This is a neat little pit stop from Long Beach, WA. There's a small museum that contains information about how harvesting cranberries was a difficult, inefficient process, until various machines and contraptions were made to make the process easier. The main method used today involves flooding the fields of the cranberry vines, so that the ripe cranberries float and can be collected for use in processing and making cranberry products. Each year at this museum they demonstrate this process during the festival. If the cranberries are destined to be sold fresh, then they have to be picked by hand as a "dry harvest". There is also a gift shop where various cranberry items are sold, including cranberry ice cream. The cranberry ice cream was more of a sherbet to me, although I'm used to the super premium ice creams so maybe I'm biased. It tasted exactly like cranberry with a hint of orange. It was good to try, but I'm probably not going to buy it again. Don't miss the self-guided tour of the fields in the back, where you can look at the cranberry vines. read more

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What an interesting and fascinating find! Cranberries...and an entire museum dedicated to them? Indeed, and the world's a better place for it. There are not a huge amount of things to do in Long Beach, and I came here as a backup thing to do since the kite museum was closed. I spent a LOT longer here than I would have expected to, as there is just so much to see and learn about. There are several cranberry bogs, replete with educational signage fully detailing what each is, what's being researched there, how the bogs are flooded for "wet harvesting", and that wet-harvested berries can only be used for juices, jellies, and sauces. I didn't know that all whole cranberries sold to consumers or for use in baked goods are hand-harvested. I also had no idea that such a huge variety of harvesting equipment existed, and that so many had come and gone after being proven to not be as good as other methods. Be sure to get a cup of the cranberry ice cream! It's delicious, and I really wish it was available closer to Vancouver. I highly recommend a visit to the cranberry museum if you're ever in Long Beach. It is educational, and fun! read more

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This was a nice educational surprise. All I thought I knew about cranberry's came in a can. Now I know they were important source of food in this area since the 1940 era. Military contracts. Different ways to use them. How they come from the bogs, use of bees and pollinators. Tools. Custom tools. I just had to buy some juice and a infused honey. This is a no charge education with a small gift Shop. Bring the family!!! read more

Cranberry Museum & Gift Shop - Museums Near Me - Long Beach, Washington

Don't miss this Awesome Place. Well worth the free stop and self guided tour. The ICE CREAM AND LOTIONS AND SOSPS ARE TO DIE FOR Yum Yum read more

Cranberry Museum & Gift Shop - LongBeach Washington Cranberry Museum . Don't miss it Or The yummy Ice Cream! - Museums Near Me - Long Beach, Washington

I have been a cranberry fan as far back as I can remember and was excited to visit here. We did the walk of the shop and a bit outside, didn't spend more than 30 minutes. It was educational and interesting. Bought the cranberry ice cream and dare I say I didn't care for it much but my honey thought it was great. The person working in the shop was very enthusiastic about cranberries and sharing her knowledge. Just not all of us want to communicate that way and I think she picked up on that. We still bought a bunch of stuff and we are happy we stopped here on our daycation. read more

Cranberry Museum & Gift Shop - Museums Near Me - Long Beach, Washington

Very nice sales lady in the gift shop, local made cranberry ice cream & lots of delicious Oregon coast made chocolates. Very relaxing place to get away from the tourist "noise" read more

Cranberry Museum & Gift Shop - Museums Near Me - Long Beach, Washington

The cranberry ice cream was delicious! Highly recommended you stop there and try the yummy cranberry ice cream, beautiful red, good price! They also have other cute things about cranberry, very warm and welcoming, can learn some knowledge about cranberry. read more

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This was an incredible adventure. You can actually watch a bog harvest in October. We did this and it was enlightening! The museum has historic implements and info on how harvests are completed. The shop is fun ...and yummy. I highly suggest this! read more

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Walked out to the bogs for the self guided tour then went into the museum and store. The museum hostess/ store cashier was charming and helpful. I bought some of the cranberry chocolate truffles made locally. No soy! So yummy. Look for them at the register. So many cute cranberry things and so much information about the cranberry history. Fun way to spend a little time. read more

Cranberry Museum & Gift Shop - Cranberry truffle. Locally made. - Museums Near Me - Long Beach, Washington

Easy to get to. Friendly staff. Great exhibition of the history. And the gift shop is a plus.

