Entry No. 40 — the Portland file — filed under: oddities

Paxton Gate PDX

A neo-Victorian cabinet of curiosities you can actually walk into: ethically sourced taxidermy, insect specimens under glass, skulls and bones, and carnivorous plants arranged like a natural-history gallery that happens to sell everything on display.

The move: Browse the taxidermy and bone displays case by case, pick out one impossibly weird specimen each (a two-headed something, a framed butterfly), then walk the rest of Mississippi Ave for a drink.

📍 North Mississippi Avenue
💸 $$
⚡ Up for anything
🌗 Indoors

Where: 4204 N Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR 97217

Hours: Added 2026-07-20 — confirm current hours before you go.

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Further reading: Official site · mississippiave.org · travelportland.com

last checked: 2026-07-20