Things to Do in Oregon
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Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
Portland, Oregon
Visiting the OMSI is fantastic fun for the whole family. There's the Science Playground where kids ages 0-6 conduct experiments (like playing with "flubber" and watching scientists make "oobleck"), play...
Science & Nature Museum
Special Collection
Astoria Aquatic Center
Oregon Coast
Not your neighborhood YMCA, the Astoria Aquatic Center is a state-of-the-art facility with a long, twisty water slide, an 88-degree wading pool with four spouting waterfalls, and a lazy river....
Theme Park
Water Park
Oregon Zoo
Portland, Oregon
It's like a world safari in a compact walking space: a lush, hilly terrain in which you explore friendly, state-of-the-art animal exhibits arranged by ecosystem. With over...
Zoo
Pioneer Courthouse Square
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city of well-planned parks and open spaces, and Pioneer Courthouse Square, which opened in the mid-1980s, is a terrific example of an awesome urban space...
Park
Live Music Venue
Oaks Amusement Park
Portland, Oregon
This old-fashioned (yet updated) amusement park is a lot of fun for everyone. Surrounded by oak trees (hence the name) here are state-of-the art thrill rides, bumper...
Amusement Park
Fort Stevens State Park Historic Area
Oregon Coast
Fort Stevens is the largest and one of the most popular campgrounds in Oregon, but it's worth a visit even if you're not camping. Hop onboard a WWII Army truck tour, or hike into underground bunkers. ...
History Museum
Historical Landmark
Park
Hiking
Swimming
Haystack Rock Awareness Project
Oregon Coast
Made of hardened lava from a volcano that erupted millions of years ago, Haystack rock was designated a Wildlife Refuge in 1976, and is home to many different kinds of invertebrate marine life and nesting seabirds....
Historical Landmark
Park
Oregon Coast Aquarium
Oregon Coast
Unlike standard aquariums, here visitors walk between massive cave-like boulders to view everything from a shy Pacific octopus to bold otters who float on their backs, scratch themselves, and contemplate YOU. ...
Aquarium
Portland Saturday Market
Portland, Oregon
It's called a Saturday market, but it happens on Saturdays and Sundays and is really more of a craft festival than just a run-of-the-mill market. Here you...
Flea Market
Live Music Venue
World Forestry Center Discovery Museum
Portland, Oregon
Part of six kid-friendly museums in Washington Park, the World Forestry Center not only backs up to the real forest of the park but has a simulated forest environment inside. ...
History Museum
Science & Nature Museum
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