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An outstanding collection of Native American baskets is one of the highlights of this Willamette University museum, which specializes in art of the Pacific Northwest and also features European and Asian art.
There's plenty to stimulate young minds at this hands-on children's museum named for the inventor of the Erector Set. Kids can learn how bubbles are made, examine a lunar landscape, play in the largest Erector Set tower in the world or create a puppet show.
Constructed in 1933, Honeywood is Oregon's oldest winery. Today, it specializes in sweet fruit wines.
Smack in the middle of the city sits the 90-acre Bush's Pasture Park, with trails for jogging, walking or biking, picnic areas and playgrounds, Oregon's oldest greenhouse conservatory and the historic Bush House Museum, a Victorian home with original wallpaper and furnishings.
A theme park with a western mining town and several rides.
Architecture and history enthusiasts will enjoy a visit to this white, Greek-style building whose rotunda is topped with a gold leaf statue representing Oregon's first settlers. Inside are murals depicting state history, and outside are sculptures, gardens and grounds for strolling or picnicking.
Costumed guides take visitors through all stages of the wool production process at the restored 1889 water-powered wool mill located on a five-acre museum complex that also includes other museums and historical buildings. You can also view the water-driven turbine that provides electricity for the buildings.
Vast land area - 6,028 acres - is a designated part of the National Wilderness Preservation System that is characterized by rugged terrain, towering cliffs, magnificent vistas and diverse wildlife.
Victorian home built by pioneer banker and newspaper publisher Asahel Bush II in 1877-1878 still retains many original furnishings, including the wallpaper.
Awarded the "2003 Dykes Memorial Medal" for its Iris hybrid, this company has devoted more than 73 years to the breeding and growing of award-winning Iris.
Mystic is a small winery by Oregon's standards, but that only means closer attention and better wines.