U.S. - American Rivers cruise ports

Thousands of visitors come to Clarkston each year to experience the rugged beauty of Hell's Canyon, North America's deepest gorge. While they are there, they find the year round mild climate great for golf and many other activities. Hunting, fishing, whitewater rafting, and miles of hiking and biking trails ensure a good time for any outdoor enthusiast.

The Columbia River Gorge is a spectacular river canyon cutting through the volcanic rock of the Cascade Mountain Range. As the only sea-level river flowing through the Cascades, the Columbia is both a natural wonder and an important transportation corridor. Visitors will find five spectacular wildernesses within or just outside the Gorge, Mt. Adams, Mt. Hood, Indian Heaven, Trapper Creek and Columbia.

After 123 years, Mount St. Helens reawakened in 1980. In 1982, Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument was created. Today, you can explore the landscape that was so dramatically altered by the eruption and look right into the crater, with its steaming lava. Facilities include roadside viewpoints, hiking trails, exhibits and hiking trails to view this awe-inspiring force of nature.

Stepping onto Houmas House Plantation is the travel equivalent of stepping into old-fashioned Louisiana luxury. Deemed an official historic landmark by the National Register of Historic Places, Houmas House features a majestic Greek-style mansion. The main house is framed by an elegant thicket of 200-year-old oak trees. The bustling nightlife of New Orleans is also less than an hour's drive away.

Portland, Oregon has almost unlimited prime outdoor areas, including the Columbia Gorge, Mount Hood, and the Oregon coast. Activities include skiing, hiking, mountain climbing, camping, fishing and more. Within the city limits there are more than 100 parks, including the award-winning Washington Park Zoo, the Japanese Garden, and the International Rose Test Garden.

Pendleton, Oregon is rich in heritage and world famous for the original Pendleton Woolen Mills. While here, visit Pendleton Underground Tours, which is rapidly becoming one of the premier tourist attractions in the Pacific Northwest. At the Umatilla County Courthouse, admire the 100-year-old Seth Thomas clockworks.

Come visit the boyhood home of Mark Twain, Hannibal, MO. See his home as it was when Twain lived there. Located on the north end of Main Street is a statue of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, sculpted by Frederick Hibbard in 1926. Take a cruise up and down the Mississippi, or tour the recently restored birthplace of the Titanic's Unsinkable Molly Brown.

Dubuque, Iowa can set you wandering as you hike, bike, downhill and cross-country ski, and shop for antiques. It may have you pondering as you visit historical and art museums, tour Victorian architecture, and run bases at the Field of Dreams movie site. You may also hit the jackpot when you visit dog track or riverboat casino. All these reasons will make you fall in love with Dubuque.