Portland Family Attactions

Photo Virginia Swartzendruber
 End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center
Oregon Trail history told through presentations by living-history interpreters; Bound for Oregon, a new 30-minute digital film; exhibits; and interactive, hands-on activities. Changing the way you see history.
1726 Washington St., Oregon City. Take I-84 East to I-205 South to Exit 10.
503.657.9336. www.endoftheoregontrail.org
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Forest Discovery Center
Enjoy exhibits on tropical rainforests and old-growth forests, plus temporary exhibitions on art, culture and history. Don't miss Chocolate: Tree to Truffle (on view through Dec. 31), an exhibit of the most delicious kind.
4033 S.W. Canyon Road, Portland. Five minutes from downtown on Hwy. 26 West. Or take MAX light rail to the Washington Park/Zoo Station.
Please note: The Forest Discovery Center – which will close for renovation on Jan. 1, 2005 – will re-open in summer 2005. 503.228.1367. www.worldforestry.org
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Portland Japanese Garden, Portland, Oregon		 Portland Japanese Garden
Proclaimed one of the most authentic Japanese gardens outside Japan. Five garden styles on more than five acres of tranquil beauty.
611 S.W. Kingston Ave., Portland. In Washington Park.
503.223.1321. www.japanesegarden.com
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Oregon Historical Society
 Oregon Historical Society
Experience the Oregon story, from its earliest inhabitants to the present day, with fascinating displays of rare Oregon treasures. New permanent exhibition now on view: Oregon My Oregon.
1200 S.W. Park Ave., Portland.
503.222.1741. www.ohs.org
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Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
 Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI)
Touch, explore, question and discover. With more than 200 hands-on exhibits, an OMNIMAX Theater, a submarine and a planetarium, there's something for everyone.
1945 S.E. Water Ave., east bank of the Willamette River.
503.797.4000. www.omsi.edu
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Oregon Zoo
 Oregon Zoo
Travel the world in an afternoon, meeting animals from almost every continent. An innovative and delightful zoo that's a great place for animals - and people.
4001 S.W. Canyon Rd., Portland. Five minutes from downtown on Hwy. 26 West. Or take MAX light rail to the Washington Park/Zoo Station.
503.226.1561. www.oregonzoo.org
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Childe Hassam (American, 1859-1935) Ecola Beach, Oregon, 1904, Oil on canvas, Fred and Annette Gellert. Photo courtesy Montgomery Gallery, San Francisco.
 Portland Art Museum
  • Christo and Jeanne-Claude: The Pont Neuf Wrapped, Paris, 1975-85, A Documentation Exhibition, Sept. 11, 2004 – Jan. 2, 2005.

  • Childe Hassam: Impressionist in the West
    Dec. 11, 2004 - March 6, 2005
  • People of the River: Native Arts of the Oregon Territory
    Jan. 22 - May 29, 2005

    • 1219 S.W. Park Ave., Portland.
    503.226.2811. www.portlandartmuseum.org
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    Image credit: Childe Hassam (American, 1859-1935) Ecola Beach, Oregon, 1904, Oil on canvas, Fred and Annette Gellert. Photo courtesy Montgomery Gallery, San Francisco.
    Photo by Steven Hambuchen
    		 Portland Children's Museum
    Explore Portland’s most creative place for kids, filled with hands-on exhibits and art studios designed to stretch your imagination.
    4015 S.W. Canyon Road, Portland. Opposite Oregon Zoo in Washington Park. Five minutes from downtown on Hwy. 26 West. Or take MAX light rail to the Washington Park/Zoo Station.
    503.223.6500. www.portlandchildrensmuseum.org
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    Allan Mandell
    		 Portland Classical Chinese Garden
    Discover an ever changing landscape of pavilions, stone, water, plants and literature. Never twice the same.
    In Old Town/Chinatown at Northwest Third Avenue and Everett Street.
    503.228.8131. www.portlandchinesegarden.org
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