I've never ran to write a review so fast than I did after visiting Play Street for the first time…read moretoday! We made a last minute reservation as we were driving from Milwaukie all the way to Hillsboro. Our original plans didn't work out but wanted to give my 16 month old a fun day anyway. From the second we walked in we were greeted with genuine enthusiasm for being there. I love the layout as I can watch him from anywhere. There was so much for him to do (even though he was at the train table 80% of the time!) and it was all SO cute! I don't know if we just got lucky, but every other parent/caretaker was extremely kind as well. Also, they give out a free toy and snack on the way out which definitely helped with the heartbreak of leaving. We will definitely be back a bazillion more times!

Such an adorable destination for kids and parents both! We had so much fun exploring all the little…read more"stores" and playing with the many imaginative toys. We appreciated that they limited the amount of guests at the same time, because it gave the kids the space and opportunity to spend time in all parts of the room easily. Make time to take your little ones here, you won't regret it.

I think for the value of the Family Membership, OMSI gets 5 stars. Hot tip, purchase the year-long…read moremembership during Black Friday when it's 20% off and stretch your dollar even further! My kids can spend the whole morning or afternoon here. There's something for everyone, from toddlers to high schoolers, adults and beyond. I always learn something new here too. Bonus, mention that you're a member in the gift shop and get 10% off your purchase.

This is primarily for the Monsters of the Abyss - We went in…read more$5 Sunday right at opening and I had bought my tickets online, but had to stand in a longer line than buying them onsite would have been. The exhibit was smaller than usually thanks to the second floor remodel, and it was okay but not great; worth the $5 but not much more. Kind of cool to see the skeleton casts of a mosasaurus and early large fish but otherwise a flop. The passport stamp locations are the only spots that talk about the presumed cause of extinction for each age so you don't really get to read them as small kids are trying to stamp their pages. Also, there is no mention of current monsters of the abyss like the giant squid, angler fish, or giant isopod.

We love Gilbert House! The staff is always kind and efficient and the times I've visited, the play…read moreareas have been well-kept and clean. My kids love the outdoor playground too. We love the bubble room and exhibits, and could easily spend the day here. Pro-tip, if you have a LINCC Library card, you can get a cultural pass and come here once a month for freeeee!

Came here with myself, spouse, two kids (7&9) and a pair of grandparents…read more Positives: Museum was overall fun and engaging. Lots to do, and generally interesting and interactive exhibits for the kids to engage with. Some things keeping it from a Five-star: grandparents found it difficult to navigate. Not very accessible at all - either at the building entrances (stairs and weird threshold) or inside... Several staircases, no elevators. Outside exhibits were ostensibly fun, but we happened to come on a VERY hour day, and most of the outside metal play structures were too hot to play on. I feel like the upper limit of she for kids who would enjoy this place is probably 10 or 11. Lastly, address of this place confused my Google maps and tried to put my on the bridge that this place is under.

A concise review by a parent:…read more - Admission is free for kids under 5. - they have a changing table in the bathroom - 1 free rock for all guests with admission - they have an education room with a fun capsule dispensing machine, so being some quarters for the kiddos! - they had a cool display based off of Minecraft, and although I've never played it I thought it was super cool and fun! - great colors, collections of fossils, and crystals! - spent about 1.5 hours here with my 2 year old! Great calm and easy activity! Recommended!

Went as a chaperone on a field trip to the Rice Rock Museum. It is in an older family home turned…read moremuseum. The kids enjoyed learning and exploring all the rock exhibits. They all got to pick one rock to take home which was fun to see what rock each kid picked out. They have a robust selection of rocks and it is well organized. We were split into 2 groups and one group loved their tour guide and we did not. Our tour guide was dismissive at times and didn't seem to be very comfortable around kids. We loved chatting with the older gentleman that found the dinosaur bones with his daughter and the story behind it.

