Portland,
Oregon
Portland
Art Museum
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One of the 25 largest museums in the country, the Portland Art Museum
hosts world-renowned special exhibitions and features the new Jubitz
Center for Modern and Contemporary Art.
1219 S.W. Park
Ave., Portland. Map it.
503.226.2811.
www.portlandartmuseum.org
Portland Children's Museum
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Where imagination lives! Hands-on exhibits,
Water Works, Dig Pit, Kid City Grocery Store, Clay Studio and live
performances. For kids 10 and under – and their families.
4015 S.W. Canyon Road,
Portland. Map it. Opposite Oregon Zoo in Washington Park.
503.223.6500. www.portlandchildrensmuseum.org
Directions: Five
minutes from downtown on Hwy. 26 West. Or take MAX light rail to
the Washington Park/Zoo Station.
Portland Classical Chinese Garden
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An authentic all-seasons Ming Dynasty classical
Chinese garden with a teahouse built by artisans from Suzhou, China.
An urban oasis of tranquil beauty and harmony. Never twice the same.
In Old Town/Chinatown
at Northwest Third Avenue and Everett Street. Map it.
503.228.8131. www.portlandchinesegarden.org
World Forestry Center Discovery Museum
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All new! Hands-on, interactive, family-friendly
exhibits engage visitors to learn about the wonder and beauty of
forests and trees in the Pacific Northwest — and around the world.
4033 S.W. Canyon Road,
Portland. Map it.
www.worldforestry.org
Directions: Five minutes
from downtown on Hwy. 26 West. Or take MAX light rail to the Washington
Park/Zoo Station.
Oregon
Zoo
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Travel the world in an afternoon, meeting
animals from almost every continent. An innovative and delightful
zoo that's a great place for animals — and people.
4001 S.W. Canyon Rd.,
Portland. Map it.
503.226.1561.
www.oregonzoo.org
Directions: Five minutes
from downtown on Hwy. 26 West. Or take MAX light rail to the Washington
Park/Zoo Station.
PITTOCK
MANSION
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Lose yourself in the grandeur of a
vanished era! Explore a 1914 mansion rich with early Portland history,
and brimming with the finest arts and antiques.
3229 N.W. Pittock Drive.
Map it.
503.823.3624.
www.pittockmansion.com
Directions: Just
five minutes from downtown Portland off West Burnside Street
Oregon Historical Society
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There is always something new at Oregon's
premier culture and history museum, located in downtown Portland.
Bring the whole family to see our wide array of exciting exhibits
including the award-winning Oregon My Oregon and the Smithsonian
Institution's The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden through
September 17, 2006.
1200 S.W. Park Ave.,
Portland. Map it.
503.222.1741.
www.ohs.org
Oregon
Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI)
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Touch, explore, question and discover.
With more than 200 hands-on exhibits, an OMNIMAX Theater, a submarine
and a planetarium, there's something for everyone.
1945 S.E. Water Ave.,
east bank of the Willamette River. Map it.
503.797.4000.
www.omsi.edu
End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive
Center
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Oregon Trail history told through presentations
by living-history interpreters; Bound for Oregon, a 30-minute original
film; exhibits; and interactive, "please-touch" activities.
Visit the End of the Oregon Trail and get the Historic Oregon City
pass, which includes admission to the Museum of the Oregon Territory
and the Stevens Crawford House.
1726 Washington St.,
Oregon City. Map it.
503.657.9336.
www.HistoricOregonCity.com
Directions: Take I-84
East to I-205 South to Exit 10.
The
Japanese Garden
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Acclaimed as the most authentic Japanese
garden outside Japan. Five garden styles on more than five acres
of tranquil beauty.
611 S.W. Kingston Ave.,
Portland. In Washington Park. .Map it.
503.223.1321.
www.japanesegarden.com
