Morning activity: Go for
a self-guided art tour
BY ALYSSA EVANS
A walk in Astoria will bring you a lot to look at: locals, visitors,
historical buildings, nature … the list could keep going.
No matter where you are in town, you’re likely within walking dis-
tance of public art. There is a handful of both murals and art sculp-
tures to see downtown, as well as along some residential streets.
If you want to view local art, start at the Astoria Riverwalk. There
are a couple murals to view on buildings close to downtown. From
there, the easiest (and likely most fun) way to find other art pieces
is to loop through town, street by street. Each street has at least
something artistic, from the murals near Astoria Coffeehouse &
Bistro, to the shell art display off 14th Street near St. Mary, Star of
the Sea Catholic Church.
Maritime mavericks
Visit the Flavel House Museum and Columbia River Maritime Museum
BY JONATHAN WILLIAMS
Step into the Columbia River
Maritime Museum or the Flavel
House Museum and it’ll hit you:
Astoria’s history is as enormous
as the halls that house it. Whether
you’re new in town or a lifelong
Astorian, both places are worth a trip
during this quieter time.
Flavel House Museum
The magisterial qualities of Capt.
George Flavel’s house only deepen
once you enter.
And if you’re a local who has
heard the stories, seen the Flavel’s
other former home on 15th Street
and Franklin Avenue, know a lit-
tle bit about Mary Louise and Harry
Flavel, and want to learn more about
their family, this is a good place to
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Flavel House Museum
Open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily
Adults are $7, seniors and students $6, children
6-17 $2 and children under 6 are free.
Photos by Jonathan Williams
CLOCKWISE: A triple-draw spyglass at the Maritime Museum. A live map of sea surface salinity at the Maritime Museum. A
model ship at the Columbia River Maritime Museum. A room in the Flavel House Museum.
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