A must see if youre visiting, Astoria. Staff is friendly and knowledgeable. The self guided tour is amazing! They even had a little fun scavenger hunt for my son. They offer a bundle package for the jail museum. Pricing is very reasonable. They have a cute gift shop where you purchase your tickets.Deducted 1 star for not being wheelchair/handicap friendly. Sadly, can not take some family or friends to experience this museum because of that.Masks are required.

The Victorian architecture caught my eye. You get your admission ticket in the carriage house, which has the gift shop. The person at the desk has you watch a 10-minute history video about Captain Flavel and his family before you go in. It’s worth watching. Most of the rooms in the main house were roped off so you can’t go in and get a closer look. You’ll likely spend less than an hour here. The garden is really nice.

13 minute video on history of the home and family that built it.Beautiful grounds. The architecture inside is amazing. The craftmanship of all the details in the woodwork is magnificent.

I absolutely am in love with historical buildings and all of the history that goes along with each structure. The Flavel House is a stunning victorian mansion that has been impeccably preserved. The detail that was incorporated in the late 1800s is something I believe every one should see in person. The price to enter was very reasonable. The free video was an unexpected treat. The staff are super welcoming and friendly. My only negative thought is you only have access to 2 floors. Not a very thorough look through but worth at least one visit. Yes I do recommend.

Wonderful old home. Great story and family history. Really good option rain or shine. Very well preserved features. Astoria is also great little town with a lot of history.

Loved seeing and learning about the lifestyle, history and decor of this family home in Astoria. It would be nice to learn about the average person living in Astoria also not just the Rich and Famous but maybe another museum has that information.

Beautiful house! Self guided tours. No flash photography. Staff is nice and helpful.

The Flavel House Museum is very interestingWell maintained museum house. We enjoyed the walk through.

It was very interesting and well worth the $7 fee. The little movie was good to see before going thru the house. Great job to all who keep the history alive.

Great museum offering detailed history. House is beautiful and staff is very sweet. Great historical society to support. An Astoria family must do!

The tour of this home was wonderful not only did I enjoy it so did my grankids. The tour guides were well knowlaged. The decor and the wood work was fabulous. Take the time and enjoy this museum and tour.

Excellent tour of a beautiful home built at the turn of the century. The Flavel family history is worth taking the time.

Super cool History experience. Thank you

You buy tickets in the guest house, then walk to the main house on the other street. I found asking questions to the staff was really helpful in understanding what is original and what isnt or reacquired later from the family. Only the first two floors are open, but they have pics of the higher floors. Overall, I found the experience quite interesting.

A must see on the Oregon coast. Great history here and a great look into the past. Amazing house and craftsmanship . Up with the Pittock Mansion.

Love this place, come here every time Im in town. Its a wonderful little piece of history.

Neat old Place. Great Big in the front yard

The Flavel House Museum is a must see if you are coming to Astoria and love history. Its rich history and story shed light on the days in which it was built. A beautiful home and a breathtaking garden/property.

The furnishings in this house are gorgeous, the fireplaces and the library make me a little jealous. I would highly recommend watching the short video and listening to the free historical speech the volunteer staff gives.

Goonies! Great history of The Flavel Family, $6 entry fee, clean washrooms

This is a really cool house. For as large as it is, it is very modestly decorated. The history of the place is amazing to learn about. Well worth the visit.

Lovely tour, beautiful home, helpful staff, hands on kids room and beautifully landscaped grounds. I brought my family here and we all three enjoy it every aspect of our visit to the Flavel House. Thank you for helping to maintaine a beautiful part of History. :-)

Really enjoyed learning about Flavel. Definitely catch the 15 minute video at the start of the tour.

Beautiful home!! What a story behind it!! Make sure you watch the video in the carriage house.

Im glad I went, but it was about what I expected. If you have toured turn of the century houses, this fits that description. Nonetheless, it is one of the better ones that Ive seen. (Why only a 3? If a place meets my expectations, it gets a 3. Hopefully this makes my reviews more useful.)

