Helpful staff, beautiful little garden, beautiful home (the ceilings... goals), cool little…read morehistorical museum with a cute souvenir shop. Check it out if you have an hour to spare!

This house was absolutely breathtaking. It has to be one of the best cared for house museums I've…read moreever visited. I was shocked to hear from the docent that it was in bad shape many decades ago before it opened as a museum. Grand, high ceilings and immaculate furnishings. The docent noted to me that it doesn't have "old house smell" -- she was right! This is a great place to learn some Astoria history from a prominent Astoria family!

A great place to visit and take your time to stroll. After looking at all the antiques grab. Cup of…read morecoffee to watch the ships go by and place a lock at the end of the pier.

For a free museum, lovingly maintained by those who want to preserve the history here, its really…read moreremarkable. Had no idea about the history of canned fish here on the columbia, and seeing the old pictures of rows of workers cleaning and packing fish made me think hard about how easy i have it. Those people mustve worked their butts off. And the wooden fishing boats, amazing, you'd never get me into one of those out on the river/ocean! As an engineer, I enjoyed the 'power room'; pretty cool for the mechanically/electrically minded. Be sure to drop some $$ into the donation box. Surprised this isnt mentioned anywhere in travel guides or 'things to do' - we just stumbled on it while eating next door at the Rogue. If you look at the pictures, the same light fixtures are used in the Rogue restaurant! "As good as it gets" for a cannery museum; worth a visit if you're interested in that branch of history.

I've been here numerous times. The owner is super friendly and welcoming…read more I started following the museum on Facebook as you can keep on the latest acquisitions acquired by the museum. Also, she keeps you abreast of the openings and closings of the museum. The museum is typically closed during the winter season but opens during the weekends in the summer months. The last time I was there she said you are the first ones in so no charge. I bought a pin on the way out for $10 as I want to support this great and fun place. She doesn't have a true gift shop as of yet. But they are moving around the exhibits to put one in the front of the museum. I'm excited as they had a small one in the middle of the downstairs in the past and they had some fun items. Most of the stuff you have to see to believe and it's all unbelievably quirky which adds to the overall fun of the place. I try to go each time I'm in town. It's well worth the $5 admission. I'll definitely be back again.

This place is a complete trip. The owner is really awesome…read moreand the things to see in this place are cool, creepy and down right weird as F. The energy the building has is scary and weird feeling. Over all I loved the museum.

My family and I loved this small interactive museum. We spent time recreating scenes and got to…read morefilm our own movie. Definitely will go again.

If visiting Astoria, you have to check out The Oregon Film Museum. It is a small museum but totally…read moreworth checking out. Affordable entry fee. Small gift shop packed with neat stuff. Definitely stop in and check it out.

Open until 10pm daily…read more Beautiful views anytime but especially for sunsets. Love this place

The Column is such a treat. The stairs to the top (164 steps) take you to an observation deck that…read morehas amazing views of Astoria. It is $5 to park and well worth it! Buy a wooden glider for $1 at the gift shop (or find some on the field below!) If you are scared of heights you will likely be a little nervous at the top (like me), but I stay near my trusted column and enjoy mys of immensely. We love being friends of the column!

I had a one hour tour and a fun time of the history of Astoria, and the story of the 1922 fires…read morethat occurred. The tour narrators were constantly making the group laugh. We were taken down below the street and we observed vintage antiques and educated on how and where the 1922 fire of Astoria started and began. There were tunnels and cool things to see below. It was worth the $20 . Don't forget to tip on the way out.

Super fun and funny tour. Chad and "fingers" made the tour interesting and very entertaining. How…read morehas a documentary or film not been made of the Clowns of Astoria!?

One of the better preserved old forts on the west coast. You can explore the fort's various…read morebatteries and buildings (not all are open to the public), as well as walk along scenic trails. Be wary of disc golfers though! Nice visitor center with a lot of historical information.

Fort Stevens is the campground for people adverse to "roughing it". There are seemingly more RV…read moresites than "traditional" tent camping ones, complete with electrical and plumbing hookups. Not to mention rentable yurts and cabins, (hot!) showers, (relatively) clean restroom facilities, and even a firewood delivery service, right to your campsite! Fort Stevens is also massive: miles of hikeable/bikeable trails, sandy beaches, a lake with a boat ramp, a shipwreck, a disc golf course, a military history museum (and gift shop), and several abandoned military installations and batteries to hike and explore. There's more to see and do here than can be experienced in a single camping trip, and after more than a half dozen visits to the park, I'm still discovering new secrets! Also, keep an eye on the various post boards around the park, in which special events, such as storybook readings, put on by the Friends of Fort Stevens, occur on many a summer night. As I mentioned earlier, this is camping only in the loosest sense of the word, in that you're sleeping outside (well, if you're not in an RV, yurt or cabin). The campsites are relatively small, and close together, but that is also part of the charm, particularly for children: they're all but guaranteed to make some new friends during your stay here, as there will be rugrats running around, skating, riding bikes, exploring, and likely yelling and screaming all around you, for as long as the daylight persists. Intimacy and privacy does not exist here. There are better places to camp in the Pacific Northwest, particularly for those who desire privacy, serenity, an escape from noise and the presence of others, and a place to commune with and be surrounded by nature (and nature only). Those places exist, but Fort Stevens is not one of them. Despite all that, I have a sentimental attachment to this place, thanks to childhood memories of camping here in my youth. Now, I'm hoping to impart similar memories on my children. Fort Stevens may not be *for* everyone, but it *has something* for everyone. If you can't see that, go get lost in the woods elsewhere.