It’s spring, and that means cherry blossom season.
Travel website Trips to Discover ranked the 14 best places to view cherry blossoms around the world, and two Oregon cities made the list.
Salem and Portland made the list, alongside two other West Coast cities – Seattle and San Franciso. Oregon was the only U.S. state to earn two spots on the list.
Other U.S. locations included New York City, Washington, D.C., and Macon, Georgia.
The Trips to Discover list notes that some of the “best blooms” can be found in Salem’s State Capitol State Park.
Salem held its annual Cherry Blossom Day celebration on Saturday, March 19 -- though a cool and wet spring so far has delayed the arrival of the blossoms.
While Portland, according to the site, has “many fabulous spots to discover canopies of the pink and white blossoms.” The ranking specifically recommends that visitors check out the Portland Japanese Garden, Washington Park and Hoyt Arboretum, while also noting that the “most popular place for viewing” is in Tom McCall Waterfront Park.