The iconic Portlandia sculpture downtown is based on the city’s seal.
This full-day ramble starts in downtown Portland and ventures up into the West Hills, giving a great overview—literally—of the city’s top offerings. After swinging by the riverfront, you’ll probably want to trade your walking shoes for a streetcar or bus to reach the final few stops. START: MAX to Pioneer Courthouse/SW 6th Ave. or Pioneer Square South. Bus: 1, 12, 19, or 94 to Pioneer Courthouse Square.
❶ ★★ Pioneer Courthouse Square. “Portland’s living room” anchors downtown and embodies the Rose City itself in all its eclectic, endearing scruffiness and charm. It’s a place to people-watch and mingle, filled with shoppers, locals on lunch break, and everyone in between. You’ll almost always find some kind of outdoor event going on, be it a farmer’s market (Mon June–Oct), Italian food festival, rock concert, or sand castle–building competition. An information center and a TriMet ticket office are available to visitors. The graceful cupola of the Pioneer Courthouse at the east end of the square has been a Portland landmark since 1875. 
15 min. Btw. SW 6th Ave., Broadway, Yamhill & Morrison sts. ☎ 503/223-1613. www.thesquarepdx.org. Visitor center Mon–Fri 8:30am–5:30pm, Sat 10am–4pm. MAX: Pioneer Courthouse. Bus: 1, 12, 19, or 94.
Governor Tom McCall Waterfront Park.
❷ ★★★ 
Governor Tom McCall Waterfront Park. What a different place Portland would be if this 11⁄2-mile green swath along the west bank of the Willamette River was still a freeway, as it was in the past. Now it’s one of the city’s best places to stroll, bike, or enjoy one of the many yearly festivals held here. In the hotter months, kids love cooling off in the Salmon Street Springs fountain at Salmon Street, with 185 computer-controlled water jets. The ever-popular Saturday Market (also held on Sundays) is held beneath the Burnside Bridge, just past the 1947 sternwheeler that houses the Oregon Maritime Center and Museum (see p 53). Farther down, the Japanese American Historical Plaza at Davis Street commemorates Oregon’s Japanese-American citizens interned during World War II with poetry-inscribed rocks and spring-flowering cherry trees. 1 hr. Naito Parkway btw. Steel Bridge & RiverPlace Marina. Open daily. MAX: Yamhill District, Oak/SW 1st Ave., or Old Town/Chinatown.
❸ ★ Portland Art Museum. Founded in 1892, the Northwest’s oldest art museum is a one-stop overview of art from regional Native American artifacts to contemporary painting and photography. The permanent collection includes more than 5,000 objects by Northwest artists and a 100-item cache of English silver. Recent acquisitions include a Rembrandt Peale portrait of George Washington and van Gogh’s The Ox-Cart. It’s also the home of the Northwest Film Center, which shows classic, foreign, and independent works through the year. 11⁄2 hr. 1219 SW Park Ave. ☎ 503/226-2811. www.portlandartmuseum.org. Admission $20 adults, $17 seniors over 54, free for kids under 18, free for everyone 5–8pm the 4th Fri of the month. Tues, Wed, Sat & Sun 10am–5pm, Thurs–Fri 10am–8pm. Streetcar: Art Museum.
One of many rooms at the vast Powell’s City of Books.
❹ ★★★ 
Powell’s City of Books. Few cities identify with a bookstore as closely as Portland does with Powell’s, the world’s largest—and many would say best—independent bookseller. Powell’s downtown flagship store is like a metropolis of literature, filling a full square block with over 1.5 million new and used books spread through nine color-coded rooms. You’ll need a map, and probably a cup of coffee from the World Cup coffee shop, but you’ll be rewarded with the ultimate bibliophile browsing experience. Powell’s hosts regular free author readings. Don’t miss the Rare Books Room, full of signed first editions, plus a priceless 1814 account of Lewis and Clark’s journey. 1 hr. 1005 W. Burnside Ave. ☎ 503/228-4651. www.powells.com. Daily 9am–11pm; Rare Book Room Sat–Sun 11am–7pm. Streetcar: NW Couch. Bus: 20.
For an excellent cappuccino and maybe a panini sandwich or a gelato, head over to 
Caffè Umbria, a casually sophisticated cafe/bar in the true Italian style. 303 NW 12th Ave. ☎ 503/241-5300. www.caffeumbria.com. $.
