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What to do in Portland? 35 Unusual Portland Activities

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What to do in Portland? 35 Unusual Portland Activities

Introduction - Here are 35 unusual Portland activities to try if you are wondering what to do in Portland. Try these, and...

 

Go to the International Rose Test Garden

Activity 1 - The International Rose Test Garden contains over 610 rose varieties and is one of only a handful of national testing...

 

Probe the UFO Boat on Sauvie Island

Activity 2 - You may not be surprised to find that Portland is home to a nude beach, but perhaps you didn't expect...

 

Find the Witch's Castle

Activity 3 - The Witch's Castle is saturated with dark history and the slosh of high school keggers, making it one of the...

 
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Visit the Pittock Mansion

Activity 4 - Henry Pittock, an Oregon Trail migrant and later industrial tycoon, built this mansion overlooking Portland. The mansion was later abandoned...

 

Visit the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area

Activity 5 - This eighty-mile river canyon was cut from eons of volcanic activity and flooding and now marks the border between Oregon...

 
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Squeeze into Mill Ends Park

Activity 6 - Spanning a whopping 452 square inches and holding a single tree, Mill Ends Park is quite literally one of the...

 

Walk to Multnomah Falls

Activity 7 - Multnomah Falls cascades more than 600 feet down the mountainside and is one of the cool places in Portland, found...

 
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Explore Washington Park

Activity 8 - Washington Park describes itself as a "community of destinations" and holds fifteen miles of trail in its 400 acres of...

 
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Walk around Downtown Portland

Activity 9 - Downtown Portland encompasses many of the locations on this list, but it deserves its own mention. The restaurants, shops, and...

 

Stroll through the Portland Japanese Garden

Activity 10 - 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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