Overview

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The Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum is the official interpretive center and history museum about the Columbia River Gorge located on 54 acres in The Dalles, Oregon. Opened in 1997, the 48,200-square-foot Center features exhibits about the area's geology, Ice Age prehistory, Native American culture and basketry, exploration by Lewis and Clark and others on the Oregon Trail, settlement, transportation, and natural history. The Wasco County Historical Museum is a 17,200 square-foot exhibit wing which tells the history of the people of Wasco County, Oregon. The center also offers live raptor programs, a research library, meeting rooms, auditorium, gift shop and cafe. The site includes a handicap accessible paved interpretive trail with vistas of the Columbia River Gorge and the Klickitat Hills.

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Fees: Admission

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Links: https://gorgediscovery.org/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Gorge_Discovery_Center_%26_Museum

Location

Closest City or Region: The Dalles, Oregon

Coordinates: 45.654406, -121.210439

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Closest City or Region: The Dalles, Oregon

Coordinates: 45.654406, -121.210439

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July 8, 2023 Trip Report

By Jeremy Dye

Trip Members

Jeremy Dye, Tara Dye, Savannah Dye, Madilyn Dye, Cooper Dye,

Story

We went to the Columbia River Gorge Discovery Center & Museum. They had some really nice displays, but their AC was broken.

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