AROUND OREGON

Oregon information
• Oregon Blue Book Almanac facts and figures
• OREGON BILL OF RIGHTS
• Table of Contents

Oregon Web Guides

• A Guide to Oregon's Travel and Entertainment Secrets
• Welcome To Oregon
• Welcome to Oregon Gateway
• Visit Oregon CityLink
• InfoHub WWW Travel Guide Oregon
• Eastern Oregon
• CitySearch: Portland
• About Portland
• About Eugene

Weather

• Edge of Oregon Weather
• The Oregon Underground Weather and in Portland.

Oregon Highlights

• See a map of Oregon.
• What's Happening Around Oregon ?
• ODOT traffic Cams around Portland and SkyCams around Oregon. Courtesty of KGW News Channel 8.
• Artcom Museum Tour for Oregon
• The Oregon Bed & Breakfast Directory Online
• Oregon Parks and Recreation
  • Campgrounds and Other Overnight Accommodations
• The Oregon Coast
  • Explore Another Side To Oregon's Stunning Coastline
  • Catch the wave at the Oregon Coast
  • Tillamook Cheese Visitors Center ~ 4157 Hwy 101 N.   Tillamook, OR
  • What is happening around Canon Beach? ~ The Upper Left Edge
  • I think the best camp site on the Oregon Coast is @ Beachside camping space C4.
• What's Happening Around The Gorge? Gorge.Net has the scoop!
  • Bridal Vail has the smallest Post Office in the USA.
  • Multnomah Falls ~ Beautiful 620-foot Waterfalls, a great place to visit ...and take Wedding Pictures, but watch for falling Rocks.
  • Mount Hood RailRoad & Dinner Train ~ Exit 63 off of I-84 in Hood River
  • The SternWheeler RiverBoat Tours ~ Boarding @ Cascade Locks in Marine Park
• Attractions in Central Oregon
  • Mount Hood Ski Bowl ~ 8700 E. Hwy 26   Government Camp, OR.
  • Mount Hood ~ including SKI reports!
  • The Museum at Warm Springs ~ Warm Springs on Hwy 26.
  • The Funny Farm at Buffet Flat ~ 7 miles North of Bend just off Hwy 97 at the Deschutes Junction.
  • Crooked River RailRoad Company Dinner Train ~ 3 miles north of Redmond and turn east on O'Neil Rd.
  • Pine Mountain Observatory ~ call first 383-8331 / 35 miles east of Bend hwy 20 to Millican then 9 miles So. of marked road.
  • Paulina Peak ~ 24 miles south of Bend on hwy 97 then take Newberry Crater Rd. and follow signs.
  • Mount Bachelor ~ best skiing in Oregon - days only!
  • The High Desert Museum ~ located just south of Bend Oregon on hwy 97.
  • Lava Butte and Lava Lands Visitor Center ~ Check out the Lava Tube located 11 miles south of Bend on Hwy 97
  • Reindeer Ranch Operation Santa Claus ~ 4355 W. Hwy 126
  • SunRiver Nature Center ~ SunRiver, OR
• Southern Oregon Vacation Guide
  • Crater Lake National Park ~ 1,962-foot-deep lake (deepest in the USA) formed in caldron of collapsed volcano at the crest of the Cascade Mountain range (elev. 6,177 feet).
  • The Mystery House and Oregon Vortex between Medford and Grants Pass in GoldHill Oregon, right off of I-5, you have got to see this one!
  • Oregon Caves National Monument ~ year round gudied tours, enter cavern of chambers and connecting corridors into the "Marble Halls of Oregon".
  • Ashland Oregon hosts the Oregon Shakespeare Festival
  • Oregon Recreational Dredging and Gold Panning on the Medford District
    • Gold Nugget;
    • Little Applegate;
    • Tunnel Ridge;
    • Rogue River (between applegate and Grave Creek)
• Rural Adventures in Eastern Oregon
  • Pendleton Underground Tours ~ 37 S.W. Emigrant. Pendleton, OR 97801 ~ (503)276-0730 -
  • Hells Canyon ~ Heres a Map
  • Echo, Oregon ~ site of Ft. Henrietta along the Umatilla River.
  • Visit John Day Fossil Beds ~ The 25th anniversary celebration of the establishment of the monument will be in year 2000.
    • Find Fossils behind Wheeler High School in John Day, Oregon.
• The Valley
  • WoodBurn's Own
  • Tom McCall Waterfront Park Activities ~ Williamette River in Portland
  • End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center ~ 1726 Washington St.   Oregon City, OR.
  • John Inskeep - Environmental Learning Center Association ~ 19600 S. Molalla Ave. Oregon City, Oregon ~ (located at Clackamas Community College)
  • North Clackamas Aquatic Park ~ 7300 S.E. Harmony Rd. Milwaukie
  • The Enchanted Forest ~ 8462 Enchanted Way, S.E.   Turner, OR.
• Driving through Oregon? Avoid tickets, learn where the speed traps are.
• Any earthquakes in Oregon lately? Northwest Seismic Information :
  http://hoshi.cic.sfu.ca/cgi-bin/quake.pl?quake@geophys.washington.edu
• University of Washington Geophysics Program ~ Top Ten EarthQuake List
• The Virtual Times ~ NW Recent Earthquakes & Active Volcanoes :

