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Exploring Portland, Oregon Portland, Oregon Is a Quirky Pacific Northwestern City in the United States with Loads of Character Portland Exploring Portland, Oregon Portland, Oregon is a quirky Pacific Northwestern City in the United States with loads of character. Get 4 15 your fill of nature & urban delights in one place. Feb 2017 14 6 2 5 13 My Normal Gay Life Blog 1 jauntful.com/MyNormalGayLife 11 10 12 7 3 8 9 ©OpenStreetMap contributors, ©Mapbox, ©Foursquare Lone Fir Cemetery 1 Deux Elephants Trop Grande 2 Columbia River Gorge 3 The Peculiarium 4 Cemetery Sculpture Preserve Entertainment A really interesting burial ground These elephants actually called Da Tung See the famous Multanomah Falls as you I mean, why wouldn't you want to go offering tours. The cemetery allows & Xi'an were a gift to city by a resident hike this area about 30 miles outside of this place. Think of Ripley's Believe It Or people to memorialize loved ones in of Xi'an China as a gesture of goodwill. Portland. Not mixed with a joke shop mixed with a creative ways & is as old as the city itself. freak show. That's a no brainer. 33 NW Park Ave, Portland (503) 823-7529 SE 26th, Portland portlandoregon.gov/parks/finder/index.cfm?action=ViewPark&Pr 2234 NW Thurman St, Portland (503) 224-9200 opertyID=447 Columbia River Hwy, Hood River peculiarium.com Starks Vacuum Museum 5 Old Town/Chinatown 6 Voodoo Doughnut 7 Portland Aerial Tram - Lower T... 8 History Museum Neighborhood Donuts Tram This one is a little odd but why not? See Chinatown in Portland is small but still Just go. This famous donut place makes This is a pretty cool way to get an vacuums from all time periods. You could nice. Head here for a nice Dim Sum meal! some pretty delicious donuts and you excellent view of the city. I always love even buy a new vacuum if you feel wouldn't want to miss it. doing these in different cities and you inclined. I'm sure you'll be sucked in! will too. 22 SW 3rd Ave, Portland 3303 SW Bond Ave, Portland (503) 241-4704 voodoodoughnut.com (503) 494-8283 gobytram.com Crystal Springs Rhododendron G... 9 Distillery Row Tours and Passp... 10 Mill Ends Park 11 Washington Park 12 Garden Winery Park Park Another garden with a impressive Head here to explore the tasting rooms This is the world's smallest park. What This is a 400 acre park with a zoo and collection of rhododendron. of various distillers who create and you see in the photo is what you get. It's rose garden as well as the Japanese purvey gin, vodka, rum, whiskey, and pretty whimsical and just a fun stop. garden. It's one of the largest city parks other specialty boozes. in the United States. SE Woodstock Blvd, Portland 2368 W Burnside St, Portland (503) 823-3640 909 SE Yamhill St, Portland 1 SW Taylor St., Portland explorewashingtonpark.org Portland Japanese Garden 13 Lan Su Chinese Garden 14 Rocky Butte Park 15 Garden Garden Park A 5.5 acre traditional Japanese garden A walled Chinese garden encompassing a This is an extinct volcanic crater located located in Washington Park. It's very full city block. It's such a peaceful place in Portland. It's a nice park to explore. serene and relaxing. and filled with wonderful plants and vistas. 611 SW Kingston Ave, Portland 239 NW Everett St, Portland (503) 223-5055 japanesegarden.com (503) 228-8131 lansugarden.org 3000 NE Rocky Butte Rd, Portland Sign up on Jauntful.com to make your own. Jauntful © 2016.
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