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Pearl District. Continue your tour on foot, or hop on the Portland Streetcar NS line at NW Couch Street for a leisurely trip through the heart of Portland’s newest and most successful neighborhood. Over the past couple of decades, this former industrial warehouse area has been transformed by a mix of condo and rental buildings, art galleries, cafes, urban parks like Jamison Square (see p 49) and Tanner Springs Park (see p 49), small specialty stores, and restaurants galore. See p 48 for more details. 1 hr. Bounded by W Burnside St., NW Naito Pkwy., NW 14th Ave. & Broadway. Streetcar: NS line from NW Couch to NW 23rd Ave.
❼ ★★ Nob Hill District. Northwest Portland’s walkable commercial district centers on two streets: NW 23rd Avenue, lined with shops and boutiques, and NW 21st Avenue, with more restaurants (the Portland Streetcar NS line stops at both streets). National retailers like Urban Outfitters and Pottery Barn cluster at the south end of NW 23rd near Burnside. Head north for boutiques selling vintage clothes, locally made jewelry, wine, specialty foods, or New Age books and paraphernalia. Every block has somewhere to browse, nibble, or rest. 11⁄2 hr. NW 23rd Ave. btw. Burnside & Thurman sts; NW 21st Ave. btw. Burnside & Northrup sts. Streetcar: NW 23rd & Marshall. Bus: 15.
Ticket Deal
If you plan on making the rounds of the city’s major sights, save money with one of four different Portland Attractions Passes. The Big Pass ($55 per adult) covers the Portland Art Museum, Lan Su Chinese Garden, Oregon History Museum, Zoo, Pittock Mansion, Children’s Museum, Japanese Garden, and World Forestry Center. For more modest itineraries, opt for the separate Washington Park Pass ($33), Downtown Pass ($22), or Garden Pass ($19). Each is valid for 5 days and available only online at www.travelportland.com.
Named after the patron saint of bakers, the cozy 
Saint Honoré Boulangerie cafe and bakery serves French pastries and rustic breads fresh from the clay firebrick oven. Sit at a sidewalk table or take a seat at the communal table indoors, both good spots to linger over a hot or cold drink and a delicious pastry. 2335 NW Thurman St. (at 23rd Ave.). ☎ 503/445-4342. www.sainthonorebakery.com. $.
❾ ★★ Pittock Mansion. The home of Portland pioneer Henry Pittock—publisher of the Oregonian newspaper and part of the first party to climb Mt. Hood—gazes over the city from 1,000 feet above in the West Hills, at the edge of Forest Park. Built in 1914, the 23-room French Renaissance Revival chateau combines Northwest materials and workmanship with Turkish, French, and English design touches, along with newfangled (for its time) inventions like an intercom system and an elevator. The view from the front yard, east across the city as far as Mt. Hood, is worth the trip in itself. You can hike here along the Wildwood Trail from Washington Park or Forest Park. 3229 NW Pittock Dr. ☎ 503/823-3623. www.pittockmansion.org. Open 11am–4pm daily, 10am–5pm July & Aug, closed Jan. Admission $10 adults, $9 seniors over 64, $7 kids 6–18.
A Rose City by Any Other Name?
Portland can thank Leo Samuel, founder of Standard Insurance, for its flowery nickname. Samuel, who lived here in the late 19th century, was an enthusiastic rose gardener who would leave clippers by his bushes so that other people could help themselves to blossoms. Other gardeners followed suit, and word soon spread that the damp city on the Willamette was a hotbed for these temperamental flowers. Roses are still grown outside the Standard Insurance Company’s home office on SW 6th Avenue between Salmon and Taylor streets downtown. Portland’s other nickname, “Stumptown,” comes from—you guessed it—the logging industry, while the popular shorthand PDX comes from the airline code for Portland International Airport.
The International Rose Test Garden.
