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Portland Classical Chinese
Garden - The most exquisite,
authentic Suzhou-style garden
built outside of China is now
open in Portland. Come calm
yourself in its beauty.
Oregon Museum of Science and
Industry - Enjoy an OMNIMAX
Theater, the Murdock
Planetarium, view amazing
astronomy and laser light shows,
and board inside the U.S. Navy's
last non-nuclear submarine, the
U.S.S. Blueback (SS 581).
Oregon Zoo - The Oregon Zoo
has 1,029 animals representing
200 species, nine major
exhibits, an elephant museum, an
art and photo gallery and a zoo
railway.
Portland Children’s Museum -
Where imagination lives! Visit
Portland Children’s Museum and
let your imagination run wild
with hands-on exhibits for
children from birth through 10
years old. Explore a world where
creativity is your passport. Put
on a costume and take center
stage. Make a splash in Water
Works, or build your own city in
our Clay Studio. Dig into heaps
of fun in the Dig Pit, or
role-play in the Kid City Market
and Café. Turn trash into
treasures in the recycling
studio. Catch a live performance
and then relax at story-time.
There’s always something new for
you at Portland Children’s
Museum.
Oaks Park - In Oaks Park
theme park, visitors can enjoy a
wide variety of fun. Picnics,
skating and rides are all part
of that fun. There are thrill
rides, intermediate rides, and
kid's rides.
World Forestry Center - The
World Forestry Center presents
exhibits on forests of the
world, petrified wood,
old-growth forests, tropical
rainforests; and offers art
exhibits and nature walks.
Portland Parks & Recreation
- Portland Parks & Recreation
offers 100 park and recreation
buildings, 12 swimming pools,
180 park grounds, 100 play
structures, 200 ball fields,
five public gardens, 7700 acres
of forests and more.
Portland Art Museum - As the
oldest art museum in the Pacific
Northwest, the Portland Art
Museum features a variety of
exhibits that date from every
decade since 1892.
Portland Rose Gardens -
Portland is home to three public
rose gardens. Offering a
spectacular view of the 'City of
Roses,' the 4.5-acre
International Rose Test Garden
in Washington Park is one of the
largest and oldest rose test
gardens in the country. The
Peninsula Park Rose Garden is a
formal sunken garden featuring
masses of fragrant blooms.
Japanese Garden - Tucked
above the International Rose
Test Garden in Washington Park,
the Japanese Garden has been
proclaimed one of the most
authentic Japanese gardens
outside Japan. Five traditional
garden styles, an authentic tea
house and a pavilion combine to
recapture the mood of ancient
Japan.
North Clackamas Aquatic Park
- From water slides to lap
swimming, North Clackamas
Aquatic Park has it all. Located
in a park-like setting with all
the amenities, this
weather-friendly indoor facility
is the place to be throughout
the year. Enjoy all the swimming
you can imagine, including
lessons, aquatic exercise and
recreational swimming.
Willamette Jetboat Excursions
- Willamette Jetboat Excursions
offers two hour tours. See giant
cargo and military ships,
elegant riverfront homes, the
majestic Willamette Falls, as
well as bald eagles and osprey.
Portland Center for the
Performing Arts - Located in
Portland’s downtown Cultural
District, this beautiful complex
includes Brunish Hall, a
multi-purpose performance space;
Keller Auditorium, home to
Portland Opera, Oregon Ballet
Theatre, Oregon Children’s
Theatre and Portland’s Broadway
Theatre series.`
Oregon Symphony - Rated a
'first-class ensemble' by The
Los Angeles Daily News, the
Oregon Symphony would truly be a
special activity for the whole
family. Visit and be inspired.
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