PORTLAND, OR

Portland sits in the shadow of snow-capped Mount Hood and is known for its parks, bridges and bicycle paths, as well as for its eco-friendliness and its microbreweries and coffeehouses. Highlights include the Forecourt Fountain opposite the Civic Auditorium, Salmon Street Springs in Waterfront Park, and Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland’s outdoor living room. In Washington Park walk through the world-renowned International Rose Test Gardens, which boasts 10,000 varieties of roses planted on three terraces.  Visit the Pittock Mansion, a twenty-two room French Renaissance mansion with a panoramic view of the city.  Tour through the magnificent Columbia River Gorge, view the basalt cliffs thousands of feet high and take the old scenic highway past Multnomah Falls, the highest of numerous falls seen along the Columbia River Gorge.  Sit back and enjoy a day of breathtaking beauty as you travel west through fir forests and the Coastal Mountain Range.  Tour Cannon Beach, a shoppers’ and art lovers’ paradise.  There you can see the infamous Haystack Rock, one of Oregon’s signature near-shore ‘sea stack’ rock formations.

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Portland, OR Photo Credits:

White Stag Sign: Justin Katigbak, Portland Visitors Association

Salmon Street Fountains: Justin Katigbak, Portland Visitors Association

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Justin Katigbak, Portland Visitors Association

Pittock Mansion: Justin Katigbak, Portland Visitors Association

Peninsula Park: Justin Katigbak, Portland Visitors Association

Willamette River Cruise: Portland Visitors Association

Aerial Tram: Portland Visitors Association

Evergreen Air Museum: Geoffrey Morrison / CNET