❿ ★★ International Rose Test Garden. Portland’s nickname, “The City of Roses,” reaches an apogee high in the hills of Washington Park, where about 10,000 rosebushes thrive in the oldest continuously operating official garden of its kind. Founded in 1917, the garden follows its mission to test and preserve new rose hybrids, but even the non-green-thumbed will love the combination of blooms and views. Kiddie-size blooms fill the Miniature Rose Garden, while a wall in the Shakespeare Garden, home to plants mentioned in the Bard’s plays, features a fitting quote from The Two Noble Kinsmen: “Of all flowers methinks a rose is best.” (For more Washington Park attractions, see p 88.) 30 min. In summer, go early in the morning or in the evening for smaller crowds. 400 SW Kingston Ave. ☎ 503/823-3636. www.rosegardenstore.org. Open daily 7:30am–9pm. Free admission. Free guided tours given June–Sept at 11:30am Tues & 1pm Sat & Sun. MAX: Washington Park Station. (In summer, a bus shuttle runs from the station to the gardens every 15 min.) Bus: 63.
If you have 2 days, follow the preceding tour for your first day, then start the second one in Washington Park. From there you’ll head downhill and across the river to OMSI, ending up in Portland’s liveliest southeast district. If you time it right, you’ll finish the day with another hilltop sunset, this time from the top of Mt. Tabor. START: Washington Park. MAX Oregon Zoo. Bus 63.
❶ ★★★ Portland Japanese Garden. This serene masterpiece of Japanese-garden design in the heart of Washington Park offers five classic Japanese garden styles, a koi pond, an authentic teahouse, and one of the best views of the city and Mount Hood. Considered the finest example of its kind outside of Japan, the 51⁄2-acre garden fits Portland’s misty, moody climate perfectly. A walking path winds through meticulously tended landscapes that change with the seasons, from the waterfall and zigzag bridge in the lush pond garden to the carefully raked patterns in the sand and stone garden. Traditional and seasonal events and exhibits, including ikebana (flower-arranging) and autumn moon viewing, take place throughout the year. A new visitor center by famed Japanese architect Kengo Kuma is in the works. (For more Washington Park attractions, see p 88.) 1 hr. 611 SW Kingston Ave. ☎ 503/223-1321. www.japanesegarden.com. Admission $9.50 adults, $7.75 seniors 62 and over, $7.75 college students with ID, $6.75 kids 6–17. Summer noon–7pm Mon, 10am–7pm Tues–Sun; winter noon–4pm Mon, 10am–4pm Tues–Sun. Free guided tours 1 & 2:30pm daily & 10:45am Tues–Sun Apr–Oct; 1pm Sat & Sun Nov–Mar. MAX: Washington Park; free bus shuttle to garden in summer. Bus: 63 (weekdays only).
The Portland Japanese Garden.
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Oregon Zoo. Started in the 1880s by a downtown druggist who collected animals from friendly sailors, Oregon’s premier zoo is now home to more than 2,000 animals, including many threatened and endangered species. Start with the black bears, cougars, and wolves of the Pacific Northwest; then venture into an Amazon flooded forest, eyeball a Serengeti cheetah, or come nose-to-snout with a linebacker-size orangutan. Note that the animals are most active in the early morning or late afternoon. The zoo is particularly proud of its Asian Elephant breeding program, whose ranks include local celebrity Packy and baby Sam, born in 2008. (Animal-rights activists, however, have urged the zoo to retire the elephants to a sanctuary.) Hop aboard a 5⁄6-scale train pulled by a real steam engine, which puffs around the zoo or on a 4-mile loop to the International Rose Test Garden and Portland Japanese Garden. From June to August, the zoo hosts open-air concerts on summer evenings with local and national acts. 11⁄2 hr. 4001 SW Canyon Rd. ☎ 503/226-1561. www.oregonzoo.org. Admission $13 adults, $10 seniors over 64, $8.50 kids 3–11, $4 per person the 2nd Tues of every month, show MAX ticket for $1.50 discount. Summer 9am–6pm; fall, spring 9am–4pm; winter 10am–4pm. MAX: Washington Park. Bus: 63 (weekdays only).
A polar bear frolics at the Oregon Zoo.
❸ ★ South Park Blocks. Portland’s first parks, set aside in 1852, are still a peaceful respite from the hubbub of downtown. Stately oaks, elms, and maples shade 12 grassy blocks between SW Salmon and SW Jackson streets. Public art on every block ranges from the heroic (statues of Teddy Roosevelt and Lincoln) to the abstract (three granite blocks titled “Peace Chant”). The southern end, part of Portland State University, is closed to car traffic and home to the Portland Farmer’s Market (see p 82) on Saturday mornings from spring through fall. 30 min. Open daily.
