Granted, I now live in Portland, but my "hometown" is Oregon City, so here's a tour:

On the way to Oregon City, you may see this sign:



It's very true.

And, here it is:



It's a small city of about 14,000 people. It is the first State Capitol of Oregon, and of the Oregon Territory. This was were you were trying to get to playing The Oregon Trail, and were lucky enough to see if you didn't die of dysentery first.

About the only unique natural thing we have here, is Willamette Falls:



Pretty huh?

Here's the house I grew up in, and my parents still live in:



Most houses in the outlaying areas are your standard looking Tudor and Ranch style homes. Near downtown OC, the house all look like this:



That's because the vast majority of them are "Historic Homes" and are protected. Many of them have names, with little signs. Such as the Barclay House, McLaughlin House, etc. They were all built by the original settlers and important people in Oregon City's history. You can buy them, live in them, and repair them, but you can't remodel them, and you have keep everything in it's original look on the outside. (Which means enjoy your plain looking white house.)

Here's one of our unique manmade landmarks. This is the Oregon City Municipal Elevator:



It is the only outdoor municipal elevator in the US and one of only four in the world. The upper portion contains an observation deck which accounts for its flying saucer appearance. This is the 2nd one. The original was built in 1915 and was water powered. They built the new one in 1955 and made it electric.

Here's the High School I went to:



It's now a community center, as a few years after I graduated they passed a bond and built a new one. Which is good, because this one was very old, and small for a High School. It was so small, it only housed 10th - 12th grade, and the Freshman had a separate campus on the other side of town.

Here's the other newer "landmark". This is the End Of The Oregon Trail Interpretive Center:



Yes, those are three building made to look like covered wagons. At least, that is what it looked like when it was first built in the mid 90s. Here's what it looks like today:



The canvas they used got thrashed in windstorms and rain, so when it look gross enough, they took them down and never replaced them. Inside the far left building is a gift shop, the middle and the right building are the tour. Outside the right building is a wagon and a huge map that shows the Oregon Trail. You are introduced to your "Living History Interpreter" (Yes, that's what they are called.) and he/she gets you ready for your journey to Oregon. Inside the right building is a little stage. You still in rows of seats. On the stage are tons of real goods and tools used on the trail. The Interpreter walks you through all the goods, weapons, and clothes you need. Then you move to the center building. The center building is a theater where you sit and watch a 30 minute multimedia presentation of the actual journey.

How do I know all of this? Did I waste money on the tour, to learn about shit that was taught to me in every grade of my school career? Nope. I was Interpreter during my senior year of High School.

Hope you enjoyed the trek.