Oregon Rail Heritage Center: Where Portland’s Steam Giants Live
Two of America’s most famous steam locomotives live in Portland, and you can stand close enough to feel their heat. The Oregon Rail Heritage Center,...
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World Forestry Center: Where Portland Celebrates Its Forest Soul
Portland is a city built by timber and shaded by it — and the World Forestry Center in Washington Park tells that story with joy....
Tom McCall Waterfront Park: Portland’s Living Room on the River
In the 1970s, Portland did something revolutionary: it tore out a riverside freeway and planted a park instead. Tom McCall Waterfront Park, 36 green acres...
Oregon Historical Society Museum: The State’s Story, Beautifully Told
On the leafy South Park Blocks, the Oregon Historical Society Museum does for the state what every great museum should: it makes the past feel...
Tilikum Crossing: The Bridge Built for People
Its name is Chinook for “people,” and it means it. When Tilikum Crossing opened in 2015, it became the largest car-free bridge in the United...
USS Blueback: Dive Into History Aboard OMSI’s Submarine
Moored in the Willamette beside OMSI floats the longest-serving fast-attack submarine of her class — and a movie star. The USS Blueback (SS-581), the U.S....
Forest Park: 5,200 Acres of Wild in the Middle of Portland
Most cities have a park. Portland has an entire forest — 5,200 acres of it, draped over the Tualatin Mountains along the Willamette’s west bank....
Pittock Mansion: Portland’s Castle in the Clouds
A thousand feet above the city, where the air smells of fir and the whole Willamette Valley spreads out below, sits Portland’s own castle. Pittock...
Washington Park: Portland’s 410-Acre Backyard of Wonders
If Portland had a treasure chest, it would be Washington Park. Across 410 forested acres in the west hills, the park bundles the city’s greatest...
International Rose Test Garden: Portland Is the City of Roses for a Reason
Portland’s nickname is the City of Roses, and this hillside in Washington Park is the reason why. The International Rose Test Garden, founded in 1917...
