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2 Washington Park

Though a park first took shape in the western hills of
downtown Portland in 1871, it was not until 1903 that
Washington Park acquired much of its present appearance.
This was the year Boston landscape architect John Olmsted
came to Portland to help plan the Lewis and Clark Exposition
and lay out a parks plan for the young city. Reflecting
Olmsted’s suggestions, Washington Park has developed, over
the years, to encompass gardens, open spaces, great groves
of evergreens, a zoo, and recreational facilities. Today, the park The iconic totem pole at
is one of Portland’s most popular outdoor playgrounds. Washington Park’s Oregon Zoo
Pearl District
. Hoyt Arboretum
More than 8,000 trees and shrubs
from around the world grow in this D
arboretum; they can be appreciated R
along the 12 miles (19 km) of well- W E S T B U R N S I D E S T R E E T V A
marked hiking trails. E L
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U P P E R C A S C A D E D R I V E
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D W O O D T R A I L
World Forestry Center K I N G S T O N D R I V E
This renowned center includes a discovery lab and a
museum, with its “talking” 70-ft (21-m) Douglas fir that
explains how trees grow and excellent exhibits on rain-
and old-growth forests. S O U T H W E S T C A N Y O N R D
KEY
0 meters 400
1 Portland Children’s Museum
is an exciting interactive museum 0 yards 500
designed for children from ages six
months to 10 years.
2 Vietnam Veterans of Oregon
Memorial, a ring of dramatic black
granite blocks, honors Oregonians . Oregon Zoo
who served in the Vietnam War. Oregon’s most-visited
3 Wildwood Trail, a 30-mile (48-km) attraction, famous for
portion of the 40-Mile Loop, runs the its elephants, is a noted
length of Washington Park and into research institute, harboring
Forest Park to the north, winding over 50 threatened and
past Douglas firs and wildflowers. endangered species on
forested hillside.
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