Beautiful house and the staff were very helpful and informative about the house and all its belongings.

An amazing beautiful building. Historic and stunning. A must see if youre in Astoria.

Great place to explore. Plus its said to be haunted

Youre looking for like a museum to learn some history definitely go to the museum

Beautiful, historical, and all around great place to visit if you love architecture, history, or just Beautiful places. The staff is friendly and informative

Enjoyed the tour. The video is a must see. Part of tour !!

What a gem for this city! Everyone I encountered was so friendly, and this house is just stunning! Id absolutely recommend this for anyone who enjoys history, then take a nice walk around downtown after.

This place is amazing. We were searching all day for something fun to do and this was so much fun and it was not expensive at all. I loved seeing all things from back then. Everyone there was so nice and you can even go in the rooms and see the bathrooms and cool things like that. You even get to watch a free movie (you dont have to buy a pass to watch the movie) that is very nice to watch about the history of him and the town. You should check it out.

Excellent detail. Well worth visiting. I recommend to all our house guests.

Interesting history of the Flavel family.

Very cool mansion home built by the richest man in Astoria 130 years ago. Nicely preserved and presented. Very reasonable admissions fee of $6 a person. Self-guided tour, but there are staff on hand to tell you more about the home and the customs of the time.A very interesting way to spend 2 hours. Not an experience you will soon forget. Plus-the home was the museum Mikeys Dad worked at in the Goonies when they were riding their bikes on the way to their adventure and the dad was taking down the flag outside!

Great self-guided tour of house and grounds!

I love the history and the Victorian house era

Great History! Worth wild fee to view this amazing house of Oregon first city, even Americas first city west of the Mississippi! Go check out out.

Self directed tour of the historic Flavel home. Love it!

Beautiful old building with deer lounging on the property.

Beautiful. Worth the $5 price to tour. We had a great time exploring the house. The docent was friendly and helpful.

Beautiful old home.

Beautiful architecture, beautiful property, Amazing family history!! Must see when visiting Astoria!!

Very beautiful place and rich in history what deaf we have to bring my children here

This house is amazing, really feels like you went back in time. The architecture of this place was really thought out and built with the highest quality of materials at the time. This place had indoor plumbing, we have been to other places like this and have never seen that. Captain Flavel had himself one beautiful place built. This is a must see if you are in the area.

Beautiful historic manson@

What a gem! Such a great historic home and very well preserved. We loved learning about the family that lived there and the history of the area. It is a must-see when going to Astoria. Beautiful gardens and an architectural masterpiece!

Always friendly and knowledgeable staff. Its still fun to visit even though I live in town. The grounds and house are kept up very nicely!

Really great that they are maintaining this house, tragic to think the town we’re going to demolish it at some point. It was a bit disappointing not to be able to see the captain’s view from the tower. I’m sure the fire marshal could come to an agreement to only let one person at a time up there.

Its a beautiful house. The intricate design kept me interested, but my girls were kind of bored. I loved the history of those who lived there.

The house is high, beautiful woodwork, built ins and furniture.

Family friendly, beautiful grounds and super informative staff!

Great experience. Glad we could make time to stop in for the video presentation and self guided tour.

Spooky from the outside. I didnt get a chance to do the tour. Maybe next time. Architecturally fascinating though. Definitely a more authentic looking haunted house that the Winchester, thats for sure.

Very nice place to visit Had a great time

Stunning peek into the past! Beautifully preserved. Self guided tour with great info about the Captain and his family.

This was a really fun experience. Lots of history and beauty. Only con was the ticket booth is not located in the building but in another one one the property and you have to walk up hill to get to it so not the best depending on where you park.

Amazing architecture. Wonderful history and lots of fun to see. My family including the kids loved it!

A beautiful and well maintained Victorian home. I loved visiting it. There was a short movie at the beginning of the tour giving the history of the home and area which was precise and interesting. The tour of the home was self guided, but the Docent in the house was knowledgeable and helpful. If you love things from this era, youll love this museum.

