A good overview of the history of Astoria. I wished I lived close enough to see some of their upcoming exhibits. They sound interesting also.

Located in the old City Hall. What is there is interesting, but they have more space to fill to make it a fully functioning museum (in my opinion) and it does appear they are working on it.

This museum had lots of information on the history of Astoria. Especailly liked the complete historical bar on the second floor. It was really interesting to find out all the different things the building had been used for---a hospital, barracks, USO, and Maritime Museum. The building has an elevator to the second floor which is nice if you have problems... More

The parts of the museum that stay year round were interesting, but I was really taken with their current traveling exhibit about hooked rugs. In fact, it sparked an interest in learning to make them! I actually have begun purchasing wool to use in my first project.

The building was beautiful but the exhibits were somewhat lacking. There is an amazing old bar upstairs that needs to be utilized in some way other than the sign that says "Employees only".

This local museum has a wonderful collection of Native American artifacts from the region - the arrowhead and basket collection are superb. There is also quite a bit of interesting information on the many events that have shaped Astoria over the years, and interesting exhibits on the original settlers that came to make Astoria their home.

This was kind of an afterthought so we did not expect much. It was actually fun and there was a lot more to it then we thought. Some great exhibits and you can tell the local historical society has put some time and effort into it.

We loved the amount of info in this self guided museum of Astoria, but we absolutely hated the homage to the KKK there. It was not neccesary to actually have a hooded uniform on display. I felt like we stepped into the deep south for a minute when were in that area and wondered if Astoria was the kind of... More

Yup, without warning or apology the Heritage Museum proudly displays a mannequin in full Ku Klux Klan white robe and hood. The younger employees / volunteers are embarrassed by it, by the older docents, volunteers or employees get very defensive stating on more than one occaision, "It's part of our history." It makes you wonder if there is a script.... More