Kids enjoy fun, interactive experiences while learning about how things worked in earlier times.

The Willamette Valley is home to some of the best family activities in the state. Discover Albany, a historical town full of new activities off the beaten path for everyone to enjoy. Round up the family and choose from several activities like visiting museums, fishing, biking, hiking and taking in the sights of a unique historical district.

Visit the Historic Carousel and Museum where community volunteers carve and hand paint a menagerie of animals for the historic Gustave Dentzel merry-go-round scheduled to be finished by 2012.

Take the family on a biking trip through the scenic Covered Bridge Loop and head to the fish hatchery where kids can feed trout.

Head back in time at The Monteith House, Oregon’s most authentically restored pioneer home. Also visit family-friendly Linn County Historical Museum and Thompson’s Mills State Park.

Have a picnic at Springhill Cellars winery for great scenery, wine and food.

MORE FAMILY TRIPS

Country Living – Junction City
Take a journey on the Long Tom Country Trail, a 40-mile (65-km) agricultural tour that includes stops at wineries, farms and the Kiger Mustang Ranch where kids can interact with animals.

Adventure with Rocky and Bullwinkle – Wilsonville
Have a great time while enjoying the 18-hole miniature golf course, go-karts, bumper boats, climbing wall, the arcade and the Kidopolis playland at the Family Fun Center & Bullwinkle’s Restaurant.

What’s Your 20? – Corvallis
Discover hidden gems of the city as you track your way around town on the Waymarking GPS Hunt. Take photos of your stops and bring them to the Corvallis Visitors Center to win a free prize!

The Plane! The Plane! – McMinnville
See the world’s largest plane, the Spruce Goose, with a wingspan longer than a football field at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum.

Take Me Out to the Ballgame – Keizer
Catch a game with the family and cheer on the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes baseball team, a Class A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants.

Enjoyable, Entertaining Salem

	Fairy tales are brought to life at the family-friendly Enchanted Forest theme park. Click to view.