John Day, OR Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

The largest town along US-26 between Baker City and Prineville is charmless JOHN DAY , which would be easily missable if it weren't the unexpected home of one of Oregon's key historical sights. The fascinating Kam Wah Chung & Co. Museum (May–Oct Mon–Thurs 9am–noon & 1–5pm, Sat & Sun 1–5pm; $3; www.oregonstateparks.org/park_8.php ) was once the home, opium den and general store of famed Chinese herbalist Ing Hay, whose apothecary wares – five hundred herbs, dried lizard, bear claw, bottle of rattlesnakes – have been preserved and are still on … more »