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Museums in Chapel Hill, NC you can visit free or discounted with a membership

Always call ahead. Rules change and each museum sets its own.

4 places in Chapel Hill, NC are on at least one program list. Program lists checked Oct 13, 2026; sources are at the bottom of this page. The benefit shown is what each program's list says; your card must show the program's logo.

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• Ackland Art Museum

  101 S. Columbia StWebsiteCall ahead: 919-966-5736
  • NARM Free entry
  • ROAM Free entry May be restricted for concerts, lectures, special exhibitions and ticketed events.
  • SERM Free entry
  • CUAM Free entry Part of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

• Morehead Planetarium and Science Center

  250 E Franklin StWebsiteCall ahead: (919) 962-1236
  • ASTC Free entry If you buy a membership here, these levels include ASTC: Individual: Individual Membership; Group: Family Membership, Family Plus Membership, Solar Membership, Stellar Membership Proof of residence required. Not valid within 90 miles of your home museum or home.
  • EBT card $5 or less entry

• North Carolina Botanical Garden

  100 Old Mason Farm RoadWebsiteCall ahead: (919) 962-0522
  • AHS Free or discounted entry Free or Discounted Educational Programs; Free or Discounted Entry to Select Special Events; Gift Shop Discounts
  • EBT card $5 or less entry

• The North Carolina Children's Museum

  201 S Estes DrWebsiteCall ahead: (919) 933-1455
  • ACM 50% off entry
  • EBT card $5 or less entry

Sources

• NARM: official list, checked Oct 13, 2026
• ROAM: official list, checked Oct 13, 2026
• ASTC: official list, checked Oct 13, 2026
• ACM: official list, checked Oct 13, 2026
• AHS: official list, checked Oct 13, 2026
• SERM: official list, checked Oct 13, 2026
• CUAM: official list, checked Oct 13, 2026
• EBT card: official list, checked Oct 13, 2026

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