Who would have known they had Titanic history there. Great tour as always! Strange they didn't allow photography of the pirate exhibit.
It was strange that they wouldn't let us take pictures or video of the pirate exhibit. We did learn it was a temporary exhibit that traveled around to some other museums. Maybe the owners of it didn't want anyone to film it. ? Not sure. But we learned so much at this museum. There were so many fascinating things to see and learn about. Thanks for watching our video!
This video is very informative and educational thank you so much for posting and teaching us so much about the Outer Banks. These are the type of things that people don't really speak upon and you nailed it
Glad you enjoyed the video! We were aware that there had been some shipwrecks in the area but did not know the magnitude of it all until researching it recently. We thought it made for a fascinating idea topic. Thanks for watching and for the kind comments!
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Hi, Friends! I am really enjoying working through your playlist on the OBX! My husband and I perform several times each summer at the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum as JR Shanty Co. Thanks so much for your informative videos that encourage guests to visit our beautiful Outer Banks, and this museum! The folks at this museum are dear to us, and are so dedicated to telling the story of the Diamond Shoals!!!
This was fascinating! Thanks for teaching me something today 🤗Jenn
Glad you enjoyed this video. We learned a lot about Mardi Gras from your channel. You learned about people sinking to their watery graves on ours. Seems like a good tradeoff. Thanks for watching!
The Graveyard of the Atlantic 😳. I cant imagine how exciting it would be to find a shipwreck. The artifacts retrieved are incredible. Mmm... Doritos.
Yes, the ship that wrecked last year was on the shore for about a year but i believe they have finally dragged it away now. A number of the shipwrecks are only under about 15 to 20 feet of water so with the proper equipment, people can easily go down and look at the remains of the ships. Can you imagine being on vacation at the beach and all these bags of Doritos start washing ashore around you? That is a vacation! Thanks for watching!
Wow amazing!!
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Glad you enjoyed our video. Thanks for watching and commenting!
That is so cool. We have nothing like this. Would love to see these dunes I person
I hope you do get to see this place in person one day. It is so interesting how the dunes are moved by the wind and the waves. We learned a lot about these islands and enjoyed sharing it with you. Thank you so much for watching and commenting!
Hi Alice and Jack! Great visit to the Outer Banks. Very interesting museum - love the map showing all the wrecks - wow. Fabulous information as always. Well done, my friends. Big like and full play 👍. Thanks for sharing and enjoy your weekend 😀.
We did find this museum to be fascinating. We knew the area had a history of a lot of ship wrecks but had no idea how huge the scope of the problem was. Thank you so much for watching and commenting!
Very informative video! Love this kind of history!
Yes, we already knew a bit of the shipwreck history but we learned so many fascinating things that really showed us the scope of what has gone on in the area for the last several hundred years. We are glad you enjoyed learning about it along with us!
OMG! So many ships that went down into their watery graveyards. . The architecture of the Museum is awesome. The Titanic was doomed. Enjoyed the tour of this museum Alice and Jack. Thank you for sharing. Have a great weekend.
This was a really cool museum. The architecture and the exhibits were excellent. It is so crazy that so many ships went down in this one area. Thanks for watching and commenting!
This was so interesting you guys! I always love hearing about the Outerbanks. I agree with Jack on the Blackbeard exhibit being the best! I find pirate history so interesting, especially when you're in the Outerbanks you can almost picture the ships out there! I can't believe they made a Titanic board game and the ice trays like whaaaat?! 😬
The pirate exhibit was definitely the best! I wonder why they won’t let people film or photograph it when you can do so at every other exhibit. Maybe it is a visiting exhibit and the owner doesn’t want people taking pictures. I don’t know. But the pirate history of the Outer Banks is fascinating. Yeah, some companies really thought they should try to cash in on a ship sinking. At first, I could not even grasp what I was looking at when I saw those Titanic ice trays. Unbelievable. Thanks for watching and commenting!
That’s the type of place and museum we would love! So interesting….beautiful place. Love the architecture as well!
We really were fascinated by all of the things we learned. We have wondered before why we never really saw any large ships in the area like we do along some other coastal vacation spots. But this definitely made it pretty clear why. And I agree about the architecture. It is so well done. Thank you so much for watching and commenting!
wonderful research and information about this area. thumbs up #17
Thanks! When we learned about the history of shipwrecks in this area, we were fascinated by the topic and hoped it would be interesting to viewers too. Thanks so much for watching!
That was a very interesting museum.
The Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum was really fascinating. We learned a great deal. We knew there were a number of shipwrecks in the area but we didn't really know the extent of it until we visited this museum. The Outer Banks are a beautiful places - but apparently can be pretty dangerous to ships - especially in storms. Thanks so much for watching and for taking the time to comment!
2,000-5,000 wrecks, that is insane. Wow! 🧐🛡️🦾🙋
RMS Titanic and RMS Queen Mary which is still bankrupt from what I know. 🤔🤖
Free Doritos, woot! 🧀🍻😁
That is a whole lot of shipwrecks. I can not even imagine. I would love to be able to dive down and see some of them. There are a few that are only under about 20 feet of water. Would be a cool experience!
Free Doritos = the coolest shipwreck ever! Thanks for watching!
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I agree on both. Eating a claimed bag of Cool Ranch while admiring wrecked ships...💯
I live in New Bern NC and we got the tryone palace.
We have wanted to visit Tryon Palace for some time. Hopefully we will get to stop in New Bern and check it out in person. We have heard great things about it. Thanks so much for watching our video about our visit to the Outer Banks - and for leaving a comment!
Very nice 👍
Thanks for watching our video about the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum. We are so glad you enjoyed it!
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dang that sounds like a dangerous place to have a boat... I'll pass... lol
Yeah, I would consider kayaking in the area. But anything heavier that sinks down a bit in the water seems like a very bad idea. Thanks for watching!
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Thank you so much for watching and commenting! We are glad you enjoyed our video.
Why no pictures of Pirates? This is discrimination at it's worst!
The pirate exhibit was great. Wish they would have allowed us to photograph it to share it in this video. Thanks for watching!
@@trvlnthru I am doing my level best to be a pirate, but the US Navy keeps interdicting me!