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Visitor Fall Pass: a little extra for your fall getaway! Sailboats and fishing boats rest on calm water at a harbor marina at sunset.
Locals in Coos Bay, North Bend, and Charleston consider autumn the ideal season to explore the region. Some of us even refer to fall as our “Goldilocks season” because it’s never too hot, too cold, or too crowded; always just right. Visitors who come to Oregon’s Adventure Coast in the fall can choos...
Two people sit in camp chairs under a large beach umbrella on a grassy bluff, looking out at waves crashing against dark rocks and a sunlit ocean.
Summer is officially road trip season, and if gas prices have you second-guessing your summer getaway, we have good news. Oregon's Adventure Coast, Coos Bay, North Bend, and Charleston offers plenty of free and low-cost experiences that make it easy to enjoy a full vacation without draining your wal...
A large whale skeleton suspended from the ceiling of a museum, with a visitor viewing it from an upper balcony and a smaller marine animal skeleton visible in the background.
Some places surprise you the moment you walk through the door. The Charleston Marine Life Center is one of them. Tucked along the edge of the Charleston Marina on Oregon's Adventure Coast, this 6,000-square-foot museum is part of the University of Oregon's Oregon Institute of Marine Biology. From t...
Interior of the historic Egyptian Theatre in Coos Bay, with rows of red velvet seats facing a large movie screen, framed by ornate Egyptian Revival walls with pharaoh figures, hieroglyph-painted columns, and a winged sun emblem above the stage. The Mighty Wurlitzer organ console sits in front of the stage.
Special thanks to Laura Fisher, Kara Long, and Jill Rasmusen for their research and contributions to this story. Back in 1925, the world was abuzz with change and creativity. F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby had just hit bookshelves, the Chrysler Corporation was brand new, and a young jazz mu...
A man using a power wheelchair and a woman lean on the railing of the Coos Bay Boardwalk on a sunny day, looking out over the bay toward docked boats and the Fishermen's Seafood Market restaurant.
Oregon Has Become the First State to Earn “Accessibility Verified” Status From Wheel the World, a Milestone That Makes Visiting Coos Bay, North Bend, and Charleston More Inclusive Than Ever Oregon is widely known as the pioneer state, and thanks to a partnership between Travel Oregon and Wheel the ...