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All the United States Oregon McMinnville

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Mc Minnville

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in McMinnville, Oregon

Updated May 3, 2021

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The H-4 Hercules, aka “Spruce Goose.”

McMinnville, Oregon

The Spruce Goose

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.
The museum as seen from the road.

McMinnville, Oregon

Evergreen Aviation Museum

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.
Erratic Rock State Natural Site

McMinnville, Oregon

Erratic Rock State Natural Site

A 36-ton remnant of the last Ice Age now resides amid picturesque vineyards.
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Docked.  Note the upper cable to which the ferryboat is tethered.

Salem, Oregon

Wheatland Ferry

This incongruous small ferry across the Willamette River north of Salem, Oregon has been operating continuously since the 1850s.
11 miles from McMinnville
The Slough in late afternoon.

Dallas, Oregon

Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge

A haven for wildlife amid the farmlands and development of the Willamette River Valley.
16 miles from McMinnville
The Museum of Mental Health

Salem, Oregon

Oregon State Hospital Museum of Mental Health

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.
21 miles from McMinnville
Mt. Hood trying to hide behind the trees at the tulip farm.

Woodburn, Oregon

Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm

This little slice of the Netherlands in the Pacific Northwest blooms in a rainbow of color each spring.
22 miles from McMinnville
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