Portland is Oregon's largest city and
sits on the Columbia and Willamette
rivers in the shadow of snow-capped
Mountain it is known for its parks
bridges and bicycle paths as well as
being alive with cultural happenings
musical entertainment theater and a
selection of other fun things to do the
city is very conscious of its affect on
the environment and is one of the
greenest cities in the world before we
get into the top 10 things to do in
Portland we've included links in the
description to various discount codes
and links to resources of things to do
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number 10 is the Portland Japanese
garden the Japanese garden is located in
the northern section of Washington Park
west of downtown Portland the twelve
acre area is made up of eight separate
gardens that represent different styles
of traditional Japanese gardening
techniques all of the gardens feature
essential elements like stone water and
plants that come from influences of the
Shinto Buddhist and Taoist philosophies
creating a unique serene environment
where visitors feel they are becoming a
part of nature the garden also features
the cache NTT house where visitors can
take part in a traditional tea ceremony
number nine is the Portland hop-on
hop-off tour Portland is a city of
contrasts with a lively city center
surrounded by natural beauty hop aboard
the open-topped Raleigh in Pioneer
Square and travel with ease around the
city an expert on board guide provides
commentary about Portland's history
culture and all the main points of
interest along the way from your spot in
the open air or indoor seating section
sit back relax and take in the sights on
the whole 1.5 hour route or hop off at
any of the 14 stops around the city to
explore at your own pace at number eight
explore the Pittock mansion Pittock
mansion is sat in the hills to the west
of Portland and is a beautiful building
that is absolutely worth a visit the
mansion was built in 1909 as the home of
Henry Pittock and his wife the property
is now owned by the city and was open to
the public in 1965 the mansion has 46
rooms with a permanent collection of
exhibits on display throughout which
allow visitors to delve deeper into
local history at number 7 walk amongst
the trees at height are buried
hoyt Arboretum covers an area of 187
acres and is situated a couple of miles
away from downtown Portland
there are approximately 10,000
individual trees and shrubs in the park
and over 1,100 different species from
across the globe if you like walking
then you can take your pick of the
trails and in the center there is a
visitor center that is manned by
volunteers who give regular tours of the
park number six is the land su chinese
garden nestled in Portland's old town
district the land su Chinese gardens
open its doors at 10 a.m.
occupying an entire city block the
gardens are among some of the only
authentic Chinese gardens in the country
modeled after China's Ming Dynasty
Gardens the land sued Chinese garden
aims at being the place where people can
escape the hustle of everyday life and
connect with nature in addition to
featuring plants and trees native to
China as well as an 8,000 square foot
lake the garden also hosts a variety of
Chinese cultural events ranging from Tai
Chi to tea tasting at number 5 is the
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
the Oregon Museum of Science and
Industry is one of the nation's leading
science centers and includes a theater
with a four-story screen a planetarium a
US Naval Submarine and educational
hands-on displays among the galleries
visitors will find colorful entertaining
and educational exhibits for children as
well as interactive displays for all
ages at number four is the international
Rose test Garden the Rose test Garden in
Portland's Washington Park was founded
in 1917 and is the oldest continuously
operated public Rose test Garden in the
United States developing new Rose
varieties the grounds are divided up
into several sections with many
interesting plants and spaces to explore
Award winners are planted in what is
known as the gold award garden which
also features a lovely gazebo the garden
is open daily and admission is free
while great city views are offered
year-round the best Rose viewing months
are May through to September number 3 is
Forest Park for an easy escape from the
urban environment Forest Park flanks the
west side of the city and provides more
than 5,000 acres of Northwest forest to
explore covering the eastern slope of
the
to eliten mountains Forest Park is one
of the largest urban parks in the
country and contains more than 80 miles
of hiking and walking trails it's easily
accessible by car bike or public
transportation the 30 mile Wildwood
trail is popular as it connects with
other pedestrian paths that
circumnavigate the city at number 2
enjoy the thrill of racing at Portland's
International Raceway
the track is 1.97 miles in length
including the chicane and puts on more
than 550 events a year regular events at
the track include drag racing motocross
motorcycle road racing auto racing and
cruise ins Portland International
Raceway gets involved in more than just
racing vehicles though there are many
annual walking running and physical
events that are put on to raise money
for some great charities and at number
one is Oregon zoo the 64 acre Oregon zoo
first opened in 1888 when a private
collector of animals decided to donate
them to the city of Portland
there are approximately 1955 animals to
see in the zoo ranging across two
hundred and thirty-two species 21 of the
species that live in the zoo are either
endangered or threatened and each one is
on a breeding program to try to help
ensure their survival one of the recent
successes has been the breeding of
African elephants that are always
popular with park guests so that sums up
our top ten things to do in Portland we
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