Oregon Coast Aquarium Newport, OR Manzanita City Hall Manzanita, OR Caring Place Resource Center Oregon City, OR Sanford Lab Homestake Visitor Center Lead, SD Estuary Exploration and Education Center Garibaldi, OR Model Secondary School for the Deaf Residence Hall Washington, D.C. Maple Street Lake Oswego, OR Lincoln City Visitor Center Lincoln City, OR OMSI Coastal Discovery Center Newport, OR Carlton Observatory Yamhill County, OR OMSI Camp Hancock Fossil, OR Lewis and Clark Career Center Portland, OR Forest Park Visitor Center Portland, OR Oregon School for the Deaf Locker Room Addition Salem, OR Intergenerational Loft Portland, OR OMSI Turbine Hall Portland, OR Maguire Welcome Center Washington, DC Scripps Earth Exploration Center La Jolla, CA

OMSI Coastal Discovery Center

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Newport, OR Nestled on 20 acres along Oregon’s Central Coast, the OMSI Coastal Discovery Center at Camp Gray offers immersive, outdoor science education for children and families. Surrounded by the region’s diverse ecosystems, the center provides hands-on learning that fosters curiosity and environmental stewardship. Its cluster of long, gabled wooden buildings draws architectural inspiration from the longhouse traditions of coastal Native American tribes and the rustic charm of early Oregon logging camps.