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Attractions & Activities: Skidmore Historic District & The Willamette River Waterfront
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Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI)
Located on the east bank of the Willamette River across from the south end of Waterfront Park, this modern science museum has six huge halls, and both kids and adults find the exhibits fun and fascinating. This is a hands-on museum and everyone is urged to get involved with displays, from a discovery space for toddlers to physics and chemistry labs for older children. Simulated earthquakes and tornadoes are perennial favorites. There's plenty of pure entertainment at an OMNIMAX theater and the Murdock Sky Theater, which features laser-light shows and astronomy presentations. The USS Blueback submarine (used in the film The Hunt for Red October) is docked here, and tours are given daily. Mechanical dinosaurs make frequent appearances here. Between May and late September, Samtrak (503/659-5452), a small open-air train, runs between OMSI and Oaks Park Amusement Center. OMSI is also the departure point for several different boat cruises up and down the Willamette River.
1945 SE Water Ave.
Phone: 800/955-6674
or 503/797-4000 .
Open: Memorial Day-Labor Day daily 9:30am-7pm (Thurs until 8pm); Labor Day to Memorial Day Tues-Sun 9:30am-5:30pm (Thurs until 8pm; also open on holiday Mondays)..
Closed Dec 25.
Museum or OMNIMAX $6.50 adults, $4.50 seniors and children 4-13; $3 submarine tours, $3 planetarium shows, $6.50 laser light shows; discounted combination tickets available. Thurs 3pm until closing all tickets are 2-for-1..
Bus: 63.
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