columbia river exhibition of history, science and technology

This little museum no longer exists. They closed their doors and have beem absorbed by the ne entity The REACH. The REACH is located at 1943 Columbia Park Trail. Open Tues.-Sat 9:00am-5:00 pm; Sunday noon-5:00pm; Monday is closed. Evenings by appointment.Grand opening June 30-July 6. Very promising and interesting to all ages.

There is some very interesting history in this small local museum and it is worth a stop. It goes through the development of the Hanford reservation and how a town of 300 has grown into 200,000 based on the government need for nuclear power during WWII. How they are dealing with the tank farm storage is also fascinating, how they built a city in about 18 months, and what has happened in the past 50 years is all quite amazing. They have an original bus from around 1943 out front that was used to transport workers to the plant - and a trailer/house from a faily of 4 that is not to be believed!

Title says it all. The section on Hanford was interesting but it doesn't make a museum. Beware the docents, we were able to avoid them but they held another group hostage for over a half hour.

Good information, good guides. We really enjoyed this exhibition while visiting in Richland. The guide had first hand knowledge on the history of this area.

I was in Richland for meetings, my family tagged along and went to this location. They had a ball - they even took videos of their tour and the hands on exhibits to share with me. They thought they would only be there a few minutes but ended up being there more than an hour. They walked away with "science is cool". Great spot to stop!

Awesome way to learn about the Columbia River area and have a great family adventure at the same time. Educational and fun at the same time.

This collection of area history, science and technology has been around, and barely updated since *I* was a child. My dad took us to this "museum" when we were kids. I was bored, bored, bored. Dad, of course, as most adults, had wanted to read all of the posted exhibits. In terms of touch, see, feel, do, there was not a lot to keep a child entertained for long.When my son was in lower grade school, I took him there when we were in town to visit my grandmother. He was done and ready to leave in about 10 minutes. The highlight for him was the round donation bin where you put a coin in and it swirls around and around before dropping into the hole, AND, the gumball like machine that you put money into to buy a safely irradiated marble (had been clear, is now smokey gray).Fast forward to 2013, the museum has been moved from the federal building on Jadwin to a location on Lee (95 Lee).The history of the area if of interest to me. My mom had never seen the exhibit. My parents, grandparents, and some aunts/uncles/ great aunts/uncles had been here during the early phases of the Hanford project, having relocated to the area to work on the project in the 40's. So believe me when I tell you, we're interested.My mom's reaction was that she was ready to leave in about 10 minutes, there was little of interest that we hadn't already seen and printed from the internet while doing family history work. She was bored and I was bored...for the third time :-) Will I learn? I think so.There are some exhibits down a steep staircase and this is not the most accessible for an elderly person (or handicapped).There is SOME interesting stuff in here to be sure, but with a $5 fee, there just isn't enough. The good bits of this exhibit should be merged with other area museums. I just don't think there is enough here to stand alone.

The CREHST has good exhibits on the Hanford nuclear area, early Richland, and science. A great place for kids and/or adults.

The displays are rather small-town, but the volunteer hosts, who worked at the Hanford Engineering Works, running the reactors and the plutonium plant, and so on, are full of amazing stories. Snag one and spend an hour of real history.

This place was fantastic to visit. The exhibits are really well done! Best of all were the friendly, helpful staff/volunteers Cal, a volunteer gave us a fantastic docent guided tour. Another volunteer (whose name I don't recall) talked with us in the science exhibit about how certain things work. It was great. This museum is great for families and those wanting to learn about Richland's history.

I stopped in here while visiting the Tri-Cities. Admission is a bargain, $4. The day I went, I was the only one in the building who was not an employee. There's lots of information about the building, use, and de-commisioning of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. There is also a little information about the natural resources of the area. There is a small science exploration area where children (and adults) can interact with various experiments centered on the energy theme. There is a nice park with play area right next door to the museum.