"I think it's beautiful. I like being in it," says Angela Jennings. "I love the stairs."
Attractions: Museums/History
Have you ever created your own cartoon or played Connect Four with giant robotic arms? Have you ever been inside a real submarine or made flubber in a science lab?
City: Portland
Region: Greater Portland
Sitting in downtown Portland, surrounded by theaters, museums and wonderful 12-block park, the Portland Art Museum is the center of discovery.
City: Portland
Region: Greater Portland
There are many people I know that have avoided Earth Science classes, equating it with a class in trigonometry.
City: Hillsboro
Region: Greater Portland
One of Portland’s oldest cultural organizations is also one of its most interesting.
City: Portland
Region: Greater Portland
Oregon is filled with amazing views, incredible natural wonders, abundant wildlife and a rich history, and the epicenter of that history is Clackamas County.
City: Carver
Region: Greater Portland
Sometimes the spots off the beaten path are the ones that are the most rewarding.
For me, that’s the way it is with the Yaquina Bay lighthouse.
City: Newport
Region: Central Coast
Sitting in a grove of trees, overlooking a creek, listening to the birds, bugs and other wildlife, it’s hard to believe this place was slated to be a prison.
City: Wilsonville
Region: Greater Portland
On a hillside west of the entrance to Champoeg State Heritage Area, above the banks of the Willamette River, stands the home of Robert Newell. A central figure in Oregon statehood and first Speaker of the House, he resided at Champoeg for nineteen years beginning in 1843.
Region: Willamette Valley
This is a Central Oregon attraction that has been around for decades and features large sculptures of buildings made out of gems, glass and stone from the area. It is currently under renovation, but is still an amazing site to check out if you are in the Redmond/Bend area.
City: Redmond
Region: Central Oregon