Loved the beautiful building and the wonderful guides. Good movie too!

Amazing look back in time. So glad it was saved and is open to the public. An important part of Astoria history well worth seeing.

Lots of great history.

Wonderful history here! Self-guided tour leads you through a beautiful Victorian home with the finest woodwork and details. Very affordable entry price and a great way to spend an afternoon.

History of Astoria by the Flavell family early on...must see to have any real understanding of Astoria...

Beautifully kept example of a Queen Anne home. It is fun to walk through as it has been restored as well as possible to the time period. AND, you are actually allowed to walk through the rooms just not look at thru the doorway.Knowable people about to tell you about the family and the house.Well worth the trip or even a 2nd trip.

Very interesting family history and artifacts that were state of the art at the turn of the 20th century

Beautiful home that shows how homes used to be built! The details are amazing. The history is enlightening and you can walk through the entire home at your pace and get a feel for how the other side lives during that time period.

Great historical place in Astoria. Must see! Tours are self guided and you can take as long as you want. Friendly staff.

Good source of the towns history and one of the most influential families in astorias history ! And the mansion is gorgeous with amazingly preserved architecture

Nice walking tour inside the Flavel house.

Lots of interesting history. Beautiful home that has been well preserved. Definitely worth a visit. We have been there twice!

Largest and most detailed historical Victorian home Ive seen on the west coast. Highly recommend!

A nice self guided tour of a beautiful historic home. We spent around 30-40min and read most of the information plaques. A nice activity that wont take up a huge portion of your time in Astoria.

A wonderful and beautiful slice of history

Such a beautiful and historic place.

A great piece of history. Self guided tour, I highly recommend watching the intro video at the carriage house.

Loved this place. So much attention to detail

Super cool history stop

Beautiful Queen Anne. Amazing large rooms. Decor outstanding. So worth a visit!

It was interesting to look at everything but its not really a place for kids. Its got no interactive exhibits and the main thing is look but dont touch.

Interesting look at how upper class, wealthy victorians lived. There is a short film in the carriage house prior to the tour of the house.

Absolutely beautiful house filled with history.If they had a veteran discount, it would have been 5 stars.

Victorian mansion belonging to 19th century shipping magnate in the Columbia River Valley. House had been restored and is filled with period furniture of the time. Tells his story and that. Of his family in Astoria.

Really cool to see the history of Astoria

I really like touring old houses but I was a little disappointed in this visit. The Flavel family seem to have been very important to the history of Astoria, and they seem to be a very respectable family. It makes you appreciate the era in which success was respected rather than condemned. But the whole house wasn’t open to view, and there was a woman lurking around making sure no one did anything they were supposed to. It kind of ruined the fun, and I get why they do it, but it wasn’t a welcoming atmosphere in my opinion.

Beautiful old home, great access to the rooms and views into a wealthy life in the 1880s. Make sure you watch the video first before visiting the museum.

This was an absolutely stunning museum my kids loved it.

Such a beautiful house. 2nd time to go. Always enjoyable

An Astorian must see!

Super cool relic of the past! Decently priced and it has a small collection of history in the building you but your tickets. The house was giant, but make sure you pay attention to the attendants, they will yell at you.

The house has so much detail that you dont see in todays houses!

Great museum.. friendly staff and very knowledgeable...

Highly would recommend. The place is stunning and they also have fun things for kids to do if the arent fully interested at looking at things. If you go in April like I did they hide one thing that is not from the same era in each room.

Wow what a great treasure. Great volunteers.

Amazing that a museum assoc in a relatively small community can maintain and show such a property is amazing.

Wicked cray backstory....Love the forest on the way

I went there back in 2013 or 2014 i think, with my ex wife and our 3 kids. I absolutely love this place. I am dying to go back again someday. I love love LOVE it! We all had a great time, price was beyond reasonable. If youre a history buff, youll deeply enjoy it as well.

Fabulous museum! If you have an interest in how wealthy families lived in the late 1800s, you will appreciate this lovely home.

Great history. Friendly staff very interesting