It’s estimated she’s hauled a billion feet of logs in her lifetime. Last but far from least, head outside and visit Peggy the Train. Another way to save some coin is to visit this den of indoor treedom on Wondrous Wednesdays (the first Wednesday of the month) when admission is a mere $3.Ĩ. It’s easily accessed via MAX, which will save you a couple of bucks when those new meters go into effect for members and day-tripppers alike. They’re part of the Washington Park trifecta of talent, tucked between the Oregon Zoo and the Portland Children’s Museum. In fact, their Mommy and Me Mondays are a fab time to enjoy art, music and hands-on fun (Mondays 10:00 a.m.) on top of the museum’s everyday radness.ħ. The World Forestry Center Discovery Museum is open every single day (except Christmas, Christmas Eve and Thanksgiving) from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm. Right now it’s 125 Years of photos of the Grand Canyon. Check out whatever visiting exhibit is on – could be photography of Ansel Adams, in-depth background on tree houses, bats, or any number of woodland discoveries. Walk across the footbridge for a bird’s eye view of floor one. Get hands-on with marionettes, drums, different dolls and many wood variations. Then head further into the dark and climb into an open air jeep for a safari in Africa or take an elevator into the Brazilian Rain Forest. Visit the Russian forests via train, explore China’s millions of trees via boat. Crawl through tunnels, explore a cave and its animal inhabitants (in cuddly stuffed animal form), learn about forest rangers, check out a short film about our treetopolis, or take a ride in their indoor chairlift and check the tree canopy. Lots to do here and we’ve not yet gone upstairs!ģ. Play a xylophone, try your hand at wood magnets or get hands-on in the sand and plant some seedlings. Douse a forest fire by trying to drop water on the burning trees. Climb into a feller buncher and pretend to take down a huge Doug Fir. Best of all, family photos snap every few minutes and are on sale in the gift shop if you wanna bring home a memento.Ģ. Literally! Throw on one of their life preservers then jump into a real canvas raft and watch the river rapids emerge on a screen in front of (and behind) you.
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