❹ ★ Oregon History Museum. Delve into the past of Oregon and the entire Pacific Northwest at this collection, run by the Oregon Historical Society on the South Park Blocks. The main permanent exhibit is the award-winning “Oregon My Oregon,” which takes up an entire floor and includes a 9,000-year-old sagebrush sandal and the lunch counter from Newberry’s, a famous downtown eatery. Other exhibits, permanent and traveling, cover topics such as Lewis and Clark, the Oregon Trail, western Native baskets, and Portland’s major league soccer team, the Timbers. 30 min. 1200 SW Park Ave. ☎ 503/306-5198. www.ohs.org. Admission $11; students over 18 & seniors over 60 $9; children 6–18 $5. Tues–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm. MAX: SW 6th & Madison sts. Streetcar: Art Museum. Bus: 6, 38, 43, 45, 55, 58, 68, 92, or 96.
❺ ★★★ Lan Su Chinese Garden. Always a surprise amid the general shabbiness of what’s left of Chinatown, this hidden gem is a fully authentic Ming Dynasty–style classical Chinese garden complete with lake, bridges, elaborate pavilions, and a two-story teahouse. All the wooden buildings, decorative windows, and 500 tons of rock were shipped in from Suzhou, China, and reassembled by a team of workers, also from Suzhou. Every season highlights the carefully planned landscape and plantings in a different way, from spring blooms and fall leaves to the bare branches of winter. 45 min. Entrance at NW 3rd Ave. & Everett St. www.lansugarden.org. Admission $9.50 adults, $8.50 seniors 62 and over, $7 students & kids 6–18. Free tours daily at noon & 1pm. Open daily, summer 10am–6pm; winter 10am–5pm. MAX: Old Town Chinatown. Bus: 4, 8, 9, 16, 35, 44, or 77.
What better way to recharge than over a cup of oolong at 
Tao of Tea Teahouse inside the Tower of Cosmic Reflections, gazing over Lake Zither in the Lan Su Chinese Garden? Along with a huge selection of teas, the teahouse offers a short list of sweets and nibbles. ☎ 503/224-8455. $.
A mellow afternoon along the South Park Blocks.
❼ ★ Steel Bridge. Of all Portland’s bridges, this 210-foot span, built in 1912, offers the most ways to cross the Willamette River. The upper deck carries cars and MAX light rail, while the lower accommodates trains, cyclists, and pedestrians, the latter two on a cantilevered walkway that connects Waterfront Park to the Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade. Bridge buffs ahoy: It’s the world’s only double-deck vertical lift bridge whose lower deck can lift independently of the upper one. It’s the second-oldest vertical lift bridge in North America. (Hawthorne Bridge—also in Portland—is the oldest.) 15 min. Btw. NW Naito Pkwy./NW Glisan St. & N Interstate Ave./NE Multnomah St.
The iconic Steel Bridge crosses the Willamette River.
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Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. Set, fittingly, in a former power plant on the east bank of the Willamette River, OMSI celebrates knowledge and technology in all forms. Hands-on exhibits demonstrate everything from aging to nanotechnology, including a replica of the Gemini space capsule and a chemistry lab for mixing concoctions (safely). You can also catch a show in the Omnimax theater, stargaze in the largest planetarium in the Northwest, or head out to the river to tour the 210-foot USS Blueback, the country’s last diesel submarine. Adults can avoid the near-constant crowds of schoolchildren by coming for “OMSI After Dark” evening events, open only to the 21-and-over crowd. 1 hr. 1945 SE Water Ave. ☎ 503/797-4000. www.omsi.edu. Tues–Sun 9:30am–5:30pm. Admission $14 adults, $9.50 seniors over 62 & kids 3–13, $2 per person the 1st Sun of every month. Submarine, planetarium & Omnimax tickets are extra; various combination deals are available. Bus: 4, 6, 10, 14, 31, 32, or 33. Streetcar: OMSI.
Travel Tip
How about a vacation from driving? Portland’s extensive interconnected system of buses, streetcars, and light-rail trains (MAX) lets you do just that. It’s all operated by Tri-Met—go to www.trimet.org for a handy set of easy-to-use navigational tools to help you plan your trip from point A to B. (For streetcar information go to www.portlandstreetcar.org). MAX and streetcar routes operate on an honor system; buy your tickets before you board at vending machines at every stop. Buses require a ticket, a pass, or exact change. See p 164 for more information on Portland’s public transportation.
