The history of the American pioneers makes its final decent into the Portland Oregon area and there are a few places to see the how the pioneers made it to this beautiful state and what they contributed to the cities and towns.
Leave your bags at one of portland best hotels and head over to Oregon Historical Society and get the history of the forefathers in the state of Oregon. This museum has state of the art well presented exhibits on the subject of the pioneers who first came to the area.
The Oregon My Oregon exhibit occupies a complete floor of the museum and has two theatres, many interactive displays, a couple of made up environments reflecting a pioneers daily life and they include the pioneers who came by wagon and by ship. There are lots of great artifacts that have been well preserved. Photographs, artwork and document are also on display. Visitors can see the growth of Oregon from the earliest recording of times in the area to what is happening today.
This museum also has many other exhibits of human life in the area including some wonderful information on the automobile. What a great place to get the whole scoop of Oregon and the transition from east coast to west coast America.