On our way to Chelan, we stopped in Wenatchee and visited their local Historical museum, which although the apple exhibit was closed, still had a few fun things for the kids. There was a forest area with lots of stuffed animals, and a model train set, which for 50 cents, would run around the track built to resemble the routes over Stevens pass, from first construction through the 1930s I think. The train ran through several long tunnels and the model set also showed all the switchbacks that were eventually replaced by more direct tunnels and bridges. Pretty interesting to watch.
S loved the Victorian home, although he had a hard time understanding that this was for looking, not touching. At least he got to try the dryer! The best part of the musem to the kids was the Old time Main Street. There was a bank you could go into, with its vault and safe deposit boxes. J explained the idea of saving money or special things in the box, demonstrating with a dollar bill. G was thrilled when he reopened the box, and THERE WAS THE DOLLAR! She jumped for joy!
Mom and Dad, you would like this museum, as well as our stop on the way home, Rocky Reach Dam. It had a huge fish ladder, with a nice viewing area, where we actually saw a few salmon swimming upstream. The dam also had a nice historical museum with a varied collection - native artifacts, steamboat history and some great propaganda for dams, and publicly owned utilities. (Needless to say, Rocky Reach Dam is part of a public utility district.)
The kids loved running through the museum and jumping off the small seating platforms. There was also the requisite section about electricity and how it works, with demonstration stations that you could try. S loved the bicycle you could pedal to light up lights. FYI, it is quite difficult to ride a bike with a 40 lb child on your lap. For future reference, there is also a nice little sandwich shop at the dam, and a lovely arboretum - although we did not walk around to check out all the unique trees. 
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