Sitting on a terrace north of Cape Blanco, the historic Hughes House overlooks the Sixes River, lush green fields and the Pacific Ocean. Constructed in 1898 for a pioneer dairy family, the Hughes House is an ornate, two-story, 11-room ranch home. The 3,000-square-foot home, constructed of old-growth Port Orford Cedar at a cost of $3,800, is an example of late 19th century architecture. Visit the Friends of Cape Blanco  web page for more information on the house and the Cape Blanco Lighthouse.

There's ice cream at the end of the trail! The Historic Butteville Store offers summertime refreshments to bicyclists, hikers and passing motorists. Founded in 1863, the store is all that remains of the once thriving community of Butteville. Considered the oldest operating general store in the state, the establishment continues the tradition of serving customers. Visit the web site for store hours.

Fort Yamhill trail and interpretive panel.

Think of this place as a portal to the past. Explore the trails, use your imagination, and step back in time to gain a new perspective on what occurred here more than 150 years ago. The fort was in operation from 1856-1866 and served as a buffer between white settlers moving into the area and the Native Americans located on the nearby Grand Ronde Reservation. As you walk the trails, interpretive signs will help you discover original building locations, view the Grand Ronde Reservation, and picture the daily life of soldiers, settlers and Native Americans.

Frenchglen Hotel

Frenchglen hails back to a time when cattle barons were kings, and Peter French was the king of the 100,000 acre "P" ranch during the late 1800s. French's reign ended when a disgruntled homesteader shot him in the head in 1897, but his impact shaped the area and can still be felt today. The Frenchglen Hotel was built in the mid-1920s to house travelers and ranch visitors. Today, the hotel plays host to Steens Mountain adventurers, Malheur Wildlife Refuge birders and horse lovers hoping for a glimpse of a wild Kiger mustang.

Peter French Round Barn

Cattle kings needed horses to run their operations, and Peter French was no exception. His round barn for breaking and training wild horses is certainly unique. Built around 1880, the barn is 100 feet in diameter and includes a 60-foot-round stone corral for foaling. A 20-foot-wide paddock surrounds the inner corral. Between 300 and 1,000 horses passed through the barn each winter.

Kam Wah Chung Museum

Once a center of Chinese social and religious life, this museum is one of the most unusual you will find anywhere. Lung On and Doc Hay were among a large wave of Chinese immigrants who helped build the American West in the late 19th century. Doc Hay established an herbal medicine practice that became known throughout eastern and central Oregon. Lung On was a skilled merchant, who sold supplies to local miners before expanding the enterprise into a successful dry good store and import business. Now, thousands of relics inside this 140-year-old historical treasure offers an unmatched glimpse into the life and culture of the early Chinese community in Oregon.

Wolf Creek Inn

For more than a century, Wolf Creek Inn has stood in a valley nestled among the green, forested hills of southern Oregon. The inn was built around 1883 as a "first-class traveler's hotel," and became an important stop on the 16-day stagecoach journey from San Francisco to Portland. Later, the inn was a refuge for Jack London, Clark Gable, Carole Lombard and Orson Welles. Today, visitors can stay in rooms decorated with period furnishings and dine on fresh seafood and Northwest favorites.