McMinnville for Two

McMinnville sits smack in the middle of Oregon’s famous Willamette Valley wine region, but don’t call it a “small town.” Underneath its charm lies a beguiling mix of ambition, community spirit and passion about business that makes it a town small of stature with options you’d expect in a large city. The combination makes it…

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: Leah Nash

McMinnville

McMinnville is a historic town in the heart of Oregon’s wine country.

Sprinkled throughout downtown are restored, turn-of-the-century buildings reinvented as restaurants, wine bars and galleries. But even though McMinnville is famous for fine wines, it’s also a family-friendly destination, home to the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum and an annual UFO festival.

Trip Ideas

  • Dig into Yamhill Valley

    There’s a lot to love about the Yamhill Valley. The north tip of Willamette Valley wine country, its picturesque small towns, rolling hills and verdant vineyards are postcard perfect. And the wineries, restaurants and artisan...
  • Planes, Trains & Automobiles

    Take a step back from the high-tech world to appreciate the engineering marvels of the past — wooden airplanes, hand-cranked automobiles and steam powered engines. A tour of Oregon’s aviation and rail museums might turn you...
  • Wacky Willamette Valley Detours

    Oregon has long produced and attracted dreamers and drifters, misfits and mysteries, so it’s no wonder that the Willamette Valley claims more than its fair share of the freaky and the far out.
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Where can we hike somewhere close to McMinnville or Dundee?

Dundee and McMinnville are beautiful areas! Most of the countryside directly surrounding Dundee and McMinnville is covered in vineyards, and some vineyards actually have hiking or walking trails. Here are a few to check out: Sokol Blosser, just outside Dundee: they have a guided vineyard hike you can sign up for. Winter’s Hill Vineyard, Dundee…

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