Museum of Chincoteague Island
7125 Maddox Blvd.
Chincoteague Island, VA 23336

Email: museumofci@gmail.com
Phone: 757-336-6117

 

1st Order Fresnel Lens

Misty of Chincoteague

Chincoteague Island Today

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The Museum

Welcome! Inside the Museum of Chincoteague Island you’ll discover the 1st Order Fresnel Lens from the Assateague Island Lighthouse, the iconic Chincoteague ponies known as Misty and Stormy, models of vessels that plied the Chincoteague waters long ago, items that washed ashore from shipwrecks, a decoy carver’s workshop, and oral histories, documents, and artifacts that tell the story of Chincoteague Island life throughout it’s long and varied existence.

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We are closed for the season!

Our exhibitions will re-open March 29, 2024.