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Many reminders of Oregon's history are preserved throughout the state. From the archeology that reveals the region's pre-European inhabitants to memorials of Vietnam war veterans, these reminders of the past dot the landscape.

Visitors are welcome to share the experiences of Oregon Trail emigrants, Lewis & Clark explorers, and many others.

Plan your vacation to the Pacific Northwest with a packet of information in the mail and you may win a $200 gift certificate courtesy of our sponsors. Historic Buildings | Historic Churches | Historic Districts | Historic Houses | Historic Military Installations | Historic Monuments | Historical Reenactments | Maritime and River | Willamette River Ferries | Archaeological Sites | Catlow Cave | Connley Caves | Ghost Towns | Gold Mining - Yesterday and Today | Historical Museums | Lewis & Clark Expedition | Limpy Creek | Mack Canyon | Museums | Native Americans | Nials Site - Harney Lake | Oregon Trail | The Wreck of the Peter Iredale |
Albany Albany Fire Museum | Albany Regional Museum | Hackleman National Historic District | Monteith House | Monteith House Museum | Monteith National Historic District |
Ashland First Baptist Church | First National Bank Building | Fordyce Roper House/Winchester Inn | IOOF Building | River House | Trinity Episcopal Church |
Astoria Astoria Column | Clatsop County Heritage Museum | Clatsop County Historical Society | Columbia River Maritime Museum | Flavel House | The RiverPark Suite | Uppertown Firefighters Museum |
Aurora Old Aurora Colony Museum |
Baker City Oregon Trail Interpretive Center | Oregon Trail Regional Museum |
Bandon Bandon Historical Society Museum |
Bend Deschutes County Historical Society | Deschutes Historical Center | High Desert Museum |
Brookings Chetco Valley Historical Society Museum | Mount Emily Bombsite Trail | Navy Monument Trail # 1105a |
Brooks Pacific Northwest Truck Museum | Western Antique Powerland Museum |
Brownsville Linn County Historical Museum |
Burns Burns Paiute Tribe | Harney County Historical Museum |
Butte Falls Railroad Museum at Butte Falls |
Canby Canby Depot Museum |
Canyon City Grant County Historical Museum | Museum of Horse Drawn Vehicles |
Carver Baker Cabin |
Cascade Locks Cascade Locks Historical Museum |
Chemult Dawson House Lodge |
Chiloquin Klamath Tribes | Train Mountain Railroad Museum |
Clackamas Oregon Military Museum |
Clatskanie Flippin Castle |
Columbia City Charles Green Caples House Museum |
Coos Bay Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians | Marshfield Sun Museum |
Cottage Grove Cottage Grove Museum |
Creswell Creswell Area Historical Society Museum |
Dallas Brunk House |
Danner Charbonneau Grave and Fortified House |
Dexter Lookout Point & Dexter Lakes |
Echo Chinese House Railroad Museum | Echo Historical Museum | Echo Hotel Restaurant & Lounge |
Elgin Elgin Opera House and Elgin Museum |
Eugene Lane County Historical Museum | Shelton-McMurphey-Johnson House |
Florence Siuslaw Genealogical Society | Siuslaw Pioneer Museum |
Forest Grove Pacific University Museum |
Fort Rock Fort Rock Homestead Village Museum |
Fossil Fossil Museum & Pine Creek Schoolhouse | Pine Creek School House |
Glide Colliding Rivers Information Center |
Gold Beach Curry County Historical Society Museum |
Grand Ronde Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde |
Grants Pass Josephine County Historical Society | Schmidt House Museum & Research Library |
Gresham Gresham Pioneer Church | Gresham Pioneer Museum |
Haines Eastern Oregon Museum |
Halfway Pine Valley Community Museum |
Hammond Fort Stevens State Park |
Heppner Morrow County Courthouse | Morrow County Museum |
Hillsboro Old Scotch Church | Tualatin Plains Presbyterian Church |
Hood River Hood River County Historical Museum | International Museum of Carousel Art |
Independence Heritage Museum |
Jacksonville Anderson and Glen Gen. Mdse. | Armstrong House | B.F. Dowell House | Beekman Bank | Beekman House | Bella Union Restaurant and Saloon | Brunner Building | Butcher Shop | Cameron House | Catholic Rectory | Eagle Brewery Saloon | Fehely House | Glen Drum Hotel and Gen. Mdse. | H. Judge Harness | Herman Helms House | J.W. McCully Building | Jackson County Museum | Jacksonville Cemetery | Jacksonville City Hall | Jeremiah Nunan House | Judge Colvig House | Judge Hanna House | Judge Touvelle House | Kahler's Law Office | Kennedy's Tin Shop | Kubli Building | Kubli House | Love House | Martin and Zigler Blacksmith Shop | Masonic Hall | Miller Gunsmith Shop | Neuber's Jewelry Store | Orth Building | Orth House | Plymale House | Redmen's Hall | Ryan and Morgan General Store | Sachs Brothers Dry Goods | Sexton's Tool House | Sutton's Drug Store | Table Rock Billiard Saloon | U.S. Hotel | Ulrich House | Wade, Morgan and Co. |
