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Corvallis is located in the Benton County, in the State of Oregon. As the county seat, Corvallis has a population which numbers approximatively 54,500 inhabitants. Corvallis is also the center of the Corvallis-Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area and a nature-based touristic attraction for many.

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The Corvallis Fall Festival of Annual Arts Party is held in the Central Park of Corvallis. It was first organized in 1972 and it is a celebration of the performing arts in an outdoor environment. People who participate in this event have the opportunity to admire lots of local and national artists, performing all throughout the day in the park. It is a modern means of taking arts into the streets, allowing access to everyone and popularizing culture.

The Corvallis Arts Center takes the role of organizing indoor representations and manifestations of all the ranges of arts. Visitors may take special tours aimed at taking them to a certain period or genre, through the permanent collections. In addition to this, they can participate in opening exhibitions and see many galleries of paintings, sculptures, photographies and other artifacts and objects. Tours and events may be organized in the Arts Center with prior booking.

The Peavy Arboretum is a collection of trees and plants, organized by the Oregon State University, in Corvallis. Its main function is that of housing native and international types of tree species. The arboretum is opened to the general public for exploration and as a place for learning more about the botanical field. All the trees are adequately marked and mapped.

The Crystal Lakes Sports Fields and Kendall Natural Area is one of the many parks in Corvallis. This particular one offers people the possibility to take up a wide variety of sports and other leisure activities. The park is organized as such to incorporate all sorts of sports fields, picnic areas and pavilions and children's playgrounds. Visitors may also enjoy to take to the natural trail of the park, for bird watching, admiring the beautiful landscape, hiking and seeing all sorts of plants and trees.

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Corvallis is located in Western Oregon on the river Willamette in Willamette Valley. It draws its importance from being a county seat and home to Oregon State University. Originally named Maysville, the city was renamed by the fur trappers in the area arriving from France. The present name is a Latin phrase which means ‘valley’s heart’. The legislative assembly bestowed it in 1853.