John Wesley Powell River History Museum — Attraction in Green River

A nice, small museum that appears to still be under construction in certain parts. True to its name, it focuses primarily on the exploratory voyage of John Wesley Powell, a civil war veteran with a dream of charting the Colorado River past its known path. He took a crew of men and boated downriver, discovering all the way to the Grand Canyon and beyond. The museum covers this journey with a multitude of exhibits as well as a short film that the staff very kindly played for me in a theater upon request. There are some other exhibits detailing historical and geological facts about the surrounding region, and even an intriguing dinosaur section with actual skeletal specimens on display. While I wasn't a big fan of the $6 per adult entry fee, I can understand the need for funds considering it's a small museum in a small town that probably doesn't get a lot of visitors (during the entire hour and a half I was there, I was literally the only guest). All in all, it's worth a visit, especially if you have kids who...

Unfortunately, the museum was closed by the time we arrived in town. We looked inside and walked the perimeter of the museum to get a grasp of what it might offer. Located on the banks of the Green River along East Main Street, the museum has a large parking lot to the south and east of the museum, an 8-station Tesla Supercharger station, a nice sized park on the east side of the museum and a smaller grass area on the west side with chairs along the riverbank. On the south side of the building are restrooms, which were still open at the time of our visit. We wished we had more time in the morning to have a visit but will have to wait until the next time we...

Great local museum currently housing the “Glen Canyon Exposed” exhibit. The “Glen Canyon Exposed: Now and Then" is an excellent photography exhibit at the John Wesley Powell River History Museum that contrasts Tad Nichols’ 1950s images of Glen Canyon before its submersion with Dawn Kish’s recent photos of the landscape reemerging as Lake Powell recedes. Using Nichols’ original camera, Kish revisits his sites, capturing the canyon’s transformation and resilience. The exhibit invites reflection on environmental loss, restoration, and the enduring impact of human intervention on nature. The exhibit will be there until...