Nez Perce County Historical Society — Attraction in Lewiston

This is a carefully curated, small, but very cool museum. The artifacts are thoughtfully displayed with well-written content describing the item and its place and purpose in history. There are also several items for children to touch, in addition to a scavenger hunt game that incorporates all of the exhibits.

By visiting this museum I learned more about Lewiston’s development and political history, early settlers’ disputes and dealings with the Nez Perce peoples, the struggles and successes of early businessmen and women in Lewiston, the role of Chinese immigrants in this city, and much more. What a gem to discover on this hot September day! Thank you!

(The smaller building outside wasn’t open for tours at the time I arrived, but I was able to peek in the windows and see just about everything.)

Also, it’s $6/adult and (I think) $4/kid. They take...

Very interesting smaller museum with a lot of Nez Perce Chief Joseph information as well as the development of the whole area. Next door is an 1896l house with a square grand piano that the original dentist owner brought from the east coast around the horn to San Francisco, then dissembled and brought by oxen team to Lewiston. When he moved his practice 80 miles up the Snake River, it was dissembled and moved by wagon to the new house. Three years later, the same thing back to Lewiston. The finish is original and unmarred and it is pitch perfect. By the way, the rest of the house is...

What a gem of a local museum! So much history and such a tiny place. Excellent scavenger hunts available for children, very generous prizes. The volunteers were very friendly, went out of their way to make us feel welcome and answer any questions we had. An extensive treasure trove of historical memorabilia. Definitely worth a stop if you were driving through, far better than the Louis and Clark experience at the local state park. Also worth noting definitely worth a visit to the Nez Perce National Historic Site about 20 minutes from...