Portland (Oregon) Sights: Museums

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• Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI), 1945 SE Water Ave, ☎ +1 503 797-6674, www.omsi.edu. Tu-Su 9:30AM-5:30PM (after Labor Day to mid-Jun). OMSI is great for kids. It has hundreds of hands on activities and you can spend a full rainy day there and not get bored. But if all you want to do is see an awesome movie check out the IMAX theater that gives you a 360° view of space travel, scuba diving, race car driving, or an Africa safari. Note that Museum admission does not include admission to the IMAX theatre, which requires an additional ticket, charged at the same rate as the general admission. However, with general museum admission, this is one of the very few places in the world where you can actually view the IMAX projector in operation (located at the end of hallway). Museum/Theatre (separately): $8.50, Senior/Youth $6.50.
• Portland Art Museum, 1219, ☎ +1 503 226-2811, web.pam.org/index.asp. Su noon–5PM, M closed, Tu W Sa 10AM-5PM, Th F 10AM-8PM. Has several outstanding collections and is regularly updated by moving exhibits. $10-15, Youth $6.
• Oregon Historical Society, SW Park Ave (Across from Portland Art Museum), www.ohs.org. $10, Concession $8.
• Museum of Contemporary Craft, 724 NW Davis St, ☎ +1 503 223-2654, www.museumofcontemporarycraft.org.

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• www.omsi.edu
• web.pam.org/index.asp
• www.ohs.org
• www.museumofcontemporarycraft.org