Things to Do in Oregon
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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
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
Seaside Promenade
Oregon Coast
The 1.5-mile Seaside Promenade (known to all as "The Prom") is a great place to stroll and watch the waves and world go by in a lively, beachside carnival atmosphere....
Historical Landmark
Neighborhood
Park
Bicycling
Live Music Venue
Beverly Cleary Sculpture Garden in Grant Park
Portland, Oregon
This sculpture garden contains three life-sized bronze statues, all character's from author Cleary's beloved Ramona (the Pest) Quimby series of children's books. There's mischievous Ramona, the tall and serious...
Park
Bicycling
Swimming
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
Tillamook Cheese Factory Tour
Oregon Coast
Take a hands-on, self-guided tour of Oregon's largest cooperative dairy that kids love, and visit two gift shops selling local specialties like cow-shaped cutting boards made from Oregon maplewood, a café, and two ice cream counters....
Special Collection
Roadside Landmark
Boutique
Yaquina Bay Lighthouse
Oregon Coast
On a clear day you can see 20 miles in all directions from the top of the tallest functional lighthouse in Oregon. A self-guided tour takes you up 11 steps to a magnificent view of the shoreline....
Historical Landmark
History Museum
Park
Hiking
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
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
Wax Works
Oregon Coast
The trumpeting wax elephant at the entrance gives little indication of the fun kind of creepiness your family will find inside. Walk among the dark displays amid scary sound effects that will make you feel you're in a haunted wax house....
Special Collection
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