Wonderfully curated space for littles (and parents!) -- clean, organized and creative; my kiddo's…read morefavorite!

I took one year old twins. It was our first time there. We when during the week so it was not busy…read moreat all. My girls had so much fun. They had the whole place to themselves and they got to crawl and walk around without me worrying about them playing with something they shouldn't. The girls are at the age where they put everything in their mouths. I did take all the stuff they put in Thai mouth up to the seat and the lady disinfected everything. They do give you a snack token you can use during you play time or you can use it after and take your snack home. Our time slot was from 2:30-4. You can pick a time slot online but during the week they do accept walk ins if it's not busy. It cost $16 per person. I think that a little much especially because I have plans and I have to pay $16 for both. But over all it was a good time. Just not too happy with the cost. They also do birthday parties as well.

I was staying in Newport on the coast, and I drove an hour and a half just to see the museum. It…read morewas definitely worth the time, and the price. This is an absolutely amazing museum. The complex Covers four buildings. Two of them are for the museum, one of the buildings holds a giant screen movie theater that screens, some amazing aviation related movies, and the fourth building is an indoor waterpark, complete with a retired 747 parked on the roof. The emergency exits to the 747 are entrances to the waterslides. The primary building, where the spruce goose is located, covers aircraft from a replica of the original Wright Brothers flyer, to modern military aircraft. The secondary building, is the space, museum. It has aircraft such as the SR 71 blackbird, a model of the Apollo, lunar lander, and other space related exhibits. You can easily spend hours here. Admission is reasonable, and they offer discounts for military/veterans, seniors, youth, and local residents. Annual memberships are also available. To see the Spruce goose I highly recommend the flight deck tour. It's $25 on top of the museum admission, not cheap, but without it, all you really see is the entranceway of the plane. I took the tour, it was a 45 minute tour, it goes through the entire plane, and the docent talked about the whole history of the plane, it's different components, etc..... It was originally a prototype for a massive cargo plane, but because it was not completed by the end of WWII, there were no others made. It only flew one time, and there was a really cool recording of a reporter who was actually on the plane for that flight. It's definitely worth the visit.

Didn't expect to spend 4 hours here. I got on the 11 o'clock clock tour just after I bought my…read moreticket. (Definitely worth it). Wandered around a bit more than went to the space building, which wasn't as interesting to me. Allot of Cold War history. The size of some of the rockets was amazing. And a video showing how they gradually went to various orbits to check things out before the next step was interesting. It showed that heading to the moon was really putting us in a giant elliptical orbit around earth, with a twist of orbiting around the moon, when they added that. I went back to the aircraft building and took lots of. photos with my camera (instead of iPhone) , tour guide gave me some additional info on Curtis vs Wright Bros. The flight simulator looked interesting and the whole place was almost deserted on Thursday, so he showed me how it works, another guy came over and I got to watch him use it, his first attempt he did not see hardly any planes to shoot down, so they gave another free ride and told him to follow the green arrow to find them. I left at that point. I went to the 2nd floor as the tour guide recommended that and went outside and looked at those planes outside. Several places near by had planes on their roof! Winery is building a hotel nearby. I didn't take the tour of the goose's cockpit, so I can't really add anything on that. See my collage of pictures!

Staff was super friendly and knowledgeable. Would definitely…read morecome again. The price is perfect. How everything is laid out is very easy to read and understand great for anybody who is an unbeliever to make them a believer.

Incredible place will definitely go back !!! Too much to list but we were all super impressed with…read morethe grand variety of displays, videos, images And Objects to see. THEN there's the store. My birthday and Christmas list may be filled for the next ten years wow ! Got tshirts, mug, bumper stickers but so much non traditional things to see. Beverages, windsocks, artwork, mini statues, snow globes, magnets, lamps and I can't list it all but wow it's very well organized and stocked. There was a few areas with books and even a clearance center. I had so much fun just a forty minute drive or so from home but hey I love this subject matter so if you're curious about Bigfoot/Sasquatch you gotta check this out. There's historical things all over and modern research also. The staff was super helpful the prices were competitive. I got a long sleeve tshirt on sale for $15. Regular tshirts were $25 I believe. They are cotton and well made.

