The Yakima Valley Museum is a 65,000-square-foot cultural history museum dedicated to preserving and sharing the stories of the Yakima Valley. It offers exhibits on the region's natural history, American Indian culture, pioneer life, early city development, and the fruit industry. The museum also features a collection of horse-drawn vehicles, a replica of Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas's office, petrified trees, vintage neon lights, and a functioning replica of a 1930s soda fountain. Additionally, it houses the Children's Underground, an interactive learning center for youth, and operates the nearby H. M. Gilbert Homeplace, a historic Victorian farmhouse. The museum conserves stories to inspire the community, learn from the past, celebrate the present, and guide the future.
