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Prehistoric Gardens consists of 23 life-sized dinosaurs. [1] The sculptures are created with a steel frame base and sculpted with mesh-like metal lath and concrete. [2] The largest sculpture is an 86-foot-long brachiosaurus. [3] Signs provide information about each of the dinosaurs represented, as well as plants indigenous to the area. [1]
The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI, / ˈ ɒ m z iː / OM-zee) is a science and technology museum in Portland, Oregon, United States.It contains three auditoriums, including a large-screen theatre, planetarium, and exhibition halls with a variety of hands-on permanent exhibits focused on natural sciences, industry, and technology, while transient exhibits span a wider range of ...
This list of museums in Portland, Oregon encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
Local history items and photographs, exhibits on the Oregon Trail in an 1872 sandstone building that was a wayside stop for travelers until the early 20th century, a shelter for settlers during the Northern Paiute uprising of 1878, also field headquarters for General O. O. Howard, on the National Register of Historic Places
Travel Portland, formerly the Portland Oregon Visitors Association, is a destination marketing organization in Portland, Oregon, United States. [2] It is a private, nonprofit organization [ 3 ] and the largest destination marketing organization in Oregon. [ 4 ]
The previous record for the smallest non-avian dinosaur egg, according to Guinness World Records, measures 45-by-20 millimeters (about 1.77-by-0.79 inches). Discovered in Japan's Tamba City, this ...
The Oregon Zoo, originally the Portland Zoo and later the Washington Park Zoo, [5] [6] is a zoo located in Washington Park, Portland, Oregon, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of downtown Portland. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest zoo west of the Mississippi River. [7] The 64-acre (26 ha) zoo is owned by the regional Metro government.
Audubon Society of Portland: Portland: Multnomah: Portland metro: 150 acres, adjacent to 5,170-acre Forest Park, includes classrooms, exhibits, wildlife care center Cape Perpetua Interpretive Center: Yachats: Lincoln: Oregon Coast: Located in Siuslaw National Forest, daily nature programs, activities, exhibits Cascades Raptor Center: Eugene ...