❾ ★ Hawthorne District. Portland’s epicenter of eclecticism stretches along Hawthorne Boulevard between 30th and 42nd avenues, packed with restaurants, cafes, bars, boutiques, thrift stores, and theaters. Most of the action is concentrated between 34th and 39th avenues, including the historic Bagdad Theater & Pub (see p 127) and a branch of Powell’s Books. It’s an easily walkable stretch, with plenty of options for shopping and noshing. See p 63 for more details. Bus: 14.
If you still think waffles are just for breakfast, peek around the corner from the Bread and Ink Café for 
The Waffle Window’s bright blue doorway, serving creative concoctions like the Three Bs (brie, basil, and pepper bacon). They also offer classic waffle toppings like berries, jam, and syrup. Sit outside at the picnic tables or inside on rainy days. 3610 SE Hawthorne Blvd. ☎ 503/239-4756. www.wafflewindow.com. $.
The USS Blueback submarine outside the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI).
Having 3 days to play with lets you venture farther afield; in this case, into the offbeat, artsy northeast section of town. Plus you’ll have time to explore a few of Portland’s outdoor options in more depth, including one of the largest urban parks in the country. START: Bus 15 to NW Thurman & 29th Ave. (Lower MacLeay Park).
❶ ★★ Forest Park. Portland’s leafy backyard covers 8 square miles of the West Hills, making it the country’s largest urban forest reserve. (It’s over six times the size of New York’s Central Park.) It’s still home to many of the species that were here when explorer William Clark visited on a side trip in 1806—from bobcats and black-tailed deer to pygmy owls and woodpeckers. Small streams and over 70 miles of trails wind through the park’s forested hillsides and valleys, including the popular 30-mile Wildwood Trail, a National Recreation Trail. (Mountain bikers are limited to access roads and fire lanes.) It’s also amazingly close to downtown; the Lower MacLeay Park trailhead at the end of NW Upshur Street is easy to access on foot, and NW Thurman Street turns into Leif Ericson Drive, the park’s main travel artery. From there you can hike to the Pittock Mansion (p 91), Washington Park (p 88), or go as far as Gresham on the 40-Mile Loop from the Wildwood Trail. See p 87 for more details on Forest Park’s recreation options. 11⁄2 hr. Numerous trail heads. ☎ 503/823-7529. www.forestparkconservancy.org. Open daily. Dogs must be leashed. Bus: 15, 20.
The Lower MacLeay Park trail head in Forest Park.
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Audubon Nature Sanctuary. For a quick taste of Portland’s lush city-edge forests, with a close-up animal encounter or two thrown in for free, head to this 150-acre public reserve at Forest Park’s southern end. Four miles of trails lead along Balch Creek and under old-growth Douglas firs, and from here you can access the Wildwood and Upper MacLeay trails in Forest Park proper. The Wildlife Care Center is Oregon’s oldest and most active, giving thousands of injured animals per year another chance at life in the wild. You never know who’ll be in residence: Beavers, bald eagles, great horned owls, and turtles have all made appearances. 1 hr. 5151 NW Cornell Rd. ☎ 503/292-6855. www.audubonportland.org/sanctuaries. Open daily, trails dawn to dusk, care center 9am–5pm. Free admission. Bus: 15 (plus 11⁄2-mile walk from NW 23rd & Lovejoy St.).
The Audubon Nature Sanctuary’s Wildlife Care Center.
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World Forestry Center Discovery Museum. Timber is a cornerstone of Northwest history, and this small hands-on museum in Washington Park shows how important forests are to the region’s past and future. Treading the sometimes-delicate line between environmental stewardship and timber extraction, it has two floors of interactive displays that range from virtual tours through the world’s major types of forest to a timberjack harvester simulator. 1 hr. 4033 SW Canyon Rd. ☎ 503/228-1367. www.worldforestry.org. Admission $5 for everyone ages 3 and older. 1st Wed of each month $3 per person. Open daily 10am–5pm. MAX: Washington Park. Bus: 63.
