The Best Museums in Portland OR

The Best Museums

*  Pittock Mansion: Completed in 1914, this enormous French Renaissance Revival chateau, built for the owner of The Oregonian newspaper, occupies the highest point in Northwest Portland. Wander through rooms paneled with rare woods and sheathed in rare marbles, and enjoy the panoramic view of Portland from the gardens.

*  Portland Art Museum: The collection of Native American art and artifacts is reason enough to visit Portland’s art museum. It has a small collection of French Impressionists and galleries of contemporary Northwest art, and it hosts interesting but smaller-scale traveling shows.