Museums in Oregon, United States
Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum
McMinnville, Oregon
It’s not every day you find a world-class museum where you can literally slide out of a 747 and into a water park. The E...
High Desert Museum
Bend, Oregon
Just a stone's throw south of Bend on the dusty stretch of Highway 97, you'll find a place that truly captures the spiri...
Historic Carousel & Museum
Albany, Oregon
People come here for the pure, simple magic of it all. You can't help but smile as you walk around this beautiful, spinn...
Fort Dalles Museum and Anderson Homestead
The Dalles, Oregon
The Fort Dalles Museum and Anderson Homestead doesn't feel like a sterile institution; it feels like stepping directly i...
Columbia River Maritime Museum
Astoria, Oregon
You have to see this place—it's built right over the water in the Astoria harbor, so it feels like you're stepping onto ...
Flavel House Museum
Astoria, Oregon
Believe it or not, this grand Victorian home was once slated for demolition to make room for a gas station. Saved by the...
Oregon Rail Heritage Center
Portland, Oregon
The Oregon Rail Heritage Center has its roots in the 1970s, born from the passion of local volunteers determined to save...
National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center
Baker City, Oregon
So we finally made it out to that massive Oregon Trail Interpretive Center I was telling you about, perched way up on a ...
Museum of Natural and Cultural History
Eugene, Oregon
Tucked away on the verdant campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene, this museum feels like a quiet secret. It’s a c...
Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum
The Dalles, Oregon
Perched right on the edge of The Dalles, this isn't your typical stuffy museum; it's the official interpretive center fo...
Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site
John Day, Oregon
Tucked away in the high desert of Eastern Oregon, the Kam Wah Chung building in John Day is a true time capsule. It's no...
Caples House Museum Complex
Columbia City, Oregon
Would you believe this pristine white house in Oregon was actually built back in New York? The entire structure was ship...
Portland Art Museum
Portland, Oregon
You know, what's always struck me about the Portland Art Museum is how it feels like a grand old friend right in the hea...
The Gordon House by Frank Lloyd Wright
Silverton, Oregon
Tucked away on a quiet, tree-lined street in the charming town of Silverton, Oregon, The Gordon House stands as a Pacifi...
OSH Museum of Mental Health
Salem, Oregon
Tucked away on the grounds of what was once the massive Oregon State Hospital, this museum tells a story that Salem has ...
Mt Hood Cultural Center & Museum
Government Camp, Oregon
You might not expect a world-class cultural hub tucked away in a former ice rink, but that's the unassuming origin of th...
Heritage Station Museum
Pendleton, Oregon
Heritage Station Museum began its life as Pendleton's grand railroad depot, a bustling hub built in the early 1900s wher...
OMSI
Portland, Oregon
Down here on the industrial east bank of the Willamette, just south of the Marquam Bridge, you'll find OMSI. It's a plac...
Oregon Historical Society
Portland, Oregon
You can't miss the Oregon Historical Society museum, thanks to the colossal, eight-story murals wrapping its exterior. I...
Shelton McMurphey Johnson House
Eugene, Oregon
Would you believe this incredible 'house on the hill' was nearly demolished for a parking lot? Perched dramatically on S...