Eugene, OR Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

A lively mix of students, professionals, hippies and blue collars, EUGENE is Oregon's second largest city and a liberal enclave where the late Ken Kesey and some of his Merry Pranksters came to live after their retreat from central California. On a slightly different note, the town was also the filming location for much of the movie Animal House . Although short on sights, Eugene is an energetic cultural center, to which the University of Oregon in the city's southeast corner lends a youthful bohemian feel, especially along hip 13th Avenue just west of campus. The Hult Center for Performing Arts , Sixth … more »