Oregon

6 places and 20 sights on our lists.

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Places in Oregon

Must-See

Must-See
Nature · National parks

Crater Lake National Park

Oregon

America's deepest lake, startlingly blue, in the caldera of a volcano that erupted 7,700 years ago.

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Worth a Detour

Worth a Detour
Beaches · Beaches

Astoria and Cannon Beach

Oregon

Oregon's northern coast, with the huge Haystack Rock, Lewis and Clark's winter camp, and The Goonies' town.

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Worth a Detour
Nature · Scenic Drives

Historic Columbia River Highway

Oregon

America's first scenic highway, built in 1913, through a waterfall-lined gorge just east of Portland.

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If You're Nearby

If You're Nearby
Cities · Outdoors

Bend

Oregon

A sunny high-desert town with many breweries, skiing on Mt. Bachelor and volcanic lava fields, at the edge of the Cascades.

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Cities · Food

Portland

Oregon

Food carts, Powell's City of Books and rose gardens, with the Columbia River Gorge an hour away.

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Sights in Oregon

Portland 20 sights

Also in Oregon

Not on the short list, but here if your work or family brings you.

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