Dinostories

Dinostories takes a fresh look at an ancient age. This colorful, hands-on exhibit from The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry gives visitors a chance to explore the lives and habitats of these “terrible lizards.” You can unearth a fossil cast of an ancient dinosaur or sit and visit in chairs that resemble real dinosaur heads. Try your hand at generating dinosaur names (there’s an interesting logic behind it), and create etchings of your favorite dinosaurs to take home with you. There’s even a dinosaur slide!

Imagination Station

Learn about the life of our namesake, A.C. Gilbert. The exhibit includes a scale replica of Salem’s Riverfront Park complete with a model train and “viewing bubble” that puts you in the middle of the action, a wooden Brio train set, flip books, packaging and samples of the many toys and appliances created by A.C. Gilbert in the course of his amazing life.