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During your Portland vacation, don't miss these great establishments and attractions:
Museum of the Oregon Territory
This small museum houses collections of historic memorabilia and old photos from this area. There's the obligatory covered wagon, as well as a display of Native American petroglyphs. Your admission ticket to this museum will also get you into the Stevens Crawford House, 603 Sixth St., a foursquare-style home that is furnished with late-19th-century antiques and looks as if the family just stepped out.
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
It was here in Vancouver, at the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) Fort Vancouver, that much of the Northwest's important early pioneer history unfolded. The HBC, a British company, came to the Northwest in search of furs, and for most of the first half of the 19th century it was the only authority in this remote region. Fur trappers, mountain men, missionaries, explorers, and settlers all made Fort Vancouver their first stop in Oregon country. Today Fort Vancouver houses several reconstructed buildings that are furnished as they might have been in the middle of the 19th century. In summer, there are costumed interpreters on hand giving demonstrations of activities that once took place here at the fort. Outside the fort is a large formal garden.
End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center
With its three Paul Bunyan-size wagons parked in the middle of Abernethy Green (the official end of the Oregon Trail), this interpretive center is impossible to miss. Inside the first of the giant wagons, you'll find an exhibit hall, hands-on area, and gift shop. After looking around this first wagon, you'll then be led through the next one by costumed interpreters who explain the difficulties of provisioning for the overland trek. The third wagon houses a multimedia presentation based on three Oregon Trail diaries.
Hilton Portland
Located in the heart of Downtown Portland. Only 15 minutes from Portland International Airport and just one block from Portland's 'Living Room' Pioneer Courthouse Square. Allows business, leisure and meeting & convention attendees to be in the center of Portland's Business, Financial, Cultural and Arts Districts. Within one block of MAX Light Rail Train that transports meeting and convention attendees to and from the Oregon Convention Center. ...
Holiday Inn PORTLAND-DOWNTOWN CONV CTR
Conveniently located in the Lloyd Business District of downtown Portland, the Holiday Inn Hotel Portland Downtown/ Convention Center brings the City of Roses to you. Our full service hotel is within four blocks of the Oregon Convention Center, the Rose Garden Arena and the Memorial Coliseum. Upcoming concerts include Rascal Flats, Rod Stewart, and the Wiggles. The Lloyd Center Mall is also within walking distance. The fully remodeled hotel offers 24-hour guest services with a indoor pool and ...
Jupiter Hotel
A new experience in Urban Hospitality, the Jupiter Hotel, Portland's premier Rock and Roll Hotel, offers 80 modern boutique guest rooms featuring Blue-Dot custom furnishings, black board doors, convenient location to the downtown entertainment district and convention center, complimentary high speed wireless internet service throughout the entire hotel and more.Our on site restaurant, The Doug Fir, is a post-modern classic, featuring eclectic Northwest Cuisine, serving breakfast, lunch, dinner ...
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