Explore Portland
Portland has so much to see and do, and often it is just a short walk or train ride away! Here are some local favorites, for more options checkout travelportland.com! As well as a dirt cheap guide to portland.
Outdoor Adventures
Home to the Zoo, International Rose Test Garden, Japanese Garden, and many more great Portland attractions and is accesible by transit.
Easily accesible in the free rail zone this is a great way to spend a relaxing afternoon.
Beach like park with a wave fountain, a boardwalk, and plenty of places to relax right in the middle of the Pearl shopping district.
Operating since 1974, the Portland Saturday Market is the largest continually operating outdoor arts and crafts market in then ation. Centered in Portland's historic Old Town the Market is one of the most popular shopping destinations for local handcrafted goods. The free-rail-zone max lines Blue and Red run right through it with a stop under the Burnside Bridge.
Saturday 8:30am - 2:00 pm, the Farmers Market at Portland State University offers fresh local tastes right on the South Park Blocks between SW Hall and SW Montgomery.
Indoor Adventures
A 14min free-ride on the streetcar and few blocks walk gets you to great exhibits with free general admission for 17 and under.
Huge bookstore with used and new copies living side by side. The building takes up a full city block, and is located just off the free ride on the streetcar.
Newer neighborhood just north of downtown and in the free rail zone, full of shops, and eatiries.
Vintage arcade gaming for the inner nerd in all of us. Spirits + Food. All ages until 5pm. Open noon- 2:30am daily.
Food
Childcare
We Village (checkout the childcare page for more info)
