Portland - Washington Park

This large park to the west of the city centre contains a number of features of interest. The best known is the International Rose Test Garden, where new varieties of roses are grown; in the city's mild climate they continue to flower into autumn. An annual event for rose lovers is the Rose Festival in June. Other attractions are the Japanese Garden, one of the largest outside Japan, the zoo, the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry and a second museum of science and technology on the banks of the river in the city centre), and the Hoyt Arboretum.