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If you're a history buff, art aficionado, archaeology fiend, or dabbler in the sciences, our museum picks are perfect for a rainy day or afternoon excursion! Our selections center around notable collections of historical and cultural items. Many have excellent rotating displays in addition to exceptional permanent collections.
Category: Museums - Portland Attractions & Activities
Address: 4015 SW Canyon Rd, Portland, OR 97221
This interactive museum seeks to stimulate children's interest in the natural world and in society. Exhibits foster an understanding of such concepts as sound, gravity and medicine by promoting experimentation and fun. Kids can toy with light and shadow, manipulate water-powered machinery, play dress-up, and work on art projects too. A grocery...
End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center
Category: Museums - Portland Attractions & Activities
Address: 1726 Washington St, Oregon City, OR 97045-1058
This museum in Portland, Oregon offers visitors the rare opportunity to travel time. Tourists may view authentic, hands-on exhibits representing the experience and heritage of the Oregon Trail. With historic interpreters in 1800s-era attire, a lovely garden featuring heirloom roses and a variety of vegetables and a cedar carving demonstration,...
Category: Museums - Portland Attractions & Activities
Address: 1928 SE Ladd Ave, Portland, OR 97214-4737
Portland museum goers looking for a bit of whimsy will enjoy the Portland Hat Museum. Once the home of an early 1900's milliner, this Portland museum has been transformed into a most eclectic attraction. Containing more than 900 hats of all shapes, sizes and eras, this hat museum in Portland illustrates such subjects as the evolution of the hat...
Category: Museums - Portland Attractions & Activities
Address: 724 NW Davis St, Portland, OR 97209
The goal of this free art museum in Portland is to engage visitors in conversation about crafts - what it means to "craft," the definition of "craft" and the history of this art form. Founded in 1937 as a ceramic studio, the Portland Museum of Contemporary Craft now features more than 1000 items in its permanent collection. Glass, metal, fiber and...
Oregon Historical Society Museum
Category: Museums - Portland Attractions & Activities
Address: 1200 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR 97205
The Oregon Historical Society began in 1917 and is still going strong. The headquarters for Portland history, this state museum features more than 85,000 artifacts representing early Oregon settlements, and the development of industry and business. History buffs are sure to appreciate this museum's extensive collection of maps, video, film, photos...
Category: Museums - Portland Attractions & Activities
Address: 310 NW Davis St, Portland, OR 97209
The only Jewish museum in the Pacific Northwest, the Oregon Jewish Museum in Portland houses the state's largest collection of documented and visual history of the Oregon Jewish population. This Portland museum strives to embrace the Jewish identity, preserve the history of the Jewish community, teach appreciation of all minorities and inspire...
Oregon Maritime Center and Museum
Category: Museums - Portland Attractions & Activities
Address: 115 SW Ash St, Portland, OR 97204
For a real taste of maritime travel and commerce in years past, you'll want to visit this intriguing museum. Its exhibits feature navigation instruments, model ships, photographs, memorabilia and artifacts from actual vessels. Exhibits are housed on the steam-powered sternwheeler "Portland" moored in the river.
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
Category: Museums - Portland Attractions & Activities
Address: 1945 SE Water Ave, Portland, OR 97214-3354
At the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, there's never a lapse in entertainment. Periodic new exhibits keep this Portland museum fresh and intriguing, and the adjoining planetarium, submarine tour and Omnimax theater keep tourists and locals coming back time and again. Just minutes from downtown Portland, the Oregon Museum of Science and...
Category: Museums - Portland Attractions & Activities
Address: 1219 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR 97205-2486
With 112,000 sq ft of gallery space, the Portland Art Museum keeps visitors busy for hours. Founded in the 1890's, this popular museum in Portland boasts an impressive collection of art, from ancient to modern. Roam the halls and enjoy exhibitions of ceramics and jade from East Asia, European works by the masters, Native American art and more. The...
Category: Museums - Portland Attractions & Activities
Address: 4033 SW Canyon Rd, Portland, OR 97221-2798
This museum in Portland is not to be missed. Featuring interesting exhibits that focus on four specific aspects of the forest - discovery, exploration, change and life - the Portland World Forestry Center is enthralling for all age groups. This Portland nature museum offers an exciting raft ride and forest canopy habitat for viewing, live animals...
