There’s a lot to see and do in Portland. Here are a few of the most popular suggestions:
See and Do:
- Powell’s City of Books (1005 W Burnside St – biggest independent bookstore in the world, covering an entire city block)
- Portlandia statue (1120 SW 5th Ave)
- The waterfront (Tom McCall Waterfront Park)
- Portland Art Museum (1219 SW Park Ave)
- OMSI (1945 SE Water Ave – Oregon Museum of Science and Industry)
- Pittock Mansion (3229 NW Pittock Drive)
- Saturday Market (SW 1st Ave – open Sat/Sun, largest open-air crafts market in continuous operation in the US)
- Portland Aerial Tram (SW Moody and Gibbs)
Food and Drink:
- Restaurants (too many to list, check out Eater for some of the famous ones)
- Food carts (many locations, the largest pod at 900-936 SW Washington St)
- Voodoo Doughnut (22 SW 3rd Ave – famous doughnuts that come in pink boxes)
Parks and Recreation:
- Tryon Creek State Natural Area (wonderful State sprawling natural area, right next to our Venue at Lewis & Clark College.).
- Forest Park (largest urban park in the US)
- Council Crest Park (views of the city and mountains)
- Oregon Zoo (4001 SW Canyon Rd)
- International Rose Test Garden (850 SW Rose Garden Way)
- Portland Japanese Garden (611 SW Kingston Dr)