For a unique museum experience, visit the Grant County Historical Museum and Village, a collection of buildings that have been furnished with fixtures from the mid- to late-1800's, when the building was in use. Children can sit at the desks in the one-room school; there is a country church, a log cabin, a complete authentic pioneer homestead, a print shop with press, a blacksmith shop with working forge and much much more. In addition they have a very nice assortment of antique farm equipment. Sheets blow in the breeze on the "solar clothes dryer" all summer long. The Village comes to life each June during the Sage and Sun Festival, with docents on hand to demonstrate old-timey stuff and answer questions.
Call ahead for hours and admission information. The Museum is located on the North end of Ephrata on Highway 28 (towards Soap Lake), at 742 Basin Street Northwest, Ephrata, WA 98823; 509-754-3334
Above, local children take a tour of the One Room School House at the Grant County Museum.
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The Mistequa Auto Museum at the Spokane Indian Tribe's Chewelah Casino has added some interesting cars lately, with more on the way, DayTrippers in Chewelah tell the Divas. At least 50 cars are currently on display, by local classic auto restorers - from "horseless carriage" cars, steam engines, gangster cars, to motorcycles and muscle cars like Mustangs and GTO's. The museum is located at 2555 Smith Rd.Chewelah, WA 99109; Open Weds. and Sat. from May-October from 10am to 4pm; call (509) 935-8034 for more information or appointments during the winter season. Suggested donation gets you in the door.
