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WAAAM Air & Auto Museum
The WAAAM Air & Auto Museum has one of the largest collections of still-flying antique aeroplanes and still-driving antique automobiles in the country. This extensive collection of antique aircraft includes the 1917 Curtiss JN-4D Jenny featuring an OX-5 90 HP engine, Piper Cub and WACO collections, the Aeronca collection, the Stearman collection and many more. There are over 130 cars in the collection at last count including the 1914 Detroit Electric, a Ford Model A or Model T, a Packard, a Studebaker, and a Locomobile. Besides this, WAAAM has motorcycles that will wow you: Harley Davidsons, Indians, Cushmans.
The History Museum
The current museum building was opened to the public in 1978 and was built from generous community support and donations. It has a diverse artifact collection which is constantly being inventoried and processed into a state-of-the-art museum collection database system that documents over 11,000 artifacts.......with more being added weekly
The Gorge Heritage Museum is housed in the former Bingen Congregational Church, which was dedicated in May, 1912. The Museum was established in 1984 by the West Klickitat County Historical Society to promote interest in the legacy passed to us by the native people and the immigrants who settled and traded in the mountainous river valleys and along the Columbia River. It features tools, furnishings, clothes, photos, etc. from the past. They will acquaint you with pioneer clothing, house-hold items, logging and farming tools, medical and surgical equipment, historical documents, newspapers, and Native American artifacts.
Located in the heart of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, the Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center Museum brings to life the human stories and natural history of one of our nation’s most compelling landscapes. The mission of the Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center Museum is to share the story of Skamania County and the Columbia River Gorge. The Skamania County Historical Society assembles, collects, preserves, and exhibits of 15,000 years of history.
Bring your 0-6 year olds and do arts and crafts in the Creative Corner. Check out the Amazing Dinosaur exhibit. Learn about the Working River. Explore and create in the Fix-it Workshop and Construction Zone. Watch balls fly on the Bernouli Blower. Shop at Wonderworks Market then cook and serve in the play house. Be an actor on the big stage. Learn about more than two dozen famous artists. Make music, dress up, build with blocks, or just hang out and watch the action!
Organized in 1958, the Klickitat County Historical Society’s primary purpose is to collect, preserve and present the history of Goldendale and Klickitat County. The museum was dedicated on August 18, 1962 with Supreme Court Justice Wm. O. Douglas delivering the keynote address. Two additional buildings have been built to display collections. The 24’x60’ “Annex” houses the actual Goldendale Sentinel print shop dating from 1878 and collections from early Goldendale businesses and the Goldendale Railway Station. In 2002 the Carriage/School House was built to present farm equipment and a reproduction of a one-room school house.
The 48,200 sq. ft. facility won an American Institute of Architects Honor Award for its appealing design. The Center is situated on a 54-acre point of land adjacent to the Columbia River and the Historic Columbia River Highway. The multimedia, interactive museum inspires appreciation and stewardship of the natural and cultural treasures of the Gorge and Wasco County. Exhibits focus on the volcanic upheaval and raging floods that created the Gorge, the unique flora and fauna of the region, and eleven thousand years of cultural history. Collections include hundreds of American Indian baskets from throughout the Pacific Northwest, photo archives (partially available on-line), and local genealogical files available in the William G. Dick Library. In addition to touring the many fascinating exhibits, visitors can spend time viewing films in the theater located on site.
Fort Dalles Museum, in The Dalles, Oregon, is housed in the former Surgeon’s Quarters; the only remaining officer’s quarters of the 1856 Fort Dalles military complex. One of Oregon’s oldest history museums, it first opened its doors in 1905. A group of civic-minded pioneer women were instrumental in saving the building at the turn of the century. Through an act of Congress it became the property of the Oregon Historical Society, which authorized the ladies of the “Old Fort Dalles Historical Society” to open it as a museum in 1905. Since the early 1950s it has operated under the management of the Wasco County/City of The Dalles Museum Commission. Take a tour of the unique collection of pioneer and military artifacts and antique wagons and walk on the grounds of this military fort, built during the 1800s. The museum offers free admission to active military personnel and their families throughout the year in collaboration with the National Endowment of the Arts, Blue Star Families, and the Department of Defense.
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