SOUTHERN OREGON
Wildlife Images Rehabilitation and Education Center
A FEW NOT-TO-MISS ATTRACTIONS
Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve The curving, marbled passageways here were formed slowly as water seeped into the rock over the ages. Explore the snaking tunnels, visit a large room 220 feet/67 meters below the surface and learn about the unique geology on display here. The area also features hiking trails and opportunities for wildlife viewing. Cave Junction, NPS.gov/OrCa Oregon Vortex The Oregon Vortex might make you question the known laws of physics. Since 1930, visitors have reported balls rolling uphill, brooms standing on end and people’s heights changing. Theories abound as to whether it’s just an illusion or some magnetic vortex — you be the judge. Gold Hill, OregonVortex.com
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Rogue Creamery Dairy This famous Oregon cheesemaker crafts a range of delightful cheddars and blue cheeses with the help of its own sweet herd of cows. Visitors can grab lunch, sample cheeses and even meet the cows in their sunny pastures on a guided tour. Grants Pass, RogueCreamery.com Rogue Valley ZipLine Adventure This year-round zip park offers guided tours that include a thrilling ride across a canyon. Zip through the historic goldmining country in the Rogue River Valley. Gold Hill, RVZipLine.com ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum Curious kids of all ages will delight in interactive science exhibits, demonstrations and performances touching on everything from energy and anatomy to motion and engineering. Ashland, ScienceWorksMuseum.org Siskiyou Smokejumper Base Museum For decades starting in the 1940s, brave wildland firefighters operated out of this center, parachuting from planes into wildfires around the West. Officially closed in 1981, these historic buildings now tell the history of legendary fire crews through archival photographs,
vintage equipment and antique tools. Cave Junction, SiskiyouSmokejumperMuseum.org Treehouse Ziplines Here you’ll find more than 10 zip lines and a mile of cable strung among the trees. Courses range from beginner to advanced, including a 400-foot/122meter plunge down the Achilles line. Cave Junction, TreehouseZiplines.com Wildlife Images Rehabilitation and Education Center Since 1981 Wildlife Images has provided a safe place for orphaned and injured birds and animals to recover. See wolves, bears, cougars and birds of prey, and learn about how to reduce the human impact on wildlife. Grants Pass, WildlifeImages.org Wildlife Safari Take a drive through this nonprofit wildlife park to see some 500 animals roaming freely on 600 acres/243 hectares. Keep your eyes peeled for African elephants, cheetahs, lions, Siberian tigers and many other species from around the world. Get face to face with kid-friendly critters at the Safari Village petting zoo. Winston, WildlifeSafari.net
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Crater Lake ZipLine Get a bird’s-eye viewing of the forest as you zip through the canopies of the trees. This nine-line course includes rappels, sky bridges and sweeping views of the Klamath Basin. Klamath Falls, CraterLakeZipLine.com
