The 10 Best Things to do in Goldendale, Washington (WA)

TIMED-ENTRY TICKETS at www.maryhillmuseum.org. Housed in a majestic Beaux Art mansion overlooking the Columbia River Gorge, Maryhill Museum of Art is one of the NW's most fascinating cultural destinations. Explore world-class European & American art, an extensive American Indian art collection, sculptures and watercolors by Auguste Rodin - one of the largest collections in the US - and much, much more. Cafe, museum shop, sculpture garden, & picnic grounds on-site. In 2012 the museum opened its 25,000 square foot Mary & Bruce Stevenson Wing, featuring a dedicated arts education suite, a cafe with terrace seating and sweeping views of the Gorge and Mount Hood.

See within 1,100 miles of the moon's surface and Jupiter's cloud belts when looking through the amazing telescopes available to the public.

Opened in 2001 by Craig and Vicki Leuthold, family-owned Maryhill Winery Tasting Room & Bistro is one of Washington’s largest wineries, producing 80,000 cases annually. Its four tasting rooms—in Goldendale, Wash., Kendall Yards in Spokane, Wash., at The Waterfront in Vancouver, Wash., and at the Hollywood Schoolhouse in Woodinville, Wash.—offer visitors the chance to experience award-winning, approachable wines along with stunning views. Its premier restaurant and tasting room in Goldendale, perched on a bluff overlooking the beautiful Columbia River, draws more than 75,000 wine enthusiasts from around the globe each year, ranking it among the top-five most visited wineries in the state. Visitors can enjoy wine tastings, tours, special events and tournament-quality bocce courts. Maryhill sources more than 30 unique grape varieties from some of the most highly regarded vineyards in Washington and produces more than 50 wines.

Three miles east of Maryhill Museum of Art, just off HWY 14 and near the original Maryhill town site, stands a full-scale replica of England's Stonehenge built by museum founder Sam Hill. Stonehenge Memorial was built as the nation’s first WWI memorial. It was dedicated in 1918 to the servicemen of Klickitat County, Washington, who died in the service of their country during the Great War; it was completed in 1929 and re-dedicated on Memorial Day of that year, when 14 local service men were honored by having their names placed on the pillars of the Memorial. Samuel Hill’s crypt is located a short walk southwest of Stonehenge on a bluff overlooking the river. The site is open daily from 7 a.m. to dusk. Admission is free.

A family owned and run fruit stand featuring fresh hand picked and tree rippened cherries, apricots, peaches and grapes. We also have a beautiful flower garden, ice cream and preserves.