Dawn and I drove up to the Maryhill Museum, which has been on her "Bucket List" for years. The building itself breath-taking: it's a huge mansion, perched right atop the Columbia River Gorge. It was intended to be Samuel Hill's home (he's the man who was the catalyst behind the Columbia Gorge Highway). Started around 1914, the construction is steel beams and poured concrete. Apparently, Hill's businesses failed and construction was stopped in 1917. A friend of his convinced him to turn it into a museum of art, which he did. It was officially opened to the public in 1940. Anyway, it has an amazing, eclectic collection of art and sculptures and American Indian artifacts. Definitely worth the trip. Hill also created a replica of Stonehenge on the site of the original Maryhill Town -- it's now a Veterans' Memorial.
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