What a great idea for a fun kid's play place! It is required to make an online reservation and each…read moretime frame is 1.5 hours. The online sign up process is easy and quick. Play Street Museum is located in a nice shopping center with plenty of parking. When we arrived, we were greeted and welcomed by the employees. It is a shoe-free place so make sure you're prepared to wear socks. I was impressed by the entire setup of Play Street Museum. It is very clean, accessible for all ages, and there is a variety of play options. The setup makes it easy to move around to each area. There is an airplane that has different realistic airplane sounds. There is a food/kitchen area, a veterinarian office, a home space with a kitchen and babies, an outer-space section, an ice cream truck, tables with different activities like drawing, sorting, building, and a large lego table. There is so much imaginative play options. All of the toys were clean and seemed new. There is also options to add extra activities like make your own slime, paint pottery, and dye a hat or apron. Play Street Museum also offers to host parties. We loved our hour and a half of play time at this awesome spot! At the end of your visit, the kids get to pick out a snack. I am looking forward to when a Play Street Museum opens close to my hometown because this was amazing! Thank you Play Street Museum Vancouver for a fun time!

We absolutely LOVE Vancouver Play Street Museum! This place is incredibly clean, thoughtfully…read moreorganized, and perfect for toddlers. You can truly tell how much care and intention goes into every detail. The owner is amazing -- a retired teacher -- and it really shows in the way the space is set up to encourage imaginative play, learning, and exploration in a calm, welcoming environment. My toddler adores this place and could spend hours playing. It's become one of our favorite spots, and I always recommend it to other parents looking for a clean, engaging, and enriching play space.

A slightly rainy day led us to here with our kids that are 12 and 7, and what a fun surprising…read morefind! Much better than watching hours on end of tv and the little one agreed with me exclaiming they want to come back. In fact, he didn't want to leave. I have been wanting to introduce them to coding and they learned a bit on the LEGO coding section. So much to do, reasonable pricing, and want to get the kids into the summer day camps! Also going to see if this is something my company would hire for the bring your kids to work day.

Experiment PDX is truly something special…read more I can't say enough good things about Experiment PDX and its owner, Molly. We had a birthday party booked for my 6-year-old and had to cancel the morning of because she woke up with a fever (every parent's nightmare scenario). Molly was incredibly responsive, kind, and understanding, and she went above and beyond to be fair and compassionate about the last-minute cancellation. Her empathy and professionalism meant so much during a stressful moment. Beyond that experience, I've also taken my older child to Experiment PDX for a drop-in play day, and the staff were just as wonderful. They were warm, patient, and genuinely engaged, making my child feel welcomed and special from the moment we walked in. Experiment PDX is not only an amazing, creative space where younger kids can explore, experiment, and be curious--it's also a place run by people who truly care about families. The combination of an incredible environment and exceptional customer service is rare, and Molly and her team absolutely deliver. I highly recommend Experiment PDX to any family looking for something special.

My husband has always wanted to visit, so while we were in town on our honeymoon we made the stop…read more It was a glorious day and parking was a bit hard to come by with how popular it was. We had a lovely time strolling the different scenes and had a great time learning more about their plants. But we were surprised that it was a lot smaller than we had thought. We were able to walk the whole thing in an hour and a half. We particularly enjoyed the bonsai and the wood cut art show.

Absolutely beautiful garden. Great loop, lots of shade. We were blessed with stunning weather (a…read morelittle warm, but no clouds) so the views were incredible. Loved how peaceful and quiet the walk was. We went at 4 PM on a Monday, so definitely less busy than a weekend but still a good amount of people. A great getaway from downtown! There is a cafe on site, but they close around 5 PM.