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Portland

Few American cities can match the youthful spirit of Portland, "The City of Roses". The largest city in the state of Oregon, Portland's residents are proud of their city, which draws people for its scenic beauty, great outdoors environment, excellent microbreweries, and eco-friendly urban planning policies, as well as a reputation for colorful characters and a proudly liberal outlook with an attitude to match. Wikivoyage

Population 652,503 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

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Tourist office · 2.6 km Portland Visitor Center

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Portland Rose Festival

    June

    Portland's annual Rose Festival is held every year at the beginning of June. The largest event of the year includes multiple parades, a carnival at waterfront park, and several military ships docked for fleet week

    Official site

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Portland); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Markets

  • Portland Saturday Market

    Opening hours

    Mar 01-Dec 24 Sa 10:00-17:00

    1.6 km from the centre

  • Shemanski Park Market

    Opening hours

    May-Oct We 10:00-14:00

    2.6 km from the centre

  • Portland Farmers Market at PSU

    Portland-area residents and chefs, along with visitors from around the world, flock to the market to browse as many as 100 vendor stalls featuring local farmers and food producers.

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: closed
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: closed
    6. Saturday: 09:00–14:00
    7. Sunday: closed

    09:00–14:00

    3.0 km from the centre

  • Skidmore Market

    No hours mapped

    1.8 km from the centre

  • Merkato Ethiopian Market

    No hours mapped

    2.4 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 20 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

Train stations: Portland Union Station 2.4 km, Zoo Train 5.4 km, Oaks Park 5.5 km

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