You can learn a lot about a place by what it chooses to remember. And dotted throughout Oregon are little shrines to our priorities: apparently, we’re into puppets, planes, and miniatures (plus vacuums and Bigfoot, naturally).
Follow along as we highlight the weirdest, wildest, most out-of-the-way museums in the Beaver State, run down the in-city institutions every Portlander must visit, and consider whether our rising esteem in the worlds of an animation and footwear might beget future museums. Grab a tote, a turtleneck, a 20 for the gift shop, and let’s get to thoughtfully nodding.