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Locale – Fifty Fun Things

Downtown Portland Hotels

Winter, spring, summer or fall, Portland is a 'hot' destination all year 'round. Could there BE a better place to enjoy a broad and diverse range of activities and events? We don't think so. There really is something for everyone. See for yourself!

1. Experience the beauty of the annual Portland Rose Festival.
2. Enjoy a performance at the Artists Repertory Theatre.
3. Meander the Portland Classical Chinese Garden.
4. Go to great lengths – trek to the End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center.
5. Escape town for the day at Hoyt Arboretum.
6. Shop 'til you drop at Pioneer Place.
7. Prowl the Oregon Zoo.
8. View Nob Hill the way it was meant to be viewed – on foot.
9. Watch the pros go 'round in circles at Portland International Raceway.
10. Taste your way through as many of Oregon state’s nearby 148 wineries and vineyards as you dare.
11. Sip and nosh your way around the Oregon Brewers Festival.
12. Take in a performance of the Oregon Symphony Orchestra.
13. Deepen your appreciation for the distinctive, native rhododendrons at Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden.
14. Try on downtown Portland’s Hat Museum.
15. Fall under the spell of Latourell Falls.
16. Check out all Multnomah Village has to offer.
17. Experience a bit of Oregon’s historical architecture at Pittock Mansion.
18. Cheer on the ponies at Portland Meadows.
19. Discover what’s so special about the Pearl District.
20. Be cool at the Waterfront Blues Festival.
21. Treat yourself to a performance by the Portland Opera.
22. Oooh and aaah your way through the International Rose Test Garden.
23. Brush up on Oregon’s history at the Oregon Historical Society Museum.
24. Hike Ecola State Park to Indian Beach.
25. Take advantage of all the great deals at the Woodburn Company Stores.
26. Get wild in Smith and Bybee Lakes Wildlife Area.
27. Take in a Portland Timbers’ game.
28. Discover the treasures that await on Alberta Street.
29. Take a bite out of Oregon at The Bite of Oregon.
30. Read your way through the millions of books at the nation’s largest bookstore: Powell’s City of Books.
31. Saunter through The Japanese Garden.
32. Expand your horizons at the Oregon Maritime Center and Museum.
33. Cheer on the Portland Beavers.
34. Walk the walk. Don't miss the Broadway Street Walking Tour.
35. Take in the excitement at the Portland Highland Scottish Games.
36. Grab a best buddy or significant other and make a day of exploring the many fine microbreweries in Portland and the surrounding area.
37. Stroll through Leach Botanical Garden.
38. Broaden your knowledge at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry.
39. Celebrate yourself and others at Portland’s annual Seaport Celebration.
40. Check out what the Hawthorne & Belmont district is all about.
41. Stroll leisurely through Washington Park.
42. Browse the Portland Art Museum.
43. Sail down (we mean walk) the Mississippi (Avenue).
44. Pretend you’re Italian for a day at Portland’s annual Festa Italiana.
45. Take in the beauty of The Oregon Garden.
46. Commune with nature at the World Forestry Center.
47. Enjoy the sounds at the lively annual Mt. Hood Jazz Festival.
48. Check out the extinct volcano at Mt. Tabor Park.
49. Expand your horizons at Vista House.
50. Relive your childhood at the Portland Children’s Museum (or share it with your children).