The Willamette Valley & Wine Country
Oregon's largest state park, Silver Falls, 26 miles east of Salem on Hwy 214, is an easy day trip from Portland, Salem and Eugene. It offers camping,…
Must-see attractions in The Willamette Valley & Wine Country
The Willamette Valley & Wine Country
The state's first capitol building burned down in 1855, and a domed classic Roman edifice was built to replace it. Unfortunately, that building also…
The Willamette Valley & Wine Country
At 4097ft, Marys Peak, in the Siuslaw National Forest, is the highest peak in the Coast Range. Several hikes are strewn around the summit, and on a clear…
The Willamette Valley & Wine Country
This interesting 5-acre complex houses grassy gardens, two gift shops, a clutch of pioneer buildings and two museums. The Mission Mill Museum, Jason Lee…
The Willamette Valley & Wine Country
A state heritage area and popular family destination, Champoeg is 25 miles southwest of Portland. There are 615 acres of old-growth woodland, grassy…
The Willamette Valley & Wine Country
Just south of the capitol, Willamette University was the first university in the western USA and is well respected for its liberal-arts undergraduate…
The Willamette Valley & Wine Country
Plant-lovers shouldn't miss this garden, located 15 miles east of Salem outside Silverton. Over 20 specialty gardens are showcased on 80 acres, including…
Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum
The Willamette Valley & Wine Country
A mile east of McMinnville, this museum showcases Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose, the world's largest wood-framed airplane. In 1947, with Hughes at the wheel…
The Willamette Valley & Wine Country
Open to everyone, the Mt Angel Abbey is a delightful Benedictine monastery on grassy grounds set atop a hill that overlooks town. There's a modernist…
The Willamette Valley & Wine Country
Peavy Arboretum is heaven on a hot day, with several interpretive trails that wind through 40 acres of shady forest. From here, you can continue into…
The Willamette Valley & Wine Country
Oregon City was initially built at river level, but as it grew, it moved higher. In 1912 residents started talking about an elevator that would join the …
The Willamette Valley & Wine Country
Eighteen miles north of Salem, the little town of Mt Angel, with its Bavarian-style storefronts and lovely abbey, is like an old-world holdover in the…
Gilbert House Children's Museum
The Willamette Valley & Wine Country
Built to honor Salem native AC Gilbert, who invented the Erector Set, this hands-on children's museum – located in two colorful arts-and-crafts houses –…
Museum of the Oregon Territory
The Willamette Valley & Wine Country
Exhibits at this engaging museum include a chunk of the Willamette Meteorite, the largest meteorite found in the US (the rest is at the American Museum of…
The Willamette Valley & Wine Country
This 1845 house was built by John McLoughlin, who was called the 'father of Oregon' for his hand in helping found Oregon City – the West's first city. At…
The Willamette Valley & Wine Country
Located 7 miles south of Salem, this children's theme park is a fun fantasyland offering rides (extra charge), a European village, Western town and…
The Willamette Valley & Wine Country
One of Oregon's leading citizens of the late 19th century was Asahel Bush, a newspaperman and highly successful banker who began building his rambling…
The Willamette Valley & Wine Country
Not far from the Bush House, this 1894 Queen Anne mansion is topped by turrets and bejeweled with decorative moldings and beautiful stained-glass windows…
The Willamette Valley & Wine Country
This dazzling Tudor-Gothic landmark, opened in 1926 and once a silent-movie theater, is now primarily a venue for theater and concerts. Classic movies are…
Pioneer Mothers Memorial Cabin
The Willamette Valley & Wine Country
A 1931 log cabin reconstructed by the local Daughters of the American Revolution, this interesting museum is filled with objects brought across the Oregon…
The Willamette Valley & Wine Country
The Bush House Museum is open as a showpiece of Victorian design inside Bush's Pasture Park. Note the marble fireplaces, 10 in all. Most of the wallpaper…
The Willamette Valley & Wine Country
For a taste of the past, step into this historic museum. Owned by a pioneering family, the 1908 house still boasts most of its original furniture and…
The Willamette Valley & Wine Country
This house is where Herbert Hoover (the 31st president of the USA) grew up. Built in 1881, the restored home is now a museum of period furnishings and…
The Willamette Valley & Wine Country
Next to the Oregon Garden in Silverton is the Gordon House, the only building in Oregon designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. It was built in 1964 and moved to…
The Willamette Valley & Wine Country
Inside the reconstructed stable at Bush's Pasture Park is the Bush Barn Art Center, which features several galleries and a permanent exhibition. The main…
The Willamette Valley & Wine Country
The 1852 Robert Newell House was the only one to survive the 1861 flood. It holds Native American artifacts and inaugural gowns worn by the wives of…
The Willamette Valley & Wine Country
Willamette University's Hallie Ford Museum of Art boasts the state's best collection of Pacific Northwest art, including an impressive Native American…
The Willamette Valley & Wine Country
At the heart of town, 1500ft-wide Willamette Falls is the second-most-powerful waterfall in the US.
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