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Forest Park vs Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
Both are praised by writers. Overall, Forest Park is the choice of most professionals compared to Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. Forest Park comes in at #2 in Portland with positive reviews from 8 reviews like Condé Nast Traveler, Concierge and Travel + Leisure.
Forest Park
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Concierge
Lonely Planet
Not For Tourists
Condé Nast Traveler
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NW 29 & Upshur to Newberry Road, Portland, OR 97210
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Fodor's
"One of the nation's largest urban wildernesses (5,000 acres), this city-owned, car-free park, has more than 50 species of birds and mammals and more than 70 miles of trails."
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Concierge
"At 5,000 acres, it's the country's largest urban wilderness."
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Not many cities have 5100 acres of temperature rainforest within their limits, but then not many cities are like Portland."
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Not For Tourists
"Aptly named park. Great for picnics, sasquatch hunting."
Condé Nast Traveler
"New Yorkers have Central Park, and Portlanders have Forest Park, a sprawling 5,100-acre wilderness that’s a short walk from the shops and restaurants of Northwest 23rd Street."
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Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
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Michelin Guide
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1945 SE Water Avenue, Portland, OR 97214
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Fodor's
"Hundreds of hands-on exhibits draw families to this interactive science museum, which also has an Omnimax theater and the Northwest's largest planetarium."
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goop
"For obvious reasons, the Oregon Museum of Science & Industry is a kid’s dream: planetarium, check, robots, check, giant digital globe, check. "
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"OMSI is a hands-on museum where visitors, especially children, are encouraged to touch things, try experiments and question why things happen. "
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Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"OMSI features an outstanding array of hands-on exhibits, an Omnimax Theater, a planetarium and a submarine. Allot extra time for a visit to the Omnimax theater, the planetarium and the submarine."
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Travel + Leisure
"Tour the planetarium—and a retired Navy fast-attack submarine, the USS Blueback—at OMSI, the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, which also hosts cool exhibits on topics like animation and renewable energy."
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