The Evergreen Aviation Museum is somewhere that we had driven by many times before we finally decided to make it the destination and we were very glad we did. It has some very cool things to see if you are at all interested in aviation, which both my husband and young son are.
Of course, the most famous aircraft housed here is the famous Spruce Goose, the airplane that belonged to eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes. Seeing this much-celebrated plane up close was very interesting.
In addition, they also have impressive collection of other aircraft- you should try to get on one of the tours that are conducted by volunteers that used to fly the actual planes on display.
The museum is a little off the beaten parth, but it makes a nice and enjoyable day trip from Portland.
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