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!

This place is really cute, the exhibits are both modern and informative. Lots of interactive things…read moreto touch and look at! Little donated bits of history are throughout, lovely displays inside and out. It's got the Oregon trail, history of wheat in the area and modern farming, trains and some native history- it's a range and all of it is lovely. Some things do lack dates or info but it seemed they may be re arranging. The outside house and barn are fantastic! It's walking distance to a lot of food and little shops. Worth the visit!

In all honesty this was not one of the things we planned to do when in Pendleton however due to the…read moreunavailable timings for a different activity we just randomly walked in here and were pleasently surprised. The museum has both indoor and outdoor exhibits with a gift shop as well. The outdoor exhibits include a homestead cabin and one room school house, a Union Pacific caboose, Windmill, and barn ,A military exhibit located in the 1914 Signal house .The indoor exhibits celebrate the history of the country, with a permanent Oregon Trail exhibit, railroad information, newspaper/post office, and several changing exhibits. Umatilla Gold is an interactive exhibit that takes you on an educational tour through the history of the wheat industry. They are a non-profit, and are run largely on donations, grants, and volunteers.The staff was super friendly and talked a bunch about the museum ,its history and also suggested places and things to do around town . Very reasonably priced at $5 for an Adult, this place is good for spending a couple fun -informative hours.

A great little air museum that punches way above its weight from a historical perspective. First…read moreoff, the Doolittle Raiders were based out of Pendleton - so they have some amazing artifacts honoring that group. They also have important pieces from The Triple Nickles, and a variety of other collections unique to Oregon during WWII. It's free. It's historical. It's important. It's a must-see in Pendleton.

From the owner: Pendleton Air Museum is dedicated to sharing our Air and Military history, in Eastern Oregon. We…read moreoffer special group tours with veterans which do require advance scheduling. Our museum is packed with lots of unique displays, that change frequently. We invite you to check us out. Each month we feature a different Operator Coffee, to honor our Veterans. Operator Coffee and other items are available in our retail shop.

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.

This location is also listed as the "Bruce Mansion", Circa 1883…read more A lovely historic house nestled in this quaint small town of about 1,200 people. They had the museum open for the Pioneer Fall Festival which is the third Sunday of September every year. This house is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. I visited during the Fall Festival, the house was open for tours with cute elderly ladies in each room offering up details and descriptions of each room. The house and property are well maintained. The interior house is filled with lovely historic memorabilia. As you enter the home the room to the left had an ornate chandelier, fancy stove and flowery original carpet. There was also a nice lady playing the piano which was a nice touch. A bedroom upstairs contained the original Bruce Family bedroom set. Other rooms had items donated by local families. Tours are offered during the summer on Friday and Saturday afternoons from 1:00pm - 4:00pm Tours by Appointment call 509-337-6157 or 509-337-6632. A membership is offered for the Waitsburg Historical Society. The brochure did not specify how long the membership was valid. Student membership is $20 Individual membership is $30.00 Family membership is $50.00 Contributor membership is $100.00 Sponsor membership is $150.00 Life/Benefactor membership is $250.00 Patron $500 Corporate $1000

I haven't really ever had a issue with the company until I reached highschool. I'm only a freshman…read moreand what can I say, I actually hate after school, and never use to either. Never once has my bus driver this year shown up on time, not once, always late. It never use to be this way back a few years ago but I find it so annoying that the bus driver always hits curbs and can't get people home on time, ever. I have friends who tell me they can't do certain things because of them getting home late, same with me. So instead of sleeping in, why don't you bus drivers do your job that people pay taxes for and make a "safe" and appropriate trip home. It's pretty typical after school for our bus driver(s) to be late so I stopped groaning about it and came to realize that this needed to stop. So stop blaming the "road" conditions during the end of spring and actually show up. Yea, sometimes we my bus driver doesn't even show up so I have to tick my parents off at work to get a ride which happens about 1-2 times a week. The record was 4. 4 days straight of not showing up and then the final day they show up, only 45 minutes late(which is a lot ) In other words, do your service right for the taxes that we are forced to pay you fools!

Extremely rude and confrontational. The absolute worst service. Late 30 minutes everyday on one bus…read moreand the other shows up 5 minutes early and then leaves early. Impossible to deal with them. Pendleton school district has to hold this terrible company responsible for the mayhem they create for working parents.

I love lighthouses and feel that they are a still a novelty to me after living in the Pacific…read moreNorthwest for over ten years and the fact of being born and raised in landlocked states prior to moving to the West Coast. Normally they are along the coast that we go to see and visit but the Clover Island Lighthouse is a river light house for the Columbia River. There used to be quite a few river lights along the Columbia but if memory serves most of them fell into disrepair or torn down. The Clover Island Lighthouse is quite new by lighthouse standards as it was built in 2010 on Clover Island where events are held as well as river views. It also serves a landmark for the island. Being such a new lighthouse I suspect it's used more for tourism rather than for practical purposes but I wouldn't rule that out either as the Columbia River is a very busy river for boat traffic. It's a little bit of a surprise to me that there was even a lighthouse in Tri-Cities as they are definitely situated in the desert but that makes it ironical in a fun way as well. Quite a few of the lighthouses on the coast have similar paint jobs and some are built similarly as well. I know there is a vast array of different lighthouses in all shapes and sizes but those seem to be more common in Michigan from what I gather. So it was quite refreshing to see a lighthouse that was not only new but also has a stucco look to it which is very appropriate for the arid environment and other housing in areas like this. The island is pretty small and there is a restaurant there and Ice Harbor Brewing has a location on the island as well so you can eat and drink along with taking a gander at this cute little lighthouse as well and any marina activities that are available for those with boats.

We stopped here for about 10 minutes to check out the lighthouse when we were in the area. It's a…read morenice quick little stop with some history. There are great views of the water and bridge and there is plenty of parking. It's definitely worth a stop if you have a few minutes. The sunset here was lovely and we were entertained by some jet skiiers on the water. There was also an ice cream vendor but he was closing up when we arrived.

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.

My visit here was awesome and I learned so much about a really pivotal (and sad) moment in history…read more The grounds are beautiful, the small museum was well done, the staff were excellent, and the history at the site is really fascinating. I will definitely be back again some day.