Oriental's History Museum in Oriental, North Carolina offers a fascinating trip back into yesteryearn with permanent collections of artifacts from the Steamship Oriental. They also have old school memorabilia, fishing and boating artifacts, World War II artifacts, and Indian dugout, a lumbering exhibit, Harker's Island skiff and projectors from the old theatre. There are fossils too, and they now boast a whale vertebrae, shark's teeth and more which is on loan from the Aurora Fossil Museum. Oriental's History Museum is handicapped accessible, admission is free and tour groups are welcome by appointment, and tour brochures include historic walking tours and the historic House Plaque Program recognizes and honors historic homes and buildings with a plaque or marker, the museum has over 2000 items in their collection dating back to the mid 1800's.