INFORMATION

INFORMATION
If you go
Getting there: Baker City is located on Interstate 84, a five-hour drive east of Portland, two hours from Boise, Idaho, and a little over two hours from Walla Walla, Wash.
Lodging and dining: Baker City has a wide range of hotels and restaurants. Eateries include the Haines Steakhouse (910 Front St., 541-856-3639, entrees $7 to $24) and Barley Brown's Brewpub, a microbrewery that also serves food (2190 Main St., 541-523-4266). Rates at the Geiser Grand Hotel (1996 Main St., 541-523-1889, www.geisergrand.com) begin at $79.
Weather: Expect hot summer days and cool evenings. Winter can be brutally cold.
Architecture: Baker City has magnificent 19th century Italianate and Victorian architecture. The Adler House (1889), at 2305 Main St., where town benefactor Leo Adler lived all his life, is a museum. The Baer House (1882) at 2333 Main St. (800-709-7637) is a bed-and-breakfast; rates begin at $75.
Historic Baker City: Historic Baker City offers walking tours past many of the 68 structures listed on the Natural Register of Historic Places. Call for a printed guide if you want to do it yourself: (541) 523-5442.
Eastern Oregon Museum: Located 10 miles from Baker City in Haines, a town once known for having "gold in the streets and whisky in the water." Museum open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through mid-September; admission is $2. For more information, call (541) 856-3233.
Oregon Trail Interpretive Center: 22267 Oregon Highway 86; (541) 523-1843 or www.or.blm.gov/NHOTIC. Open daily 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 1 through Oct. 31, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 1 through March 31. Admission is $5; $3.50 for children 6 to 17.
Sumpter: Gold-panning, Elkhorn Crest Trail; www.historicsumpter.com.
Contact: call (800) 523-1235 or visit www.visitbaker.com.