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Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI)

Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) is a museum in Portland, OR, part of the Portland, Oregon guide. Cost: under $25.

1945 SE Water Ave · Portland, OR

Why you should go…

OMSI fills a former power plant on the east bank of the Willamette River with hands-on exhibit halls, an Empirical Theater, and a domed planetarium. Outside, visitors can tour the USS Blueback, a decommissioned Navy submarine that appeared in The Hunt for Red October.

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