PORTLAND ATTRACTIONS

• Portland Oregon Visitors Association ~ Portland Downtown Attractions
• InterPortland Guide
• Current weather report for Portland and Vancouver.
• Portland Parks & Recreation
• Visit the smallest city park in the USA, right here in Portland. aka Mills End Park. A 24 inch park in diameter, dedicated by the City of Portland located in the traffic island intersection of SW Front and Taylor.
• Forest Park, the largest city park in the USA.
• Japanese Gardens, a haven of tranquil beauty located at 611 SW Kingston -
• The Grotto, the internationally reknowned Catholic sanctuary, is a magnificent rock cave carved into the base of a 110 foot cliff located on NE 85th and Sandy blvd.
• The Astounding Woodstock Mystery Hole~ Portland, Oregon.
  The Mystery Cam updates pictures from inside the Mystery Hole every hour!
  For a guided tour, contact Barron at his new web site..
• World Forestry Center Museum ~ 4033 SW Canyon Rd.
• Metro Washington Park ZOO ~ 4001 SW Canyon Rd.
• Oregon History Center ~ 1200 SW Park Ave.
• Audubon House and Nature Store ~ 5151 NW Cornell Rd.
• American Advertising Museum located at 9 NW 2nd Ave.
• Portland Art Museum ~ 1219 SW Park Ave
• Pittock Mansion overlooking Portland on 3229 NW Pittock Dr

PORTLAND URBAN ADVENTURES
    This is a current picture of Downtown Portland from OMSI

