Motels in Baker City

Wander through gold rush-era buildings where history feels less like a museum and more like someone just stepped away for lunch. The Oregon Trail Interpretive Center lets you play pioneer without the dysentery, while downtown's Victorian storefronts house art galleries that wouldn't be out of place in Portland. At Barley Brown's, locals debate which craft beer pairs best with tales of the city's wilder days. The Baker Heritage Museum displays everything from stagecoaches to fossilized mammoth teeth with delightful randomness. Escape to the Wallowa Mountains where hiking trails offer views that make smartphone cameras seem woefully inadequate. This might be the only place where you can pan for gold in the morning and attend an art opening by evening.