Oregon Museum of Science & Industry (OMSI)

Every PDX family should have a membership here. It pays for itself in two visits and there is always something great to check out. Also, tons of partner museums as well that accept your membership.

Amazing thing to do with kids (and fun for adults). Tons of educational games and things to play with. The laser light shows are great, as are the Omnimax movies . Worth the cost for a day of fun.

Best place to take my kids. the 0-6 year old room is their favorite. The pizza in the cafeteria is wonderful. I recommend getting a membership it pays for itself after a couple visits.

OMSI is probably one of my favorite museums in the world! They always have a new exhibit , and one time they even had real mummies from around the world in the museum !

"The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry contains a variety of hands-on exhibits based on physical science. Blah, blah, blah, why aren’t you at a brewery ?" - Conan O'Brien

The 'Beginning the Journey' exhibit is intense. The miracle of life is so evident through this amazing and haunting display of embryos, fetuses, and essentially babies that never made it to birth.

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Has always been a great place to take the little ones. My kids tat 16 and 18 thought they outgrew OMSI and were surprised to find that OMSI was still for them!

OMSI has fantastic marketing that convinces you there’s something important and inevitable here. I found myself disappointed with most of the exhibits .

Omsi during the day for the kids. And then omsi at night for the adults! A must check out place. You'll have fun regardless of your age.

Go do the submarine tour . Cramp spaces are worth it if you're a sumidge into history.

Watch your timing between events , easy to lose track in one and miss another. Building layout does not flow well between main attractions . Sherlock Holmes exhibit is excellent.

I love their on-hold music - classic and soothing, even though you barely have to hold when you call in. What's not to love about OMSI!

I think OMSI Science Playground is better than entire PDX Children's Museum . For adults actually interested in SCIENCE and INDUSTRY, there's plenty to see/do. Best place to get food: Galileo by IMAX.

If you ever need to fills a kids time and imagination, this is the place. So happy that after 35 years its still here. Hope it will inspire my son as it did me.

OMSI's Science Education Resource Center (SERC) is home of the NASA Regional Educator Resource Center and is filled with resources for educators . It's open 3:30-5:00pm every Thursday except holidays. Read more

The best exhibit is the innovation exhibit ! They have some really amazing interactive displays

Great if you have kids, but I personally enjoyed the Sub tour the most.

Now why would Allstate want to so generously support the "Earthquake House" exhibit ... A true mystery.

Budding scientists love the interactive activities — mix potions in a lab, program a robot or simulate an earthquake.

Great museum.There are a lot of children, but if you feel like that is a problem for you, just look up when OMSI after dark is at omsi.edu. After dark is 21+ only and often has special labs for adults

Great place, but be sure to check the "age" level of the Planetarium shows!

So much fun! The submarine tour is a must!

Had a good time even with all the kids running around. Really enjoyed the life science room.

Lots of stuff for kids to do!

First time here was for Miyazaki films , and they were a blast. Love this place

Don't forget the submarine tour . The USS Bluebird was the last diesel submarine as the US fleet transitioned to nuclear.

OMSI after dark is the way to do it.

The Science Playground for little kids is entertaining for a good long time.

Great museum for kids, just great

If you have kids go there, it is good for them. If not there is better places in Portland to visit.

Did you know? John Cyprian Stevens, a naturalist and civil engineer , first envisioned OMSI in 1896, but the museum didn’t officially open until 1944.

$2.00 admission on the 1st Sunday of the month. Great for large families.

This is a great place... but don't come here on a holiday!!! It's insane on Memorial Day!

The Sherlock Holmes exhibit is amazing! Gather and test evidence to solve a murder mystery!

Awesome play area for kids 6 and under...loved it

Come at around 4pm to avoid the lines .

Check out the current exhibits : https://www.omsi.edu/exhibits

See a show at the OMSI OMNIMAX IMAX theater : a five-story domed screen covering 6,532 sq. ft. of projection surface. So big you might need to sit in the back row! Read more

Saw a huge line , was so glad I am a member.

Give yourself at least 2-3 hours and use the audio recordings. It gives you extras points to listen to.

This is amazing for kids. Highly suggest. And the Sub tour is worth it.

Everything is good. A nerd paradise!

Amazing museum ! Do check it out!

It was fun! Just so much going on... Almost wish it was organized a little more though

Use your museum membership from home and get in for FREE.

First weekend of the month is $2 admission. Awesome, but kind of a nuthouse.

Gotta do the Blueback tour

Sweet museum for folks both young and old.

The dinosaur exhibit is great!!!