❹ ★ Northeast Alberta Street. From here, you have several options for how to spend the rest of your day. Looking for a case study in gentrification with a high hipster factor? Northeast Alberta Street between 15th and 33rd avenues is one of the more interesting neighborhoods on Portland’s east side. The main drag is chock-full of restaurants, shops, theaters, and art galleries; see p 58 for more details. Most businesses throw their doors open on the last Thursday of every month for the city’s funkiest monthly street fair, complete with music, clowns, and carefully balanced “tall bikes.” 1 hr. NE Alberta St. btw. 15th & 33rd aves.
❺ ★ Ladd’s Addition. Or perhaps you’d prefer this designated historic district, great for a shady walk under magnificent old elm trees that line the streets. Created by and named for William Ladd, a 19th-century mayor who had a farm here, Ladd’s Addition—one of Portland’s oldest planned residential districts—breaks up the east side’s neat road grid into an 8-by-10-block division of diagonals and roundabouts unlike any other neighborhood on the West Coast. The neighborhood’s odd road alignments leave room for four diamond-shaped gardens, each overflowing in season with roses (of course), as well as a larger circular park inside the central roundabout. 45 min. Btw. SE Hawthorne St., Division St, 12th Ave. & 20th Ave. Bus: 4, 10, 14, or 70.
Rest your feet and enjoy a Mexican Mocha or a slice of key lime pie at 
Palio Espresso & Dessert House, a cozily romantic coffee shop and cafe right across the street from the neighborhood’s central park garden. Stumptown coffee and plenty of different teas are served in a setting that feels a bit like an antique bookstore. 1996 SE Ladd Ave. ☎ 503/232-9412. $.
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Laurelhurst Park. In the mood for more park rambling? Thank former mayor William Ladd (see Ladd’s Addition, above) and the famous Olmsted Brothers landscape design firm for this 26-acre park in the neighborhood of the same name (Laurelhurst). Grand old trees shade paved trails, picnic tables, and open lawns, including an off-leash area for dogs; it is most definitely one of the city’s prettiest parks. Originally a spring-fed pond, 3-acre Firwood Lake was dredged in 2011 and fitted with a water circulation and aeration system. The lawn next to it is the best spot on the east side to lounge away a sunny Friday afternoon. A smaller “play park” section between SE Oak and Stark streets has tennis courts, a soccer field, a playground, bathrooms, and a small dance studio for public recreation classes. 30 min. Btw. SE 33rd & 39th aves., Oak & Ankeny sts. Open daily 5am–10:30pm. Bus: 75.
Smoke jumper simulator in the World Forestry Center Discovery Museum.
Seattle and L.A. may get more press, but Portland has been home to outstanding live music ever since The Kingsmen garbled their way through “Louie, Louie” in one take in 1963. (After a 2-year obscenity investigation, the FBI concluded the song was “unintelligible at any speed.”) Here’s the perfect soundtrack of local, or at least once-local, artists for your visit.
• “Louie, Louie,” The Kingsmen, 1963
• “I Can’t Wait,” Nu Shooz, Poolside, 1986
• “Ride,” Dandy Warhols, Dandys Rule, OK? 1995
• “I Will Buy You A New Life,” Everclear, So Much For the Afterglow, 1997
• “Between the Bars,” Elliott Smith, Either/Or, 1997
• “Light Rail Coyote,” Sleater-Kinney, One Beat, 2002
• “Phantom Limb,” The Shins, Chutes Too Narrow, 2003
• “Let’s Never Stop Falling in Love,” Pink Martini, Hang On Little Tomato, 2004
• “On The Bus Mall,” The Decemberists, Picaresque, 2005
• “People Say,” Portugal. The Man, The Satanic Satanist, 2009
❽ ★ Mount Tabor. If you’re eager for more rugged outdoorsy action, venture out to this 190-acre city park. How many cities in the continental U.S. can boast an extinct volcano within their city limits? Only two, actually, and they’re both in Oregon: Bend and Portland. The 630-foot-high cinder cone of Portland’s Mount Tabor is topped by three open reservoirs (recently disconnected from the water system but still used as a “water feature”). Its forests are laced with trails for bikers and hikers, and near a large playground, an amphitheater hosts free outdoor concerts on Tuesday evenings in the summer. Open daily 5am–10pm, closed to motor vehicles Wed. Enter at SE Salmon St. & 60th Ave., SE Lincoln & 64th Ave., SE Yamhill & 69th Ave., or SE Harrison St. & 71st Ave. Bus: 4, 15, or 71. •
