Cannon Beach History Center & Museum — Attraction in Cannon Beach

This is a free, donation-only museum in a lovely setting on a side street at the south end of downtown. The structure itself is kind of cool and historical. There is a well done historical timeline running around the inside, which shows you, in pictures and words what was going on in the world and in Cannon Beach. So, when man discovers fire, you can see what was happening in Cannon Beach. There's a room devoted to the town's annual parade, plus sandcastle days. The namesake cannon from the shipwreck is in the museum. I was a bit disappointed that many things were poorly maintained. The Spanish language audios didn't work, nor did two English audios (i.e. pick up the phone to listen and phone was dead). Also, at least one pull-out drawer containing things children would find interesting was broken or snapped back so quickly it was a safety hazard. Also some grammatical errors in the displays, but I'm picky about that. It's worth visiting and making a donation. Wheelchair access is possible... a little dicey for me both with my wheelchair van in the gravel parking lot and coming in from the sloping ...

This is a quaint little FREE museum with really interesting local history. I really enjoyed the old photographs from the 1920s with old cars at Haystack Rock and all the history on the offshore shipwrecks. The beeswax shipwreck was particularly interesting. The museum is small and great for a quick stop to check out artifacts from around the area before heading over to Cannon Beach. I stopped to pick up a Goonies doubloon at the gift shop to use in Ecola Park just like they did in The Goonies! It's the only shop in the area...

An interesting and fun place to visit. We have been coming to stay in Cannon Beach for many years, but had never visited the museum until today. We found friendly staff and many facts about the resort. The exhibitions of artifacts change fairly often and so we shall visit the museum again when we are next here in a few months. Of course the famous cannon is there. Fascinating, and well...