Grants Pass Oregon Attractions
City Historic Tours
Take a guided walking tour of historic Grants Pass and share
its colorful history. The Josephine County Historical Society
is housed in the historic Schmidt House at the corner of 5th
and "J" streets. The house contains many interesting
collections of books, photos and maps. The reading and
conference rooms of their research library are open from 10am
to 4pm, Tuesday-Friday.
Grants Pass
Museum of Art
229 SW 'G' St., Grants Pass, Oregon, phone: 541-479-3290
Visit the Grants Pass Museum of Art, the city's primary resource
for exhibitions and collections of fine art for more than 24 years.
Located in the heart of the historic old town, our galleries offer
opportunities for learning, introspection and connection with cultures
from around the world. Please browse our site, and when in town, come
visit the museum.
Josephine
County Historical Society Museum
508 SW Fifth St., Grants Pass, Oregon, phone: 541-479-7827
In May of 1960, the Josephine County Historical Society became a
non-profit organization to collect, preserve, exhibit, and interpret
local history. The Society moved it's library collection in 1972 from
Kerbyville to a temporary space in Grants Pass until 1982 when the house
gifted by Anna and Flora Schmidt became the society's headquarters,
research library, and house museum. In 1997, the Research Library was
settled into a relocated house donated by the Ken Roberts Company and
renovated with generous help from the community. Both facilities are
situated on Southwest 5th Street; the House Museum is on the corner of
5th and "J" Streets and the Research Library is next door on the corner
of 5th and "K" Streets, a few short blocks from the "G" Street
Historical District.
Scenic
Applegate Valley Tour
This 40-mile tour takes you through Grants Pass and the quaint
communities of Applegate, Ruch and Murphy. Wine tasting is
available at Valley View Winery near Ruch. Jacksonville, known
for being a National Landmark City, features over 85 historic
buildings and homes. This route takes you back through the
countryside and rejoins Interstate 5 at Central Point (Exit
32). Estimated travel time: 3 hours.
Valley
of the Rogue State Park
A pleasant green oasis awaits you in
southern Oregon's Rogue Valley. Valley of the Rogue Park has
both a day-use picnic area and an overnight campground along
three miles of shoreline on the Rogue River. A meeting hall is
available for groups. An easy, self-guided interpretive
walking trail provides a relaxing 1.25 mile stroll along the
river's edge.
Wolf
Creek Inn State Heritage Site
Imagine yourself as a traveler along a
section of the Applegate Trail in the late 1800s. You have
just arrived by stage coach at the Wolf Creek Inn. This is a
long-sought-after refuge from a not-so-comfortable portage
over mountains and across valleys. After paying 75 cents for a
room, bath, and meals, you’re ready to relax. You sit down to
a good meal and some easy conversation with the innkeepers.
Afterward, the men sidle off to the tap room for some quaffs
of beer while the ladies adjourn to the parlor. The
conversation drifts from tales of inspirational beauty to
frightful experiences of the trail.
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