Portland - Oregon Visitor and Travel Information

Portland: City of Roses

Portland is considered the largest city in Oregon.

Portland consists of artists, musicians and culture that thrives in this wooded setting.

Portland's climate is ideal for growing roses, and for more than a century
Portland has been known as "The City of Roses". The air has an aroma of blooming azaleas, rhododendrons, and roses.

You will find many parks in Portland with rich green colors, of plants, shrubs, roses and trees. Enjoy spectacular views of Mt. Hood and the Willamette River, and of trees and roses that give the city beautiful seasonal color.

 

The architecture of the city has both old and new.

 

Portland has many interesting neighborhoods to explore: Downtown, South Waterfront, Old Town, Chinatown, Pearl District, Jamison Square, Tanner Springs Park, Northwest District, West Hills, Hawthorne Blvd, Hollywood, Hollywood Theatre, Alberta Street, and Last Thursday. 

Getting around in Portland

Portland is a great city for walking. The City of Portland Office of Transportation offers free, highly detailed walking maps that may be ordered online.

Portland is also an excellent city for bicycling, with lots of streets designed to be mostly used by bikes.

The bike streets are mostly signed with green "Bike Route" signs, and many streets have striped bike lanes. Maps of bike trails can be obtained from the Metropolitan Government website.

Bikes can also be taken on buses, or you can rent a bicycle.

 

 

Portland's locals and visitors enjoy the Free Rail Zone, which cover most of downtown, where rides on the MAX and Portland Streetcar are free as long as you board and leave within the zone.

Portland's main attractions

Parks, Gardens, Museums etc to see:

Lan Su Chinese Classical Garden

Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden

Forest Park - 5,000 acres - great hiking and biking trails

The Grotto Gardens

Laurelhurst Park

Mill Ends Park

Mount Tabor Park

Pioneer Courthouse Square

Tom McCall Waterfront Park

Oregon Maritime Center and Museum

Washington Park

Hoyt Arboretum

International Rose Test Gardens

Oregon Zoo

Portland Children's Museum

Portland Japanese Garden

World Forestry Center Discovery Museum

Portland Rose Festival - Held in June

Portland Art Museum

Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI)

Portland Aerial Tram

Museum of Contemporary Craft

Pittock Mansion

Oregon Historical Society

 

So obviously it is fairly hard to get bored in Portland, but if you are, there are also many day trips in the nabourhood. Here are just a few examples:
 

Multnomah Falls, which is 25 miles East of Portland on Interstate 84

Mt Hood and Mt. St Helens

Columbia River Gorge

the Oregon Coast

Oregon Wine Country, 25 mi SW of Portland.

 

Find more Portland Attractions here.

 

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