1792 Marine Drive Astoria, OR , 97103-3525 Phone: (503) 325-2323 Website Discover the stories of the legendary Columbia River Bar, one of the most dangerous passages in the world, at the nationally renowned Columbia River Maritime Museum. Climb aboard the floating lighthouse, see Coast Guard rescues, watch the powerful Pacific Northwest storms, and learn why the mighty Columbia River Bar is called the Graveyard of the Pacific.
Hours of operation: Monday through Sunday 9:30 am to 5:00 pm. Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. Admission: Adults (18+) $16.00, Seniors (65+) $13.00, Children (6-17) $5.00, Kids 5 & under FREE, Active Duty Military FREE. You do not have to pay admission to go to the gift shop. A Collectible Token book is for sale in the gift shop for $4.95 (no sales tax in Oregon).
Plenty of free parking.
Purchased Small Nickel Size Tokens in the gift shop $1.00 each. Designs:
1. Columbia River Maritime Museum.
2. Cape Meares Lighthouse.
3. Oregon Coast design 1 (with seaside on front and breaching whale on the back).
4. Oregon Coast design 2 (with lighthouse on front and US 101 logo on the back).
5. US 101 logos (Oregon and/or California).
6. Oregon Coast design 3 (with a different lighthouse on front and sandcastle on the back).
7. Smokey "Only You Can Prevent Wildfires".
8. Oregon State Capitol.
9. Columbia River Gorge (with Multnomah Falls on the back).
10. City of Roses - Portland, Oregon.
11. Mount Hood (elevation on the back).
12. Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument.
Token Machine (Large tokens)
5 silver color dollar size tokens for purchase in plastic cases ($7.99 each). Designs:
1) California Route 66 sign/ Rear Oregon Route 66 sign.
2) 'Sasquatch, I Believe him walking in forest/ Rear- 'Bigfoot, I Believe', a big foot.
3) 'Oregon Coast', Lighthouse, sandcastle & shovel and pale on beach, birds/ Rear- 'Oregon Coast', waves breaking on rocks in water.
1 colorized copper dollar size token for purchase in a plastic case ($16.99 each). Design:
1) 'Columbia River Maritime Museum, Lightship Columbia', Multicolor/ Rear- 'Columbia River Maritime Museum, Astoria', black and copper color.
March 24, 2023. The small tokens are still here. Didn't look for the large tokens. MWHTH
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