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35 Interesting Things to See in Portland You Shouldn't Miss

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35 Interesting Things to See in Portland You Shouldn't Miss

Introduction - Ever heard of the phrase "Keep Portland Weird?" Portland is a city teeming with fun, unique, and weird things. If...

 

Walk along Tom McCall Waterfront Park

Thing To See 1 - Tom McCall Waterfront Park is an urban bastion of recreation, art installments, green space, and liveability. Stretching along the Willamette...

 
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Try unique ice cream flavors at Salt & Straw

Thing To See 2 - The Salt & Straw was born from the desire to bring people together, and ice cream was quickly seen as...

 

Stroll through the Portland Japanese Garden

Thing To See 3 - It's easy to get lost in Portland's Japanese Garden in Washington Park, a famous Oregon landmark, as its peaceful beauty...

 
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Go shopping at the Portland Saturday Market

Thing To See 4 - For a true taste of Portland, the Saturday Market in the city's historic Old Town is the place to be...

 

Find the Witch's Castle

Thing To See 5 - The Witch's Castle is saturated with dark history and the slosh of high school keggers, making it one of the...

 

Walk to Multnomah Falls

Thing To See 6 - Multnomah Falls cascades more than 600 feet down the mountainside and is one of the cool places in Portland, found...

 
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Squeeze into Mill Ends Park

Thing To See 7 - Spanning a whopping 452 square inches and holding a single tree, Mill Ends Park is quite literally one of the...

 
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Walk around Downtown Portland

Thing To See 8 - Downtown Portland encompasses many of the locations on this list, but it deserves its own mention. The restaurants, shops, and...

 
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Explore Washington Park

Thing To See 9 - Washington Park describes itself as a "community of destinations" and holds fifteen miles of trail in its 400 acres of...

 
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Learn about science and local nature at OMSI

Thing To See 10 - If you're traveling with kids, the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry has interactive exhibits, classes, and summer camps, and...

 

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