Douglas County Museum — Attraction in Oregon

Update: We have recently been to several of our local museums and try to compare them to this one. But they just can’t! We are going to plan a whole trip around coming back with some friends and family!

This is an absolutely fantastic place to stop. We have been to a few museums recently and this is by far the best. There’s fun stuff to do for everyone. The artifacts and displays are all extremely interesting and meaningful. The entire place is well kept by people who clearly are passionate about preserving history. Truth be told I stopped in for the gift shop because I can’t pass up a trinket. We decided to get tickets on whim (which were extremely affordable at only $8) to just “pop in” and see the museum. It ended up being the highlight of our whole day! We could’ve spent two hours in there. So if you go, make sure that you make it before 2pm so you have plenty of time to see everything. I’ll definitely be coming back next time I pass through in...

I visit lots of different museums around the country. This museum is very clean, open floor plan, decent air conditioning, and friendly. It feels like a work in progress because there is painting and roped off areas. The lighting on some different splays is not sufficient and several displays lack explanation. The early native American displays need more native American and less white settlers. There are shaped stones, tomahawks, and clothing, and information on migration and diet, but not on culture. Lots of settlers that should be in another section, like downstairs with the wagon, and household treasures. If you visit only one museum outside the big cities, this is a good one, I t covers native Americans, pioneers, gold, logging, forestry, and the animal furs, and animals are really well done. Good job on...

This was my first time here. I've lived most of my life in Oregon and it took me moving to Illinois for five years to finally stop and check it out. I've got to say for a smaller museum it was pretty great. I enjoyed the new exhibit on the Archie Creek Fire from 2020. The pictures were mind blowing. The rest of the museum has a lot of different things to look at. There is a downstairs, but no elevator to ride down. You either need to use the stairs, or it looks like you can walk outside and around the side of the building to get through a gate if you are mobility challenged, or maybe have kids in strollers. It's not overly expensive and has a little gift shop near the front door. If you are visiting Roseburg Oregon, I recommend stopping in and spending...