Location: Klamath Falls
Top Things to do in Klamath Falls
Top Restaurants in Klamath Falls
Things to do in Klamath Falls, Oregon (OR): The Best Museums
Tucked into the Klamath Basin at the southern tip of Upper Klamath Lake, the sunny city of Klamath Falls is in a perfect position to offer cultural excursions and adventurous retreats. Learn about the city's beginnings along the Oregon Trail by riding the quaint Trolley or taking a historic walking tour. Venture to the trails and lakes in the region for cross country skiing, hiking, canoeing or bird watching. Keep an eye out for the bald eagles that make this part of the country their home.
Restaurants in Klamath Falls
1. Klamath County Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 132 reviews
Explore the history of Klamath Falls and the Upper Klamath River Basin through dozens of exhibits covering anthropology, natural history and more recent history. Outdoor exhibits can be viewed any time. A native plant garden includes more than 150 species of wildflowers, grasses, shrubs, trees and lichens.
Reviewed By Nhoover3709point6
Hidden gem. We stumbled in looking for a break from the heat. Including the geological, archeological and anthropological history of the area, this museum presents local history in an interesting and engaging way. Don’t miss the fractured quilt or the enormous oil paining of the crucifixion hidden away in a side hallway! Definite steal for $5.
2. Baldwin Hotel Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 42 reviews
The Baldwin Hotel Museum is open during the summer months, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. The building has changed very little since it opened in 1906. All four floors of the former hotel feature rooms filled with artifacts of Klamath history. Examples include a kitchen, laundry room, children's room, music, parlor, cafeteria, doctors's office, lawyer's office, school room and much more. There is no elevator, and so the building presents a number of barriers to people with impaired mobility.
Reviewed By F1654QZkeithw
We took the two hour tour and Melinda was our guide. She was a delight. So much knowledge and love of the place and all its wonderful stories. Every one of the four floors has a different feel and a different set of wonders. If you can do only one museum stop in Klamath, make this the one.
3. The Children's Museum of Klamath Falls
4. The Favell Museum Native American Artifacts and Contemporary Western Art
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 65 reviews
A visit to the Favell Museum is a must for anyone who loves Native American artifacts, and Contemporary Western art.Over 100,000 artifacts, illustrating the lives of indigenous tribes from North and South America are on display, with the primary focus on Native American tribes. Collections dating from 12,000 years ago include thousands of arrowheads, obsidian knives, spear points, primitive ancient stone tools, native clothing, intricate bead work, basketry, pottery and more. The collections on display give the visitor a suggestion of the richness and variety of societies no longer here and they illustrate how creative and adaptive the native people were. The artifacts give you a feel for what it must have been like for the early Native Americans to survive and thrive in southern Oregon, on the Columbia River and up and down the west coast of North and South America. Cultures from the mid-west to the Pacific and from Peru to Alaska are represented.
Reviewed By dloder70 - Klamath Falls, United States
Spent an enjoyable time visiting this Native American museum. We were luck to be there when they were are also having an art display of local artists. Lots of arrowheads from different areas and tribes plus lots more! Informative and well done display of Mr Favell’s lifetime collection. Entrance fee was just $10 each. Good museum in the Klamath Falls area. Not open every day so check days and times. We were there on Tuesday morning.
5. The Klamath Art Gallery
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 6 reviews
