Portland Art Museum is one of The 15 Best Places for Exhibits in Portland.

1. Portland Art Museum

8.8
1219 SW Park Ave (Sw Jefferson Street, Sw Main Street), Portland, OR
Art Museum · 81 tips and reviews

Michael A.Michael Anthony: Great exhibits that rotate through here. Pretty decent museum for the size of Portland.

Gehlen E.Gehlen Exum: Much bigger than you might think. Current exhibits and old faves like Van Gogh! Free every fourth Friday!

Nauman N.Nauman Noor: Love the exhibits especially the contemporary extension. Be prepared to walk up quite a few stairs

Oregon Museum of Science & Industry (OMSI) is one of The 15 Best Places for Exhibits in Portland.

2. Oregon Museum of Science & Industry (OMSI)

8.7
1945 SE Water Ave, Portland, OR
Science Museum · 104 tips and reviews

Randy S.Randy Smith: Watch your timing between events, easy to lose track in one and miss another. Building layout does not flow well between main attractions. Sherlock Holmes exhibit is excellent.

Andrew J.Andrew J: The best exhibit is the innovation exhibit! They have some really amazing interactive displays

Fire F.Fire Fly: OMSI is probably one of my favorite museums in the world! They always have a new exhibit, and one time they even had real mummies from around the world in the museum!

Oregon Zoo is one of The 15 Best Places for Exhibits in Portland.

3. Oregon Zoo

8.9
4001 SW Canyon Rd (at SW Knights Blvd), Portland, OR
Zoo · 116 tips and reviews

JamiJami: Be sure to check out the recently added Predators of the Serengeti exhibit, where you can finally find Lions, Cheetahs and more animals that the zoo hasn't always had. Read more.

John S.John Seabury: The new monkey and predators of the serengeti exhibits are awesome, also the micro brews available at cascade grill near the entrance are nice too.

Ammon C.Ammon Cluff: I like the elephant exhibit and the cheetah. Kind of a smaller zoo but still way fun.

Blue Sky Gallery is one of The 15 Best Places for Exhibits in Portland.

4. Blue Sky Gallery

7.8
122 NW 8th Ave (btwn NW Davis & NW Couch), Portland, OR
Art Gallery · 5 tips and reviews

Molly G.Molly Gomes: Check out Shawn Records' work, along with the Polaroid Impossible Project exhibit. Both are fantastic!

PDX makrsPDX makrs: This nonprofit exhibition space is a great place for finding outstanding local photography.

Andrew C.Andrew C: Rotating photography exhibits every month or so. Typically very good showcases.

Oregon History Museum is one of The 15 Best Places for Exhibits in Portland.

5. Oregon History Museum

7.6
1211 SW Broadway (SW Madison St.), Portland, OR
History Museum · Downtown Portland · 5 tips and reviews

Al B.Al B: great modern exhibits, and free for multnomah county residents with proof of address

Al B.Al B: 50s-style modern exhibits, and free for multnomah county residents with proof of address

Andrew C.Andrew C: Apparently this place is FREE if you're a Multnomah County resident. Just show your ID. Cool exhibits in here too. You'll leave proud to live here.

World Forestry Center is one of The 15 Best Places for Exhibits in Portland.

6. World Forestry Center

7.4
4033 SW Canyon Rd (Washington Park), Portland, OR
Museum · 14 tips and reviews

Maria J.Maria Jeffrey: Great museum with interactive exhibits.

Gwen S.Gwen Stacy: Special Exhibit upstairs: Wildcats of the World. May-July

David S.David Smith: Cool museum with a Dr Seuss exhibition

Elephant Exhibit is one of The 15 Best Places for Exhibits in Portland.

7. Elephant Exhibit

8.8
4001 SW Canyon Rd (at SW Zoo Rd), Portland, OR
Zoo · 7 tips and reviews

Paul L.Paul Lewandowski: So torn about this exhibit - on the one hand it was so incredible viewing these majestic creatures. Then I started thinking about how small the enclosure was compared to their natural habitat. :(

Theresa .Theresa 💜: The elephants are so neat to watch, be sure to use the upper viewing area too. Check out the elephant museum as well

Enrique G.Enrique Gutiérrez Arzate: Beautiful!

