There is plenty to explore in Portland and the surrounding areas! Here are some of our and Justin’s family’s favorites (and if you think of or find something else, let us know!):
Within Portland
Museums
Outdoor
Classic Quirk
- Hawthorne District (hippies and hipsters)
- Mill Ends Park (world’s smallest park)
- Powell’s Books
Edibles & Drinkables
- Andina Restaurant (Peruvian)
- Anna Bannana’s NW Cafe (coffee in many forms)
- Cricket Cafe (delicious breakfast)
- Dutch Bros Coffee (drive thru coffee spots with the nicest staff)
- Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade (a barcade including 28 pinball machines!!!!)
- M Bar (cozy little wine bar with a great happy hour)
- McMenamins Kennedy School (bars/restaurants in an old schoolhouse)
- Pok Pok (that Thai restaurant you’ve heard about)
- ¿Por Qué No? (taqueria)
- Rimsky-Korsakoffee House (slightly creepy, quite tasty dessert place)
- Salt & Straw (serious ice cream)
- Tin Shed Garden Cafe (new American)
- Tōv (delicious Egyptian coffee shop in a double-decker bus)
- Voodoo Donuts (yes, those donuts)
Breweries, brew pubs & craft beer bars
- Apex (50 beers on tap)
- Bailey’s Taproom (beer and board games)
- Base Camp
- Deschutes
- Laurelwood Brewpub
- Rogue
- Widmer Brothers Brewing
Outside Portland
- Crown Point (lovely views)
- Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area (nice driving and hiking)
- Mount Hood Railroad (scenic train ride on Mt. Hood)
- Multnomah Falls (what Justin thought was the highest waterfall in the US, but very pretty nonetheless)
- Sherrard Point at Larch Mountain (see all the mountains and volcanoes the Pacific Northwest has to offer!)
- Timberline Lodge (yes, the hotel from The Shining, at least on the outside, but also a cool WPA project with access to a year-round glacier)
