National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center
Northeastern Oregon
This interpretive center is the nation's foremost memorial to the pioneers who crossed the West along the Oregon Trail. Lying atop a hill 7 miles east of…
Must-see attractions in Eastern Oregon
Northeastern Oregon
Because no cap rock protects them, the Painted Hills have eroded into low-slung, colorfully banded hills that were originally formed about 30 million…
Thomas Condon Paleontology Center
Northeastern Oregon
This excellent paleontology center is 2 miles north of Hwy 26 at Sheep Rock Unit. The well-presented displays include a three-toed horse and petrified…
Wallowa Mountains
Glacier-ripped valleys, high mountain lakes and marble peaks are some of the rewards that long-distance hikers find on overnight treks into the beautiful…
Wallowa Mountains
Hells Canyon's most spectacular scenery is perhaps along Snake River, following 25 miles of paved road (Idaho's Rte 454) toward Hells Canyon Dam; here…
Northeastern Oregon
Featuring the most walks and hikes of the three John Day fossil-bed units, Sheep Rock is also closest to the paleontology center. Above loom majestic,…
Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site
Northeastern Oregon
Don't miss this site, located in an 1865 building that served primarily as an apothecary for the noted Chinese herbalist and doctor Ing Hay. It was also a…
Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge
Eastern Oregon
From the tiny town of Plush, Hart Mountain Rd crosses the Warner Lakes Basin, climbs into the spectacular, near-vertical Hart Mountain fault block (peak…
Strawberry Mountain Wilderness
Northeastern Oregon
Named for the wild strawberries that thrive on its mountain slopes, the Strawberry Range is covered with ponderosa and lodgepole pines growing on glacier…
Wallowa Mountains
High above Snake River, the Hat Point fire lookout tower (elevation 6982ft) offers great views. On each side of the canyon, mountains soar toward 10,000ft…
Eastern Oregon
Built in the 1880s to help train draft animals, this historic round barn is worth a look – it's exactly what it says it is, a big round barn – but the…
Wallowa Mountains
Just west of Hells Canyon, the Imnaha River digs a parallel canyon that offers pastoral scenery in addition to astounding cliff faces.
Northeastern Oregon
The oldest, most remote fossil beds are in magnificent palisade formations at the base of the John Day River's canyon. There are three, quarter- to half…
Eastern Oregon
Depending on your perspective, this museum is either a testament to the indomitable human spirit or a heartbreaking cascade of people's inhumanity. A…
Northeastern Oregon
This museum's collection focuses on homesteading and agricultural history, with stories about the pioneers who basically waltzed right past Heppner and…
Northeastern Oregon
In Union, about 15 miles southeast of La Grande, is this interesting museum, chronicling the histories of Union, Wallowa and other counties. Relics…
Northeastern Oregon
The Cant Ranch House is near the paleontology center. Once upon a time a mail-order house built by a Scottish immigrant family, it offers a peek into…
Wallowa Mountains
Joseph is most noted for its cast-bronze sculpture, thanks in part to Valley Bronze, one of the nation's largest foundries. It's known for its fine-art…
Oregon Trail Interpretive Park
Northeastern Oregon
This park gives a visceral feeling of what travel was like for Oregon Trail pioneers crossing the Blue Mountains. A half-mile, paved interpretive path…
Tamástslikt Cultural Institute
Northeastern Oregon
Witness Oregon's past from a Native American perspective at the spacious Tamástslikt Cultural Institute, east of Pendleton off I-84 exit 216. State-of-the…
Northeastern Oregon
Housed in a 1920 natatorium (indoor swimming pool) is the very worthwhile Baker Heritage Museum. On display are machinery and antiques from Baker City's…
Eastern Oregon
About 23 miles north of Fields is the remote and Spartanly beautiful Alvord Hot Springs, which dates from the 1940s. There is a general store and…
Wallowa Mountains
Pretty Wallowa Lake State Park is the center of activities at the lake's south end. A swimming beach and a boat launch bustle madly in summer, and you can…
Eastern Oregon
This rustic resort, 25 miles southeast of Burns and 3 miles northwest of Crane, is a little oasis and worth a stop. The springs flow into a large pond and…
Grant County Historical Museum
Northeastern Oregon
Located 2 miles south of downtown John Day, in the center of tiny Canyon City, this interesting museum houses gold-rush memorabilia, lots of polished…
Umatilla County Historical Museum
Northeastern Oregon
The worthwhile Umatilla County Historical Museum is in Pendleton's old railroad station. There are pioneer exhibits and Native American artifacts; check…
Grant County Ranch & Rodeo Museum
Northeastern Oregon
Rodeo lovers should visit this small museum, which showcases fine saddles and lots of rodeo photos. The friendly guys there really know the local rodeo…
Round-Up & Happy Canyon Hall of Fame
Northeastern Oregon
If you miss the Pendleton Round-Up, you can still visit the Round-Up Hall of Fame. Here you can see the evidence of past round-ups via photographs,…
Sherman County Historical Museum
Northeastern Oregon
This small-town museum in Moro has some surprisingly interesting exhibits, including on the history of wheat production, Native Americans and rural living…
Wallowa Mountains
The Wallowa County Museum, housed in an 1888 bank building, is notable for its displays on local pioneer and Nez Percé histories; check out the 'ladies…
Children's Museum of Eastern Oregon
Northeastern Oregon
Kids and their parents should make a beeline to the Children's Museum of Eastern Oregon. It's more like an activities center, boasting an art room and…
Northeastern Oregon
This gallery and community center offers various art and craft classes, and a teen program that includes music, film-making and costume-design workshops.
Northeastern Oregon
To ogle the 80.33oz solid-gold Armstrong Nugget, found in the area in 1913, visit the US Bank during regular banking hours.
Harney County Historical Museum
Eastern Oregon
Lots of historical relics – from photos to coins to guns to a document sentencing a hanging – are on exhibit at this museum; if you're a couple, the price…
Historic Morrow County Courthouse
Northeastern Oregon
Tours of this historic building in Heppner, built in 1902–03, are available. It's notable for its stonemasonry, some of the architectural features on the…
Northeastern Oregon
Great if you like fully restored Victorian houses. Philanthropist Leo Adler lived here for 94 years, and much of the furniture and fixtures are original…
Northeastern Oregon
The Pine Valley Museum is located right in the middle of town and has a few of the region's old photos and relics (check out the albino porcupine). If it…
Eastern Oregon
Heavy on local family history, this museum preserves artifacts and historical records from the early days of Lakeview and the surrounding area. Call ahead…
Northeastern Oregon
A small educational facility which offers local information and a small geography display room. It's open by appointment only outside of summer.
Northeastern Oregon
This tiny museum is in the center of the town of Fossil and has a vintage photo collection, artifacts from town history, and a display about a nearby…
