Tourist attractions in our own back yard
Published 5:35 am Monday, November 5, 2018
- The Flavel House, one of the Clatsop County attractions hosting special programs Nov. 10-11.
Clatsop County is known throughout the region for their tourist attractions.
The National Park Service reports several local sites are working together to offer free or reduced admissions or other special deals on Hometown Tourism Days on Saturday, Nov. 10, and Sunday, Nov. 11 (Veterans Day). Here is a list of the special activities available for this eighth annual Hometown Tourism Days.
• Cannon Beach History Center — 1387 S. Spruce St., Cannon Beach — Free admission; free Sleepy Monk Coffee, hot chocolate, tea and cider bar; 20 percent gift shop discount, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday.
• Seaside Museum and Historical Society — 570 Necanicum Drive, Seaside.
• Seaside Aquarium — 200 N. Prom, Seaside — Free admission with donation of two cans of food/per person, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday.
• Seaside Inverted Experience — 111 Broadway #7, Seaside; www.seasideinverted.com.
• Jewell Meadows Wildlife Area — 79878 Hwy 202, Jewell — Free wildlife viewing with valid Wildlife Area Parking Permit, all day, Saturday and Sunday.
• Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Fort Clatsop, 92343 Fort Clatsop Road, Astoria.
• Oregon Film Museum — 732 Duane St., Astoria — Free item for mentioning “Hometown Tourism,” 11-4, Saturday and Sunday.
• Flavel House Visitor Center — 714 Exchange St., Astoria — Free Astoria bicentennial souvenir for mentioning “Hometown Tourism,” 10-4, Saturday and Sunday.
• Heritage Museum — 1618 Exchange St., Astoria – Free Oregon Historical Quarterly for mentioning “Hometown Tourism,” 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday.
• Bumble Bee Seafoods Hanthorn Cannery Museum at Pier 39, 100 39th St., Astoria; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday and Sunday.
• Columbia River Maritime Museum — 1792 Marine Drive, Astoria; Free Quarter Deck magazine for mentioning “Hometown Tourism,” 9:30-5, Saturday and Sunday.
• Astoria Column — Astoria (on top of Coxcomb Hill),Free parking for mentioning “Hometown Tourism,” 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday.