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[[File:Aquarium tunnel.jpg|thumb|left|[[Oceanarium]] at the [[Oregon Coast Aquarium]]]]
[[File:Aquarium tunnel.jpg|thumb|left|[[Oceanarium]] at the [[Oregon Coast Aquarium]]]]


Portland is home to the [[Oregon Museum of Science and Industry]], the [[Portland Art Museum]], and the [[Oregon Zoo]], which is the oldest zoo west of the [[Mississippi River]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.oregonzoo.org/about/about-oregon-zoo/history |title = History <nowiki>[of Oregon Zoo]</nowiki> |publisher = Oregon Zoo |access-date = April 11, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120420061452/http://www.oregonzoo.org/about/about-oregon-zoo/history |archive-date = April 20, 2012 |url-status = live }}</ref> The [[International Rose Test Garden]] is another prominent attraction in the city. Portland has also been named the best city in the world for street food by several publications, including the ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' and [[CNN]].<ref>{{cite web |title = World's Best Street Food |url = http://travel.usnews.com/features/Worlds_Best_Street_Food/ |publisher = U.S. News |access-date = November 9, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120719090515/http://travel.usnews.com/features/Worlds_Best_Street_Food/ |archive-date = July 19, 2012 |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title = World's Best Street Food |url = http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/07/19/worlds.best.street.food/ |publisher = CNN Travel |date = July 19, 2010 |access-date = November 9, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161107092603/http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/07/19/worlds.best.street.food/ |archive-date = November 7, 2016 |url-status = live }}</ref> Oregon is home to [[Brewing in Oregon|many breweries]], and Portland has the largest number of breweries of any city in the world.<ref>{{cite web |title = Oregon's Beer Week gets under way |publisher = Knight-Ridder Tribune News Service |url = http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0198-242714/Oregon-s-Beer-Week-gets.html |date = July 5, 2005 |access-date = October 22, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071209004334/http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0198-242714/Oregon-s-Beer-Week-gets.html |archive-date = December 9, 2007 |url-status = live }}</ref>
Portland is home to the [[Oregon Museum of Science and Industry]], the [[Portland Art Museum]], and the [[Oregon Zoo]], which is the oldest zoo west of the [[Mississippi River]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.oregonzoo.org/about/about-oregon-zoo/history |title = History <nowiki>[of Oregon Zoo]</nowiki> |publisher = Oregon Zoo |access-date = April 11, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120420061452/http://www.oregonzoo.org/about/about-oregon-zoo/history |archive-date = April 20, 2012 |url-status = live }}</ref> The [[International Rose Test Garden]] is another prominent attraction in the city. Portland has also been named the best city in the world for street food by several publications, including the ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' and CNN.<ref>{{cite web |title = World's Best Street Food |url = http://travel.usnews.com/features/Worlds_Best_Street_Food/ |publisher = U.S. News |access-date = November 9, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120719090515/http://travel.usnews.com/features/Worlds_Best_Street_Food/ |archive-date = July 19, 2012 |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title = World's Best Street Food |url = http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/07/19/worlds.best.street.food/ |publisher = CNN Travel |date = July 19, 2010 |access-date = November 9, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161107092603/http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/07/19/worlds.best.street.food/ |archive-date = November 7, 2016 |url-status = live }}</ref> Oregon is home to [[Brewing in Oregon|many breweries]], and Portland has the largest number of breweries of any city in the world.<ref>{{cite web |title = Oregon's Beer Week gets under way |publisher = Knight-Ridder Tribune News Service |url = http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0198-242714/Oregon-s-Beer-Week-gets.html |date = July 5, 2005 |access-date = October 22, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071209004334/http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0198-242714/Oregon-s-Beer-Week-gets.html |archive-date = December 9, 2007 |url-status = live }}</ref>


The state's coastal region produces significant tourism as well.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://traveloregon.com/cities-regions/oregon-coast/ |website = Travel Oregon |title = Oregon Coast Information |access-date = December 10, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161125165721/http://traveloregon.com/cities-regions/oregon-coast/ |archive-date = November 25, 2016 |url-status = live }}</ref> The [[Oregon Coast Aquarium]] comprises {{convert|23|acre}} along [[Yaquina Bay]] in [[Newport, Oregon|Newport]], and was also home to [[Keiko (orca)|Keiko]] the orca whale.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2008-05-06-oregon-coast_N.htm |title = Oregon's coast is easy and affordable to see by car |author = Frazier, Joseph B. |date = May 6, 2008 |website = USA Today |access-date = March 9, 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081106111452/http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2008-05-06-oregon-coast_N.htm |archive-date = November 6, 2008 |url-status = live }}</ref> It has been noted as one of the top ten aquariums in North America.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.coastalliving.com/travel/top-10/top-10-aquariums-00400000000285/ |title = Top 10 Aquariums |publisher = Coastal Living |access-date = March 9, 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100303163714/http://www.coastalliving.com/travel/top-10/top-10-aquariums-00400000000285/ |archive-date = March 3, 2010 |url-status = live }}</ref> [[Fort Clatsop]] in [[Warrenton, Oregon|Warrenton]] features a replica of [[Lewis and Clark Expedition|Lewis and Clark]]'s encampment at the mouth of the Columbia River in 1805. The [[Sea Lion Caves]] in [[Florence, Oregon|Florence]] are the largest system of sea caverns in the U.S., and also attract many visitors.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.sealioncaves.com/cave.php |website = Sea Lion Caves |title = Information |access-date = December 10, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170115015750/http://www.sealioncaves.com/cave.php |archive-date = January 15, 2017 |url-status = live }}</ref>
The state's coastal region produces significant tourism as well.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://traveloregon.com/cities-regions/oregon-coast/ |website = Travel Oregon |title = Oregon Coast Information |access-date = December 10, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161125165721/http://traveloregon.com/cities-regions/oregon-coast/ |archive-date = November 25, 2016 |url-status = live }}</ref> The [[Oregon Coast Aquarium]] comprises {{convert|23|acre}} along [[Yaquina Bay]] in [[Newport, Oregon|Newport]], and was also home to [[Keiko (orca)|Keiko]] the orca whale.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2008-05-06-oregon-coast_N.htm |title = Oregon's coast is easy and affordable to see by car |author = Frazier, Joseph B. |date = May 6, 2008 |website = USA Today |access-date = March 9, 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081106111452/http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2008-05-06-oregon-coast_N.htm |archive-date = November 6, 2008 |url-status = live }}</ref> It has been noted as one of the top ten aquariums in North America.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.coastalliving.com/travel/top-10/top-10-aquariums-00400000000285/ |title = Top 10 Aquariums |publisher = Coastal Living |access-date = March 9, 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100303163714/http://www.coastalliving.com/travel/top-10/top-10-aquariums-00400000000285/ |archive-date = March 3, 2010 |url-status = live }}</ref> [[Fort Clatsop]] in [[Warrenton, Oregon|Warrenton]] features a replica of [[Lewis and Clark Expedition|Lewis and Clark]]'s encampment at the mouth of the Columbia River in 1805. The [[Sea Lion Caves]] in [[Florence, Oregon|Florence]] are the largest system of sea caverns in the U.S., and also attract many visitors.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.sealioncaves.com/cave.php |website = Sea Lion Caves |title = Information |access-date = December 10, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170115015750/http://www.sealioncaves.com/cave.php |archive-date = January 15, 2017 |url-status = live }}</ref>
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