Great place for kids and adults! Local history (Oregon trail), Paleontology exhibits, Quilts,…read moreAutomotive, and animals! This is our second trip to the Douglas County Museum, and the kids wanted to stay longer to play with the Lincoln logs. Would definitely go again!

FUN AND INFORMATIVE MUSEUM. If you're interested in the history of Douglas County, ancient fossils,…read morenative Americans, pioneers, or the surrounding area and you're passing through the area, you won't go wrong with a rest stop at this museum. There are all kinds of exhibits to see and touch. Mastodon and giant ground sloth bones, Native American artifacts, old farming equipment, an old railroad station, a wooden passenger train car, and much more. You can see the whole place in under 2 hours easily, and if you're in a hurry, you can skim the exhibits in less than an hour. I had an enjoyable experience wandering around the place. I also noted quite a bit of interactive stuff for kids, including an archeology dig, a "real" covered wagon, and even a faux campsite! You won't go wrong here. Bring the kids or the whole family for a fun afternoon or just an hour. Excelsior!

Dusty and boring. Big field of tractors, farm equipment. Not worth the drive. Not worthwhile at…read moreall. They have nothing besides the farm equipment and it's literally on a dirt field

I hope Pottsville stays forever. I remember driving by as a kid and seeing all of the old farm…read moreequipment. I thought it was cool that someone was keeping and displaying the OLD equipment for passersby's. Now I'm 53 years old and still drive by. Someone still cares about Pottsville and what it can teach us. Thank you for the upkeep and obvious love of Pottsville

We took our homeschool group on a field trip here. Gary was a great host, explained so much and…read moreanswered all our questions. It was very interesting, a piece of history I never knew existed. Great for kids 8+ years, but even the younger ones seemed to enjoy it.

I stopped by here today. Went down to the end of the driveway and parked. There was a sign on the…read moredoor. Call Gary @ yada Yada if you would like to go inside. So we did, and he showed up in 5 or 10 min and proceeded to give us a great tour. It was an active jumper base until 1981. I'm glad the county did not bulldoze the site!

It was a sunny and worn Ashland morning, so Gayle and I decided to take a nice walk down to the…read moreSouthern Oregon University Campus and among other things wander through the Schneider Museum of Art. It's a relatively small space that consists of 2 large gallery spaces, plus a little bit within the entrance area, and all situated within SOU's Art School campus. There's some nice less formal displays within those buildings as well. A voluntary donation of $5 is requested at a "free will" box at the entrance to the museum. We happened upon the "Fighting Men: Golub, Voulkos, Kirby" Exhibition. Most interesting were the various comic book displays by Jack Kirby and Leon Golub's cautionary paintings that depict the violence stemming from political power gone awry. Bridging this gap are Peter Voulkos' powerful ceramic pieces. You can easily (and slowly) spend up to ~30 minutes here. I would also recommend entering and leaving the Museum on the University side, just so you can enjoy wandering around this pretty campus.

This is a small art museum on the campus of Southern Oregon University. This is a very modern and…read morecontemporary building with 4 exhibits rooms featuring different artists. It's a great stop and it doesn't matter what time of the year you visit Ashland. It is especially great on a day when it is 100 degrees F. It will definitely not break your budget to cool down while looking at some cool art because admission is free. We enjoyed looking at and comparing how each artist has their own style and that was so great for kids to understand that it's important to be yourself and that it's great that no two people or artists are the same. We came in the summer so it was very empty and parking was easy to find. I'm not sure how it is when it's school season.

Our local museum has much to see , you can't possibly see it in one visit. Military and old west…read morehistory from the pioneers that settled on this side of Little Butte Creek. Still cataloging donations and our future plans to expand are on our minds as we arrange and also hold celebrations here. The museum and the Guardians of the Museum will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of the 1978 opening with a open house Sept 15th. Music and refreshments from 5:30-7, but you can tour all day with our resident emeritus.

A very cute science museum really good for the young kids that don't want to be outside (in the…read morecold/rain). They have a lot of hands on activities (airplanes, rockets). A place that makes science fun is always a plus. It's smaller than some of the other kids museums I've been to but very reasonably priced.

We visited here on a rainy afternoon. We have 3 kids - ages 9, 6 and 2, and all three were…read moreentertained here. We spent about 1-2 hours here and we all had a good time.

This is the best gem museum I have ever seen. I was so impressed with the gift shop that I thought…read moreit was the museum. It is impossibly huge. Just room after room. Staff was super nice and knowledgeable. Would go again next time.

Great experience from start to finish today. Easy parking in a beautiful setting and an environment…read morethat clearly valued the visitor's time and needs. Amazing collection of all things Earth science, with wonderful rocks, fossils and minerals to delight all. KUDOS to the folks who put this together. We understood that a guest speaker from a local college was due to arrive and give a presentation. Unfortunately we had other places on our schedule during this brief visit to Ashland/Medford. Did I mention that the staff were friendly and knowledgeable?

I was so exited to see a library museum that was built in 1899…read more A German merchant built this home and flourished in this hellish environment. The home is preserved with original furnishings spanning the two daughters lifetimes. Pretty crazy! The museum focuses heavily on homesteading, mining and business. Its an amzing joint for most folks.

From the owner: We operate as a membership Society and concentrate on the history of Josephine County, Oregon. In…read more1960, the Josephine County Historical Society became a non-profit organization to collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret local history. Our Research Library has a collection of books, manuscripts, family histories, maps, clippings and photographs. We have old newspapers on microfilm, census records, donation land claim records, cemetery information, as well as various other materials.

What a great little museum, and free. Well maintained and interesting…read more Only open 1-5 pm Wed-Sat. Looks at local area, mostly Canyonville an