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Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals, Hillsboro, OR

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Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals

A nonprofit earth science museum on the northern edge of Hillsboro, in a historic ranch-style home built to hold its founders' mineral collections.

26385 NW Groveland Drive, Hillsboro, OR 97124 · Hillsboro, OR

About Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals

Opened in 1997 in the Portland metro area, this earth science museum displays rock and mineral collections that date back to the 1930s. The exhibits fill a ranch-style home built for the founders' collection, and that home is on the National Register of Historic Places as the first of its kind listed in Oregon. The museum became a Smithsonian Affiliate in 2015. Visitors can see rough and cut stones, carved stone skulls, and a rhodochrosite crown jewel. Grounds and nature trails are open to everyone at no charge, and the museum offers school programs, camps, and reduced-rate access for some groups.

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