• Get a good pair of shoes or boots before you start your journey
  Al's Shoes & Boots   5811 SE 82nd   Portland, OR
• Explore the Ghosts of North Portland
• Handwriting on the Wall? ~ of a building erected on Portland Oregon's first cemetery.
• The Expo Center ~ Historically, Hall A was a Japanese concentration camp during World War II.
• Tom Peterson's ~ on the corner of S.E. Foster & 82nd.
• Lacey's Bomber ~ a WWII bomber airplane and resturant located in Milwaukie at 13515 SE McLoughlin Blvd
• OMSI ~ Oregon Museum of Science and Industry 1945 SE Water Ave
• Nike Town ~ 930 SW 6th There is also a factory outlet store on 3555 NE Martin Luther King blvd
• Topic ~ 947 Lloyd Center Portland, Oregon
• The 24 Hour Church of Elvis ~ The worlds first 24-hour coin-operated art gallery found at 750 SW Ankeny -
• The Radish People located between Northeast Weidler Street and Broadway, in the Lloyd Center.
• Dark Horse Comics ~ See a life size alien and preditor at Dark Horse Comics in Milwaukie OR on the corner of S.E. Main and S.E. Jackson.
• Cowboy's Then and Now Museum ~ 729 NE Oregon St.
• Hippo Hardware, a museum of Fixtures located at 1040 E Burnside
• Stark's Vacuum Cleaner Museum at 107 SE Grand
• Uncommon Treasures Antiques, jewelry, art, and gifts - Located at 3526 SE Hawthrone.
• Soutas Saltwater and Reef ~ 700-gallon fish tank is the largest saltwater tank in the state.
• sKATEBOARD Park under the Burnside Bridge ~ east end.
• The Portland Police Museum at the Justice Center ~ 1111 SW 2nd Ave A tip: if your wanted for a crime, be sure to stop by the front desk and let them know your in town visiting. You might get a free doughnut.
• Oregon Maritime Center & Museum ~ 113 SW Front ~ 224-7724
• Historic Oaks Park ~ amusement park and roller rink by the Sellwood Bridge
• Portland Saturday Market ~ 108 West Burnside
• The UFO Museum ~ 1637 SW Alder This is relocating but still pretty cool, and here's "proof".
• Windmill House ~ 92nd & SE Mill
• The longest pendulum in the United States is found at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, OR. It swings from a 90 ft long cable above the heads of visitors and weighs 900 lbs.
• The Worlds-longest pedestrian suspension bridge. ~ 660-foot long bridge connects the Veterans Administration Hospital and the Oregon Health Science University ~ 3181 SW Jackson Park Rd.
• Portland's Bridges ~ On the right is a picture of the Saint John's Bridge.
• Willamette Week ~ Best of Portland 1997
  • The Best Reason to vomit
  • The Best Place to watch traffic accidents ~ S.E. Madison Street & 20th Ave
  • The Best Gas Station Bathroom ~ Kanso's AM-PM Mini-Market 10966 SE McLoughlin Blvd.
  • Where is the Best ACT III Theater?

TUNES

• Where are the good radio stations in Oregon?
  Many are broadcasting live over the Net, so you can hear for yourself:
  Tune into The BEAT 970 AM and 107.5 FM, NRK 97.4 FM, KUFO 101 FM for Alternative Rock; 92.7 KGON in Portland and 96.1 KZEL in Eugene for Classic Rock; KEX 1190 has Talk Radio, Sports, and News; Christain radio on Spirit Radio 107.5 FM; Classicial Music is found at 89.9 KBPS FM; and last, but certainly not least: 106.7 KKJZ FM and 102 KINK FM. for Easy Listening/JAZZ Music. The Country Music station is no doubt KUPL 97.9 FM.
• Portland also has some of the best up and coming bands on the local circuit: Check out the local Concert update:
  • 94.7 NRK Concert Update.
  • 92.3 KGON Classic Rock Concert Update.
  • Portland Online MusicNet ~ Oregon's first on-line music magazine.
    Check out their Music Calender
  • Check out Maureen's List of Bands ~ Check out The Geek of the Week.
  • KUFO's Band List.
  • Jazzscenes Calender
  • The Peanut Gallery ~ online schedule of West Coast Dixieland and Ragtime festivals.

Here's a current picture of Newport at the Coast,
Click the picture for a larger view.

BOOKS, BOOKS, and more BOOKS

• Multnomah County Library
  
• Portland Area Library System (PORTALS)
  
• Powell's Bookstore
  
• Powell's Travel Book Database Query
  
• The Great Northwest Bookstore

TRANSPORTATION AND TOURISM

• TravelNow offers advanced travel reservation services.
• Portland International Airport
• InterPortland Airlines Directory
• Tri-Met Transit Station
• Public Transportation Page
• Visual Tour of Downtown Portland
• Pioneer Courthouse Square ~ Find the Amplitheater and yell - Money!
• South Park Blocks Cultural District
• Portland Oregon Visitors Association
• InterPortland Museum Directory

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