Lightship Columbia (WLV604) — Attraction in Astoria

Admission is included in the Maritime Museum admission. This boat was anchored in the harbor to guide boats in. Later supplanted by a lighthouse. It is just like it was when it was on duty. you see where they slept, ate, prepared the meals and played games in their downtime. Lots of descriptive panels of the fuel it needed to keep the light running and all the food they needed to stock up on as storms would prevent...

Oh man Oh man Oh man Oh man I'm sorry but I'm not going to give even a remotely articulate review. I'm just telling you if you like history, the ocean, boats, geography, Coast Guard tech or anything remotely like that then you have to go here. And best of all maybe is the Lightship Columbia. Basically you have access to almost every space on the ship if not directly then...

It is wonderful to walk through the ship . It is well maintained. The staff was friendly and very helpful. The stairs inside are steep so be careful . It is historic. It is part of the museum, where you pay to see the ship . The museum stays open til 5 but the ship closes early by 2 I believe . We were...