High Desert Museum - Bend Museum

  • Address: 59800 South Highway 97, Bend, OR 97702-7963
  • Phone: +1 541 382 4754
  • Email:
  • Website:www.highdesertmuseum.org
Average Rating
5.0
 2+ reviews
from 2 sources
Yelp
5.0
 1+ reviews
Frommers
3.0
 1+ reviews

Estimated Price: From $5

High Desert Museum
59800 South Highway 97
Bend, OR 97702-7963

High Desert Museum Details

Descriptions from Across the Web

  • The High Desert Museum engages visitors in the people, plants, and animals of the arid Intermountain West, also known as the High Desert. It includes nearly 53,000 square feet of exhibits and amenities in the main building, while paved outdoor trails wind through acres of exhibits and animal ... more on MuseumStuff.com
  • A natural history museum on the plant and animal life native to Oregon. more on TripAdvisor
  • Bend lies on the westernmost edge of the Great Basin, a region that stretches from the Cascade Range to the Rocky Mountains and is often called the high desert. Through the use of historical exhibits, live animal displays, and reconstructions of pioneer buildings, this combination museum and zoo,... more on Frommers
  • The West was truly wild, and this combo museum/zoo proves it. Kids will love the up close and personal encounters with gila monsters, snakes, lizards, Ochoco the bobcat, and Snowshoe the synx. Actors in costume take part in the "Living History" series, where you can chat with stagecoach drivers, ... more on Fodor's

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Tripadvisorlogo-11383-0
5.0
Awesome

My trp to the high desert museum was absolutly amazing the animals and exhibits were awesome they even have a cafe and gift shop. I would recomend a visit if you are ever in bend. Also during the summer they have ... A TripAdvisor Member, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on TripAdvisor

High Desert Museum

If you want to get up close to a river otter or visit eagles or owls, this is a place where you can ... judysbook.com, a user of judysbook.com. Read full review on OpenList.com

5.0
Jen K. 's review

This place gets my vote for the best museum in Oregon. Located just south of Bend, close to Sun River. It is a must ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp

Tripadvisorlogo-11383-0
5.0
Interesting family fun

Our family of four (two girls ages 7 & 8) enjoyed the High Desert Museum mid-August 2005. We spent 4 hours, and saw pretty much everything. We could have slowed it down and stayed longer easily, but the girls feet were getting tired. The girls were most interested in the demonstrations that we sa... northwestfun, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on TripAdvisor

Fabulous!

This is definitely not your typical museum. We wandered about for a few hours and still didn't see everything. They offer inside diaramas depicting the history ... insiderpages.com, a user of insiderpages.com. Read full review on OpenList.com

Directions

Take U.S. 97 3 1/2 miles south of Bend

Hours

Daily 9am-5pm

Miscellaneous

  • Admission: $15

Other Web Resources

  • www.highdesertmuseum.org

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