We always stop here when in the area. Exhibits are rducational. Gift store exvellent…read more It has been vloded the 2 times we visited in May 2026. We arrived late. Closed Monday. Worth s stop. Local artist products sold here.

great visit. lots of information about the local nations and their background, including tribal…read moreelders to talk to. they had just opened an exhibit on horses in bead art, and that was pretty cool. wonderful history and helps to break down the various local tribes and their heritage.

Had a great time. They had a game where you find things that are out of place. If you find them,…read moreyou get a little prize. This makes learning fun for the kids. We will visit again when we are in town.

This museum is clearly a labor of love for its staff. We were greeted by the curator upon entry…read more She and all of the staff we encountered were wonderfully friendly and kind. Is it the most high-end museum? No. But it is informative and has a lot of very interesting items in the collection. I need to come back when the weather is warmer and you're able to look inside the pioneer village cabins. For me, the pioneer village area is the highlight of this museum. They have acquired various historic buildings from around the region and transported them to the museum grounds, including a prison, several family cabins, a blacksmith shop, a barber shop, and more. This place is a bit provincial, yes, but it's been created and maintained by local people who take pride in the history of their region. I greatly enjoyed it.

Great place both my kids 2 year old and 8 year old love this place. Has many different games and…read morerooms for the little ones to enjoy.

Great place to let your kids burn off some energy if you're in Pendleton! Lots of different rooms…read morewith various activities for kids to explore. Friendly staff and only $7 a ticket. Parking was super easy in the downtown area as well!

Can you believe this was gonna be demolished to be a freaking parking lot? LUCKILY, some good…read morecitizens of Walla Walla prevented this from happening, by saving the Kirkman House Museum and restoring it as a museum, to tell the story of the Kirkman Family. We visited the Kirkman House Museum, which was such a memorable part of our time in Walla Walla. Located downtown, it's an italianate-style, brick house that was built in the late 1800's, during when Walla Walla was the biggest city in the northwest! Designed and built by William Kirkman, he came to Walla Walla to make his fortune from the agricultural industry, becoming a well-established businessman in Walla Walla. The house later became an apartment building where they added on to it on the backside and another entrance, and then it was proposed to be demolished into a parking lot. Now, it serves as a museum, showcasing the Kirkman Family's lifestyle and contribution to Walla Walla, as well as the Adam West Library! In fact, that's how most of the museum gets visitors, for they come here to see Batman's corridors. Yes, the Batman/Adam West Library is really cool, especially because the bookcase slides and becomes a hidden wall where Batman slides down the pole! And it's awesome that the city of Walla Walla is so proud to have famous Walla Walla native, Adam West as their local hero, with memorabilia of his time in Batman and in Family Guy, in addition to his younger days at Lakeside School and so forth. (They even have an Adam West Day every year in town where everyone dresses up as Batman!) But I implore you to check out the other parts of the house, which I find more interesting. You get a real sense of what Walla Walla was like back in the day, based off the lifestyle of the Kirkman Family. There's even a room that shows old maps and pictures of what the city used to look like in the late 1800's when it was the most prosperous city in the area. The rooms are all decorated to that time period, and you can see some original furnishings that the family owned like the piano, photographs, decorative figurines, etc... Plus, Fanny Ann's room is haunted, so there's that. I hope for everyone to visit and support the Kirkman House Museum, which is a wonderful attraction site of this town. The non-profit that runs the museum is all volunteer-based. Admission is $7 and they do host fun events, like murder mystery dinners and Victorian tea time. A true charm to Walla Walla!

What a surprisingly great find. We originally visited the museum due to the Batman exhibit we…read moreheard about. The Docent (Ms Priest?) was filled with wonderful insights and stories of the history of the Kirkmans and the community. The Batman exhibit was certainly good but the Kirkman story was mesmerizing. Well worth the time to stop in.

Interesting historical site with National Park Service. Good to read about the history but a bit…read moresomber.

This historic site serves as a reminder to a part of American history that is pretty much…read moreoverlooked: the clashes between settlers and the Native Americans who already were inhabiting the land. Physician Marcus Whitman and Narcissa Whitman established the Whitman Mission in Cayuse (Native American) territory. The Cayuse initially welcomed the Whitmans, but as the increasing numbers of settlers passing by on Oregon Trail worried the Cayuse, tensions grew. It all came to a head when a measles outbreak in November 1847 killed half the local Cayuse. The settlers were also affected, but fared better. The Cayuse took it to mean that the Whitmans were responsible for the deaths of the Cayuse, as to them, the doctor was the cause of death. The Whitmans and 11 other people were killed, and others taken hostage, sparking the Cayuse War. It ended when five Cayuse men were turned in for being the perpetrators (without clear evidence) and hanged. The visitor's center is built on the site of the mission. The center has a gift shop, a movie, and a small museum to explain the events that occurred here. Outside, there is a trail that brings you to a memorial obelisk, and meanders past the foundations of the mission buildings.

