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Get a glimpse of Salem, OR by clicking on the arrows in the photo rotator, then take a deeper look by exploring the galleries below.
Wild Pear Restaurant in Salem, Oregon

Wild Pear Restaurant and Catering is leading the way in original Northwest cuisine served in a casual atmosphere at its downtown café, housed in a unique restored building.

Salem-Keizer Volcanoes
The Salem-Keizer Volcanos is a Single A Short Season Team – a farm team that is part of the San Francisco Giants franchise that is a two-time defending champion in its league.
The Salem Chamber Orchestra
Mission Mill Museum
Redhawk Winery and Vineyard
One of the wine offerings at the Redhawk Winery and Vineyard in Salem, OR.
Union Street Railroad Bridge
The Union Street Railroad Bridge, which links Wallace Marine Park and Riverfront Park, is part of a 26-mile greenway project that ties together these two parks with Minto Brown Island Park.
The Capital Building
Riverfront Park

Taylor McQuin, 10 rides her bike past the giant "Acid Ball to Eco-Earth" monument in Riverfront Park in downtown Salem, Oregon. Salem is a city of park devotees. No surprise in a town where running, biking and other outdoor recreation is a big part of life. The ball was once an asphalt covered stainless steel "Acid Ball" used by the Boise Cascade Corporation years ago to process wood pulp into paper.

Hallie Ford Museum of Art Thrives at Historic Willamette University
Elsinore Theatre

Audience members participate in a Q&A session with Napoleon Dynamite actor Jon Heder at the Elsinore Theatre.