We love OMSI and thankfully it is only 100 miles from us. They have award winning traveling exhibits and lots of permanent things worth visiting again and again. Their labs, staffed by friendly, knowledgable staff, are like a min-science lesson/camp. Omnimax movies are great as well as the planetarium options. More

We spent a half day at OMSI on a recent vacation to Portland. We knew we were going to have to check this place out as soon as we heard the name: you had us at science. We explored one of the permanent exhibits (earth sciences), the traveling exhibit (Legos), and did a bunch of the standalone brain teaser puzzles,... More

Lots of cool exhibits. Cool Submarine (USS Blueback). It costs money to go on though. They usually have a limited time special exhibit. once it was fear, once it was body worlds ( Bones and muscles and guts and stuff). Once, there was even one called "Game On!" which was about the history of video games. worth going to more... More

I've probably been to OMSI about 15 times and I love it! The exhibits are always changing through out the year so there's always something new. The laser light shows are awesome, but be prepared to hear the snickers of some stoned high school kids who just discovered pink floyd for the first time. Kids love this place, but if... More

We went the first year we were here, in May 2009. The special exhibit was great, but once we finished there, it was a big let down. We have been spoiled by the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. If you want this to be your day out, it won't last that long. Add a picnic or other activity to... More

You and they will learn something every time. Plan to spend the whole day - there's plenty to do. And you can return to the same shows and never get bored. More

We were hoping to swing by the Portland zoo but the weather wasn't co-operating so we went to OmSI. LOVED it. My 4 year old was in such Aww as he ran from place to place. The Museum had a beautiful view of Portland. We decided to grab something to eat and I must say I was surprised at how... More

I came to Portland on business but wanted to see items of interest in the area. I was not expecting to see let alone board a US submarine. This particular sub was filmed in the movie 'The Hunt for Red October' as the USS Dallas, but is not a nuclear sub. This was the last diesel/electric sub to operate in... More

A waste of money! Many of the exhibits were shut down. Many in poor condition. The childrens' interactives barely were. A black eye for Portland. Upgrade or shut it down! More