Astoria is a city in Oregon. It's on the Columbia River, near the Pacific Ocean. The Astoria Column, a towering hilltop monument with murals depicting area history, offers panoramic views. The Columbia River Maritime Museum showcases fishing, shipping and military history in a waterfront building. Set in a Queen Anne–style Victorian mansion, Flavel House Museum features period furniture as well as manicured gardens. Several movies have been filmed in Astoria as well. Goodies, kindergarten Cop, Short Circuit, Into the wild, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2, Wild are just a few of the many Movies filmed in Astoria.
Just a few minutes South of Astoria, Fort Stevens State Park marks the site of a military installation once used to guard the mouth of the Columbia River. Today Fort Stevens is a 4,300-acre park offering a variety of recreation adventures including camping, beach-combing, a freshwater lake, museum, trails, wildlife viewing, and a historic shipwreck of the Peter Iredale.
At 620 ft Multnomah Falls is a waterfall located on Multnomah Creek in the Columbia River Gorge, east of Portland, between Corbett and Dodson, Oregon, United States. The waterfall is accessible from the Historic Columbia River Highway and Interstate 84.