A fun, informative museum, with a reasonably priced gift shop. If you come in October during harvest times you can see the flooded bogs with berries bobbing. Definitely worth a stop to see the history and tools of cranberry harvesting. Ample parking. Friendly folks. 5 stars, as this is the best cranberry museum I've ever seen. :) read more

Cranberry Museum & Gift Shop - Bobbing in the bog - Museums Near Me - Long Beach, Washington

I'll never see a cranberry in the same way ever again! The inventions over time by the workers who actually used the equipment were fascinating. This was a really well organized museum just the right size and content for a specialty museum IMHO. Their research wing has a lot of volunteers. Great gift shop too. read more

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Cool little stop. Everything cranberry you can dream of. Gotta get the homemade cranberry ice cream. read more

Cranberry Museum & Gift Shop - Eating cranberry ice cream by the bogs - Museums Near Me - Long Beach, Washington

We absolutely love going to visit the Cranberry museum every time we are in Long Beach. The exhibits and the history of cranberry growing in the Long Beach area is fascinating and the gift shop is full of crantastic treasures to take home and enjoy. read more

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I live for odd ball places like this! They teach you about the process of harvesting cranberries and all the hard work that goes into it. It has a self guided walking tour outside after you tour the gift shop and museum that is quite a beautiful stroll. I plan on coming back to see the final harvest in September/October just to get the whole experience. It's free to enter so it's worth stopping at. read more

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Very informative, it's super fun to see the bogs where cranberries are grown! The gift shop also has a bunch of cool cranberry snacks to eat, and the museum is very informative and fun as well. read more

lunch Close to all sorts of interesting things like the beach and the wonderful Lewis and Clark museum, this small research institute has all the information about cranberries you ever want to know. It's a nice walking area suitable for small children or birdwatchers. Lovely hosts at the gift shop & if you're lucky- a guide willing to answer all you questions. read more

The museum is way more interesting than I thought it may be! The whole venue is clean, well organized, & educational with informed and helpful docents available. The food and gifts are top notch. We always stop by to replenish our cranberry supplies & check out what's new - plus eat delicious cranberry ice cream & walk the berry fields! It's fun to see the plants at the various stages of the year & especially to watch how cranberries are harvested. read more

What a fabulous place! Learned so much about the cranberry industry from the early days til present. Lots of interesting displays & informative signs. We were really impressed! It was raining a bit so we cut our walking tour of the bogs short but definitely got the feel for it. Some really unique items in the gift shop & the woman working there was super friendly. Picked up some cranberry marmalade & some cranberry marionberry jam. Highly recommend a stop here! read more

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Before our visit to Pacific North West we had no idea where cranberries came from or how they grew.  However, thanks to our stop to cranberry museum we discovered everything cranberry. It is a bit disappointing that we are not here in October to see them wet harvested but we are grateful that we got to see what a cranberry vine looks like. Here we were able to pickup some cranberry treats at the gift shop : cranberry ice cream, cranberry caramel popcorn for the entire family, and a bottle of cranberry wine for mama to unwind. We appreciated that we were able to sit infront of the growing cranberries while we enjoyed our cranberry icecream. The museum isn't big but there is so much to learn and see inside. If your driving by you won't want to miss the cranberry museum. read more

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Super Friendly Staff! We enjoyed walking through the museum and the bogs! The gift shop has many adorable gifts and souvenirs! Highly recommend! It was super fun to learn all about the cranberries and how they are grown! My dog enjoyed walking through the bogs! read more

Cranberry Museum & Gift Shop - The bogs we're not flooded when we came but there were still some baby cranberries! - Museums Near Me - Long Beach, Washington

If you're interested in the local history of Long Beach, you might want to check out the Cranberry Museum. Very interesting and informative. We also discovered locally made microwave cozies in there gift shop and they are terrific for heating up a bowl of soup and then removing it safely from the microwave. read more