John Day Kam Wah Chung & Company Museum |
Joseph Wallowa County Museum |
Junction City Lee House-Junction City Hist. Museum |
Kerby Kerbyville Museum |
Klamath Falls Fort Klamath Museum | Klamath County Museum | Senator Baldwin Hotel Museum |
Lafayette Yamhill Co. Historical Museum and Barn |
Lakeview Schminck Memorial Museum |
Lincoln City North Lincoln County Historical Museum |
Madras Jefferson County Museum |
Medford Southern Oregon History Center |
Milton-Freewater Frazier Farmstead Museum |
Milwaukie Milwaukie Museum |
Molalla Historic Dibble and Vonderhe Houses |
Monmouth Paul Jensen Arctic Museum |
Moro Sherman County Museum |
Mt Angel St. Mary Church |
Newberg Hoover-Minthorn House |
Newport Burrows House Museum | Lincoln County Historical Society Museum | Nye Beach Historic District |
North Bend Coos County Historical Society Museum | Coquille Indian Tribe |
Nyssa Nyssa Oregon Trail Agricultural Museum |
Oakland Oakland Museum | Stephens Community Historic District |
Oakridge Oakridge-Westfir Pioneer Museum |
Olive Lake Fremont Powerhouse |
Ontario Four Rivers Cultural Center |
Oregon City Barclay House | Clackamas County History Museum | Ermatinger House | Oregon Trail Interpretive Center | Pioneer Church | Rose Farm, William Holmes House | Stevens Crawford Museum |
Paisley Paisley Caves |
Parkdale Hutson Museum |
Pendleton Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla | Happy Canyon Pageant | Tamastslikt Cultural Institute | Umatilla Cnty. Hist. Society Museum |
Philomath Benton County Historical Museum |
Port Orford Battle Rock Park | Port Orford Lifeboat Station | The Historic Hughes House |
Portland American Advertising Museum | First Christian Church | Governor Hotel | Historic Preservation League of Oregon | James F Bybee House | No Longer In Operation | Oregon Archaeological Society | Oregon History Center | Oregon Maritime Center and Museum | Pittock Mansion | Portland Police Historical Museum | State of Oregon Sports Hall of Fame & Museum | U.S.S. Blueback Submarine | Washington County Hist Society & Museum | World Forestry Center Discovery Museum |
Prairie City Depot Park and DeWitt Museum |
Prineville A R Bowman Memorial Museum |
Rickreall Polk County Museum |
Rogue River Woodville Museum |
Roseburg Azalea General Store | Cow Creek Band of Umpqua | Douglas County Museum | Lane House |
Salem Bush House Museum | Gaiety Hill/Bush's Pasture Park | Historic Deepwood Estate | Historic Elsinore Theatre | Jason Lee Home | Marion County Historical Society | Mission Mill Museum | Northwest Civil War Council | Pruitt-Allen Archaeological Museum | State Capitol Building | Thomas Kay Woolen Mill Museum |
Sandy Sandy Historical Museum |
Scio Scio Museum |
Seaside Seaside Museum |
Siletz Confederated Tribes of Siletz |
Silverton Silverton Country Museum |
Spray Spray Pioneer Museum |
Springfield Springfield Museum |
St Paul Pioneer Mother's Memorial Cabin Museum | Robert Newell House Museum |
Stayton Santiam Historical Society Museum |
Stevenson Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center |
Sublimity St Boniface Church |
Sweet Home East Linn Museum |
The Dalles Cultural Resources at The Dalles | First Wasco County Courthouse | Fort Dalles Museum | Lewis Anderson Farmhouse and Granary | St Peter's Landmark |
Tillamook Latimer Quilt & Textile Center | Tillamook County Pioneer Museum |
Toledo Toledo Historical Museum |
Troutdale Harlow House | Troutdale Historical Society |
Union Union County Museum Society Museum |
Vale Stone House |
Vernonia Vernonia Pioneer Museum |
Warm Springs Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs | Museum at Warm Springs |
Warrenton Fort Stevens |
West Linn Willamette Falls Locks |
Woodburn Settlemier House |

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The Most Anticipated Upcoming Oregon Events Are:
Goonies 25th Anniversary Astoria continuing thru June 30
Oddwater - Where it's OK to be weird Newport continuing thru January 1
White Burgundy Carlton continuing
Oregon Coast Explorer Rockaway Beach continuing thru September 30
Wine, Cheese & All That Jazz Rockaway Beach continuing

Other upcoming events include:
Oddwater - Where it's OK to be weird Newport continuing thru January 1
Tours at Heceta Head Florence continuing thru September 30
History of Communities on the Lower Umpqua River Reedsport continuing thru December 17
Oregon Coast Explorer Rockaway Beach continuing thru September 30
Arts and Crafts Fair Rockaway Beach August 15 thru August 16

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