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    Tiny acknowledgement of a little incident that happened in Japan involving the atom bomb
    peter m.

    Yikes. The geology part, let me say, was fascinating and well done. But once human history got going, things got weird fast and then got weirder. The climax of the crescendoing awkwardness took the form of a large exhibit about the history of the Hanford Site, where weapons grade plutonium was created initially for the bombs that were dropped on Japan in 1945 (they also made the majority of plutonium used in nukes during the Cold War). The exhibit was very thorough except for the fact that it totally forgot to mention any of the sad or upsetting things related to this work, like the deaths of hundreds of thousands of civilians who were incinerated alive and/or poisoned, and the environmental horrors that resulted from all this nuclear waste. There is a postcard sized photo, like a literal afterthought, showing the bombing of Hiroshima, but nowhere does the exhibit mention the number of people who died or how they died. Also, on the wall opposite that tiny photo is a massive photo, like 20 feet wide by 15 feet tall, or a ship sinking in Pearl Harbor after the Japanese attack there. It felt like a parody of biased presentation and omission. Wild.

    Atomic Bomb History Display
    David M.

    " Great Museum with Outstanding Hands on History" My wife and I visited The Reach in Richland Washington last week, and had a great experience.The Museum and Interpretive Center is a newer facility which was built in 2014, and is one of the best hands on educational history venues, I have ever seen, The History of the area with the building of the Atomic Bombs for the United States, was so interesting. Many films and different hands on educational devices, helped us understand the years of history in the Richland, and surrounding areas. The Reach is a great educational and historical experience for the entire family.

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    Dori L.

    Beautiful structure. The interior was dark for the party we went to but the exhibits were informative. Not much for kids and no hands on learning.

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    John K.

    Very nice facility and presentations. I really appreciated the dual focus. The first focus is on the geology and early history of the region. The second is focused on the critical nature of Hanford and the area in the race for a way to end World War II. The coverage was very well balanced.

    Don't let the small size of the building fool you - this is an incredibly jampacked experience! The exhibit space had everything carefully laid out on and very well presented, and it gave in very short order the entire history of the area from pre-history all the way to current day. Let other museums have grand concourses and spacious airy halls - this presents it without any additional frills, and it has a compact presentation of a lot of stuff. Not really kid friendly, this is more of a serious adult type of thing where you can get every piece of information you've ever wanted to know about the Hanford Reach (section) of the Columbia River. Very good section on the World War II years.

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    The museum is larger and well laid out. The exhibits are very interactive and informative .

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