Portland Childrens Museum
Portland Children's Museum was a children's museum located in Portland's Washington Park, adjacent to the Oregon Zoo. Founded in 1946, Portland Children's Museum was the sixth oldest children's museum in the world and the oldest west of the Mississippi.Photo: EncMstr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: children museum in Portland’s Washington Park
- Also known as: “Children’s Museum” and “Portland Children’s Museum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Oregon Zoo and Oregon Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Oregon Zoo
Zoo
The Oregon Zoo, originally the Portland Zoo and later the Washington Park Zoo, is a zoo in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is located in Washington Park, approximately 2 miles southwest of downtown Portland. Oregon Zoo is situated 1,300 feet east of Portland Childrens Museum.
Oregon Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Park
Photo: Christopher, CC BY 2.0.
The Oregon Vietnam Veterans Memorial is an 8-acre outdoor war memorial dedicated to Oregonians who served in the Vietnam War. It is located in Portland, Oregon's Washington Park at.
Portland Japanese Garden
Garden
Photo: Adonelson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Portland Japanese Garden is a 501 nonprofit organization, cultural institution, and public attraction in Portland, Oregon. The Garden, which opened to the public in 1967, occupies 12.5 acres in Portland's Washington Park and is adjacent to the International Rose Test Garden.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Southwest Hills and Sylvan-Highlands.
Southwest Hills
Suburb
Southwest Hills is a neighborhood in the West Hills in the southwest section of Portland, Oregon, United States. The northeastern part of the neighborhood, above Goose Hollow and Downtown Portland, is known as Portland Heights.
Sylvan-Highlands
Suburb
Sylvan-Highlands is a neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, United States located on the west side of the West Hills.
Arlington Heights
Suburb
Arlington Heights is a neighborhood in Portland, Oregon known for its grand houses. It is home to Washington Park, the Portland Japanese Garden, the International Rose Test Garden, and the Oregon Zoo.
Portland Childrens Museum
- Categories: children’s museum, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Multnomah, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Portland Childrens Museum” goes by many names.
- Esperanto: “Portlanda Infanmuzeo”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Green Hills and Sylvan.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Washington Park Zoo Railway Post Office and US Route 26 Eastbound Entrance 72.
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