Museums
Family FavoriteHatfield Marine Science Center Visitor Center
FreeFree-admission marine science museum and aquarium on Yaquina Bay with touch tanks and a whale skeleton.
SightseeingOutdoor AdventureLocal Gem
Oregon Coast
Oregon Coast is a sightseeing stop in Newport, OR, part of the Eugene, Cascades & Coast guide. Cost: free.
· Newport, OR
Why you should go…
The Oregon Coast Visitors Association promotes the entire Oregon coastline across its North, Central and South regions, publishing an official visitor guide for trip planning. The central coast hub of Newport is known as the state's marine science capital and self-proclaimed Dungeness Crab Capital of the World, offering aquariums, lighthouse tours and historical museums. The association is headquartered in Tillamook, Oregon.
- #beaches
- #coast
- #lighthouses
- #scenic drive
- #family
What's around here?
The closest stops to Oregon Coast, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.
0.4 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
- AttractionsQuirky Fun
Mariner Square
Under $25A Newport, Oregon bayfront complex still anchored by Ripley's Believe It or Not, though earlier tenants have closed.
1.0 mi awaySwitch it up: Attractions
- SightseeingLocal Gem
Newport Visitor Information Center
FreeThe official visitor center for Newport, Oregon, on the central Oregon coast.
1.1 mi awayMore like this
- SightseeingOutdoor Adventure
Newport
FreeOregon coast city known for fishing heritage, beaches, whale watching, and the Oregon Coast Aquarium.
2.6 mi awayMore like this
- ToursOutdoor Adventure
Whale Research EcoExcursions
$25–$50Marine biologist-led Zodiac whale watching trips from Depoe Bay to see the Oregon Coast's resident gray whales.
13 mi awaySwitch it up: Tours
- SightseeingIconic
Heceta Head Lighthouse
Under $25Climb a half-mile trail from a sheltered beach to an 1894 lighthouse perched 206 feet above the Pacific.
33 mi awayMore like this
