Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks And Minerals. Photo Jerry Scovil

Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks And Minerals

Visit one of the top mineral museum exhibits in the nation. Exquisite minerals, crystals, fossils, meteorites, fluorescents and the “Best of the N.W.” are all here for you to enjoy. Housed in the first “Ranch Style” home, in Oregon, to be listed on the National Registry of Historic Places. Just 15 minutes west of Portland on Hwy. 26, take exit 61 to the stop, turn right, go one block then left onto Groveland Drive, follow 1.3 miles to the Museum located on the right. Hours: Wednesday through Sunday from 1–5 p.m. Admission: adults $5.00, seniors (60+) $4.50, students (6–17) $3.50, under 6 free.

26385 N.W. Groveland Drive (map 9)
Hillsboro, Ore. 97124
503.647.2418
www.ricenwmuseum.org

Selected things to see and do outside Portland:

Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden Columbia Gorge Premium Outlets Multnomah Falls Lodge Columbia Gorge Sternwheeler Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center Museum Mt. Hood Railroad Mt. Hood Skibowl Winter Resort & Summer Action Park North Clackamas Aquatic Park Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals Evergreen Aviation Museum Oregon Wine Tasting Room & Bellevue Market Ornaments To Remember Family Fun Center and Bullwinkle’s Restaurant Woodburn Company Stores The Enchanted Forest Tillamook Cheese Visitor’s Center Blue Heron French Cheese Company Oregon Coast Aquarium Wildlife Safari Hellgate Jetboat Excursions - Grants Pass Tourism Rogue Creamery Oregon Shakespeare Festival