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Best Little Roadhouse AMERICAN$$$
( 503-365-7225; www.bestlittleroadhouse.com ; 1145 Commercial St SE; mains $9-22;
11am-11pm Sun-Thu, to midnight Fri & Sat; ) This family-friendly dining spot has a com-
fortable modern atmosphere with separate bar area and sports on TV. Out back is a mini-
golf course sporting waterfalls and fake-rock features, as well as a great shady patio for
warm weather. The menu is lined with typical meat-and-salad items, and there are local
microbrews on tap.

Information

Visitors Information Center ( www.travelsalem.com ; 181 High St NE;

8:30am-5pm Mon-Fri,

10am-4pm Sat)

Getting There & Around
The Salem Airport is about 4 miles west of downtown, though there are no commercial
flights. The Hut Airport Shuttle ( 503-364-4444; www.portlandairportshuttle.com )
provides frequent service between Salem and Portland International Airport.
For long-distance bus services there's Greyhound ( 503-362-2428) , at the Amtrak
Station. Trains stop at the Amtrak Station ( 503-588-1551; www.amtrak.com ; 500 13th St
SE) . Cherriots ( 503-588-2877; www.cherriots.org ; 285 Church St NE) buses serve the city;
there's no weekend or holiday service.

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Around Salem

There are plenty of interesting attractions around Salem to keep you busy.

Sights

Enchanted Forest AMUSEMENT PARK
( 503-371-4242; www.enchantedforest.com ; 8462 Enchanted Way SE, Turner; adult/child 3-12yr
$10.50/9.50) Located 7 miles south of Salem, this children's theme park is a fun fantasy-
land offering rides (extra charge), a European village, Western town and storybook
themes, among other things. There are water light shows and a comedy theater in sum-