Tours, tickets and day trips in Hillsboro
The sights with published visitor numbers, the heritage listings, and the towns close enough for a day out.
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals | 25,000 | — |
The busiest is Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals at 25,000 visitors. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Day trips from Hillsboro
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsboro to Portland | United States | 24 km (15 mi) | about 24 min |
| Hillsboro to Vancouver | United States | 29 km (18 mi) | about 28 min |
| Hillsboro to Gresham | United States | 44 km (27 mi) | about 43 min |
| Hillsboro to Salem | United States | 65 km (40 mi) | about 1 h 3 min |
| Hillsboro to Eugene | United States | 164 km (102 mi) | about 2 h 40 min |
| Hillsboro to Tacoma | United States | 197 km (122 mi) | about 3 h 12 min |
| Hillsboro to Kent | United States | 215 km (133 mi) | about 3 h 29 min |
| Hillsboro to Renton | United States | 226 km (140 mi) | about 3 h 40 min |
| Hillsboro to Seattle | United States | 237 km (147 mi) | about 3 h 51 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
What is the most visited attraction in Hillsboro?
Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals, with 25,000 visitors (Wikidata).
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.