Wow, this tour is AMAZING. It starts with a 15 minute video at the visitor center which explains…read morethe background of the geopolitical climate that prompted the construction of the reactor. It is the first large-scale nuclear reactor ever built, taking uranium and converting it into plutonium-239 (used in the Trinity test in New Mexico and the Fat Man bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan). Then there is a 45 minute bus ride to the B reactor itself (try to avail yourself of the restrooms at the visitor center, but there's a tour bus bathroom and port-a-potties at the reactor itself). The bus ride flew by as the docent talked about the area and his own experience as an engineer. Very engrossing. As you enter, there's another short presentation by a docent explaining the physics behind the reactor, and then you're set loose. There are also small docent-led presentations at specified times too if you want to get more into the nitty-gritty of the design and operation of the reactor. I wish I had more time at the reactor, maybe 15 more minutes, since there was so much to see and read. The exhibits were so well done!

Definitely worth a visit, though most of the buildings that once were on the site at the height of…read moreHanford's operations are no longer there. Everything went on schedule as described. The bus is a comfy coach and the 45 minute ride to the actual Reactor B is enlivened by the tour guide's info about the history and geology of the area, as well as providing background on the construction and challenges of putting together the entire site so quickly. Free bottled water is provided at the site, and there's a good mix of short talks by guides (about 15 minutes or so each) and time to walk around, read info on exhibits, and take photos. Visitor Center is clean, with chairs inside for waiting as well as benches outside. Because we'd driven almost 3 hours to the site, we took advantage of a shady bench to have our lunch. The timing of the 11:45am tour means you'll want to get something to eat before setting off, because you won't return to the Visitor Center for about 4 hours (and there is no food to purchase at the Center, and no food allowed inside the Reactor B building). There is, however, a place to eat next door to the Visitor Center (The Dive) where I can at least confirm that the beer and onion rings are excellent. We got lucky and had a relatively cool (80 degrees) day. Bathrooms at the actual park site (the reactor) are limited to portable toilets, but again, all the info presented from registration to the actual tour were clear, informative, and well done.

Well worth a stop! We drop by to visit Ada and Laurence once or twice a year. They have huge…read morebarns packed with vintage cars and vintage everything. Including a 100 year old school that was moved to the property. $4 per person...... well worth it. Ada has lived in Bickleton her entire life and the Whitmores are authorities on the early history of this very interesting town.

This late 19th century farmhouse is now a living history museum which contains furnishings and…read morearticles of daily living from the 19th century. Adjoining the main building are a carriage house, and turn of the century barn which illustrate what life on a 19th century farm was like. Most of the furnishings within the home are the original furniture pieces from when the home was built in 1892. Downstairs are a sumptuous living and dining room with adjoining kitchen and bath - upstairs a drawing room or study, sewing/spinning room, master bedroom, and children's room. Each room contains artifacts from the time period such as 19th century clothing, serving dishes, children's toys, looms and spinning wheels, weapons, books, and various other furniture pieces and articles of daily living from the time period. A tour of this museum will give one an incredible view into the past, a walk back into time.

I was researching my genealogy. Road tripped out to Milton-Freewater to locate old ancestors in…read morethe pioneer cemeteries. I was amazed to find this museum full of records from the turn of the century. I didn't plan enough time to enjoy everything this museum had to offer. The lady curator was very helpful and accommodating all my questions. I also picked up some historical books researched and written by locals. Wonderful glimpse into the Walla Walla boom years of the 1880s. I can't wait to go back and continue my research.

We drive by here on occasion and finally found time to stop and check it out. First we had lunch at…read morethe park just down the street from the Sage Center. It was super windy that day but we managed. The Sage Center at the time we came had construction going on for an expansion. The construction only affected one exhibit. It was a Ballon ride experience I think. It was super cool being up close to an industrial sprinkler system. They are massive. You really don't get a feel for how big this simple water sprinkler is from the highway as you drive by. There is a moving display of how how potatoes go from the field through a system of machinery that turns potatoes into fries and packages them at the end. I know I'm not doing it justice but you'll have to check it out for yourself. It's a self guided tour so you can take your time. Worth the price of admission. I'd go again.

This was the perfect place to visit when I moved to Boardman! I learned so much and had a great…read moretime (and so did my family when I brought them as well!). I love that they are also a Travel Oregon Welcome Center so you can pick up information on pretty much any place you want to visit in Oregon.