Predators of the Serengeti is one of The 15 Best Places for Exhibits in Portland.

8. Predators of the Serengeti

7.9
4001 SW Canyon Rd (at SW Zoo Rd), Portland, OR
Zoo Exhibit · 3 tips and reviews

Jennifer R.Jennifer Richardson: Love this exhibit!

Enrique G.Enrique Gutiérrez Arzate: I love cats so much

Miranda V.Miranda Visser: Windows right into the den = no privacy

Oregon Historical Society is one of The 15 Best Places for Exhibits in Portland.

9. Oregon Historical Society

7.8
1200 SW Park Ave (btwn SW Madison St & SW Jefferson St), Portland, OR
History Museum · 13 tips and reviews

Elisabeth Z.Elisabeth Zeller: Come down for the mural exhibit.

Pach R.Pach Reed: Great!! I'm a museum enthusiastic and this one was very nice. Small but rich in content, the staff was fantastic.

K12 IncK12 Inc: Did you know? Portland could have been named Boston! The city’s founders flipped a coin to decide which of their hometowns their new city would be named after, Portland, ME or Boston, MA.

Land Gallery is one of The 15 Best Places for Exhibits in Portland.

10. Land Gallery

7.6
3925 N Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR
Gift Store · 4 tips and reviews

PortlandiaPortlandia: As seen on Portlandia! Visit this gallery and store featuring rotating art exhibits. Although, you’ll have to “put a bird on it” yourself!

J T.J T: Some very creative and elegant objects that make great house decorations or gifts.

Cristina S.Cristina Schmitt: The 'Put a Bird On It' sketch from Portlandia was filmed here.

Portland Japanese Garden is one of The 15 Best Places for Exhibits in Portland.

11. Portland Japanese Garden

9.0
611 SW Kingston Ave (at SW Fairview Blvd), Portland, OR
Garden · 123 tips and reviews

Roxana W.Roxana Wallace: Be sure to go the weekend of April 21 & 22 when the Portland Bonsai Society has their annual exhibition!

K.C. M.K.C. Murphy: Beautiful, peaceful, expansive - this was an awesome afternoon spent, for sure.

HISTORYHISTORY: The garden opened to the public in 1967 & is considered to be one of the most authentic Japanese gardens outside of Japan.

Giraffe Exhibit is one of The 15 Best Places for Exhibits in Portland.

12. Giraffe Exhibit

8.7
4001 SW Canyon Rd (at SW Zoo Rd), Portland, OR
Zoo Exhibit · 2 tips and reviews

Theresa .Theresa 💜: One of my favorites. Indoor & outdoor viewing to check out

Jennifer R.Jennifer Richardson: Riley has a heart on his left rump

The Portland Wine Bar and Winery is one of The 15 Best Places for Exhibits in Portland.

13. The Portland Wine Bar and Winery

8.5
526 SW Yamhill St (6th Avenue), Portland, OR
Wine Bar · 4 tips and reviews

Pach R.Pach Reed: Great wine selection, the staff is well informed and the owner even makes his own wine.

Chris W.Chris Weber: Joe is the best!!! Come in for a great Pinot or a crisp White!

Brianne L.Brianne L: Guava wine! Try it...

Luce is one of The 15 Best Places for Exhibits in Portland.

14. Luce

8.7
2138 E Burnside St (at SE 22nd Ave), Portland, OR
Italian Restaurant · 22 tips and reviews

andrea g.andrea gentl: great service. good meal. cute space.

Stephen K.Stephen Koch: Put your name in and then go over to June for a few cocktails. It's worth the wait.

Monty W.Monty Williams: Best stuffed trout ever.

Kells Brewery is one of The 15 Best Places for Exhibits in Portland.

15. Kells Brewery

7.9
210 NW 21st Ave (at NW Everett St), Portland, OR
Brewery · 16 tips and reviews

Peter B.Peter Badovinatz: Fish & chips, good selection of house brewed neers.

AD N.AD Nys: Timber Joey frequently sighted here. Translation: solid spot to watch footie matches. Reserve a table if with a group of 6+.

PDX P.PDX Pipeline: They are now brewing a lot of new beers. New small batch run every 6 weeks!