Lan Su Chinese Garden: A Walled Ming Dynasty Garden in Old Town
Step through the door on Northwest Everett Street and the city simply melts away. Lan Su Chinese Garden, a walled Suzhou-style garden in the heart...
Category : Places
Council Crest Park: Portland’s Rooftop at 1,071 Feet
Portland keeps its best view at the top of the city. Council Crest Park — 1,071 feet up in the West Hills, the highest point...
St. Johns Bridge and Cathedral Park: Portland’s Gothic Green Giant
Portland has twelve bridges, but only one makes people gasp. The St. Johns Bridge, opened in 1931, is a Gothic cathedral in steel — two...
Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden: Portland’s Blooming Hidden Gem
Ask a Portlander for their favorite garden and half will whisper this one. Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, tucked beside Reed College in Southeast Portland, winds...
Powell’s City of Books: The Biggest Bookstore on Earth
It calls itself a city, and after one visit you’ll agree. Powell’s City of Books, an independent Portland institution since 1971, swallows an entire city...
Tom McCall Waterfront Park: Portland’s Living Room on the River
In the 1970s, Portland did something revolutionary: it tore out a riverside freeway and planted a park instead. Tom McCall Waterfront Park, 36 green acres...
Tilikum Crossing: The Bridge Built for People
Its name is Chinook for “people,” and it means it. When Tilikum Crossing opened in 2015, it became the largest car-free bridge in the United...
Forest Park: 5,200 Acres of Wild in the Middle of Portland
Most cities have a park. Portland has an entire forest — 5,200 acres of it, draped over the Tualatin Mountains along the Willamette’s west bank....
Pittock Mansion: Portland’s Castle in the Clouds
A thousand feet above the city, where the air smells of fir and the whole Willamette Valley spreads out below, sits Portland’s own castle. Pittock...
Washington Park: Portland’s 410-Acre Backyard of Wonders
If Portland had a treasure chest, it would be Washington Park. Across 410 forested acres in the west hills, the park bundles the city’s greatest...