Until we went out to Long Beach, I had no idea that Washington had cranberry bogs! But we do, and this little free museum is happy to tell you the story of our state's cranberry history. You enter the small museum through the gift shop, and there's also a cranberry bog outside where you can walk around and see the experiments they're working on. I'd recommend going through the museum first, as the bog doesn't look like much until you know what's going on in there. There are also some informational handouts you can grab on your way out to the bog that explain what you're looking at. There's some scary-looking rigged-up farm equipment, berry pickers and sorters, and other crazy old farm machinery, along with photos, maps, and archival documents. Unless you're a real cranberry enthusiast, you should be in and out in well under an hour, but it's a unique stop if you're in the area. Oh, and don't forget to check out all the cranberry products in the gift shop! Of course there's cranberry sauce, plus cranberry chocolate, cranberry honey, and more cranberry food products than you ever imagined. They also have home decor, soaps and candles, cookbooks, and some really excellent vintage postcards. If you're visiting on a hot day, try the cranberry ice cream! read more

Not good signage to the place and not well advertised. Free admission. Great bogs. Museum is interesting. Best cranberry ice cream ever but slightly overpriced. Exceeded my expectations. Worth a visit. A hidden gem. read more

This was a fun little stop on our trip to Long Beach. Informative and fun. Nice little selection of cranberry products from all over in the gift shop. Also a cougar gold selling location because of the WSU extension office. read more

the staff was very friendly and welcoming, great gift shop, all sorts of cool things to see and touch. i would 100% recommend for any age.

Make no mistake, this is a learning center about cranberry development and production methods; this is not a cranberry amusement park. The exhibit is very interesting and organized well. It was great to be able to touch the vintage farming equipment. Walking in the bog was fascinating. The hostess was sweet and funny. This is well worth the stop. read more

This was well worth the stop. I learned so much about cranberry farming. It's a self guided tour, they have a brochure to follow along once you go out to the fields. They have a lot of old farming tools used through the years of cranberry farming, with information about what they were used for etc. There's a great little gift shop too with unique cranberry flavored items. I had to shop a bit, but already regret not buying the cranberry honey. I'll need to take another trip there soon to get some. The whole museum and tour is free it would be great to take kids to learn some too. I would like to go back during cranberry season to see it all then. read more

This was a very interesting place to visit The self guided tour was informative and a nice walk The museum was well done and the staff was friendly and willing to share info about cranberries read more

Love this little place. They have lots of pictures and information about cranberries. Its really a lot of work to get cranberries to your dinner table, and the way they transport and clean them is really interesting process. They have a lot of great information about Ocean Spray, with loads of pictures and information on the walls. It's a small museum but a pleasant place to kill an hour. They also sell many great cranberry products like cranberry mustard (fabulous on Turkey), soaps, sauces and so much more. Worth your time! read more

Fun, free stop when visiting the Long Beach Peninsula. There is a easy self-guided tour where you walk around the bogs, plenty of signs to learn about growing cranberries. The person in the museum/gift shop was super nice and friendly. It's a small but informative museum. Love he old, nostalgic items on display. Gift shop was large and sold a lot of cute items, on the pricier side. read more

This is a fun place to go, the kids loved running around outside around the bogs and looking at the cranberries. We even watched a guy weed one of the patches they cant step in them so he had to stretch out to weed it. He was working on their test bog. The museum was neat to you got to see pictures and tools that they used/use. There was even a neat little gift shop, a must see with the kids. read more

Love this place! Very informative museum, and the gift shop is lovely! The lady who helped us was so nice!

Cranberries are more than what comes in a can or bag. An interesting museum, showing harvest and history. There are nearby plantings to investigate. A gift shop, of course, with cranberry related products and gift items. Plan to spend 1/2 hour to 3/4 hours. It's time well spent. There is no admission charge. read more

There is something hopelessly romantic, intimate, and Northest about Cranberry Bogs. If youve never been, grab a blanket and go. read more

Small museum that focuses only the technical aspects of cranberry farming. Nothing about the farmer's lives or the impact of the fruit in the world. It is free, but lacks imagination and content in presentation and narrative. read more

Cranberries grow here. The industry has this museum to educate the visitor. Unfortunately there isn't a lot to the cranberry industry. There are artifacts and memorabilia from earlier days. There are products for sale. On a rainy day it gives you a half hour diversion, more if you want to buy something. Unfortunately the cranberries are harvested from their bogs then trucked north to Markham, Washington for packing/processing so there is only the growing part of the industry these days. read more