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Classical Chinese Garden

This Classical Chinese Garden takes up the entire city block near Chinatown. The garden was designed by landscape architects from Suzhou, which is Portland's sister city.  This garden was looked at as a microcosm of the natural world. The garden shows a series of composed vistas and symbolic positions of rock, water, and vegetation. 

Governor Tom McCall Waterfront Park

This waterfront park is located in downtown Portland. This park is popular whether its raining or not. Families, bikers, bladers, and joggers all gather at the park to relax and enjoy nature. The park also holds many city events such as the Blue's Festival, the Oregon Brewers, and many more.

International Rose Test Gardens
 

This garden sits high above the city of Portland which gives visitors a great view. This test garden was instituted in 1917 and has more than 8000 plants that represent over 400 different species. It is said that there is one rose in this garden that will capture everyone's attention.

Japanese Garden

The Japanese Garden consist of five different gardens that are designed by Japanese landscape architect. The garden opened in 1967 and the surrounding mountain captures the beauty. The five different gardens are the Strolling Pond, Tea, Natural, Flat, and Dry Landscape. Each of the gardens have their own character and spirit.

Oregon Museum of Science and Industry

This is a technology museum and offers many hundreds of exhibits. The exhibits are relating to computers, space, and earth sciences. This museum is for the whole family to enjoy, even the kids like the interactive exhibits they offer. Also in the museum there is an Omnimax theater, a planetarium, laser show, motion simulator, and an outdoor river walk.

Oregon Zoo
 

  This zoo sits on 64 acres of land and was originated by Richard Knight. The zoo is located in Washington Park and gives over 1000 animals a place to live. It is one of the state's largest attractions. Some of the different attractions inside the zoo are replicas of the terrains of Africa, Alaska, the Amazon forest and the Savannah. Some animals in the zoo are bats, elk, penguins, big cats, and Asian elephants. 

Pioneer Courthouse Square
 

The Pioneer Courthouse Square is also known as Portland's "living room" mostly due to its popularity. Lately the site was used for a school, a hotel, and a parking garage. The space that takes place today was first originated in 1974, it first opened in 1984. The Pioneer Courthouse Square holds many events year round such as concerts and city celebrations.           

Pittock Mansion
 

  This mansion is gives visitors a glimpse at the early 20th century affluence. It was first built in 1914 by Henry Pittock who is the founder of the "Daily Oregonian." The mansion is now owned by the city of Portland. It has beautiful French and English antiques and an awesome staircase that starts from the basement.

Portland Art Museum

This museum was first originated in the 1890's and sits along the Park Blocks. It is the oldest art institute in the area. This museum also holds permanent collections which includes Northwest Coastal Indian art, Chinese artifacts and European and Classical art. There is also some contemporary American artwork, an outdoor sculpture, and more.

Portland Saturday Market
 

  The Saturday Market is a weekend event the city holds for anyone looking for a souvenir. It has been an attraction since 1974. There are many booths filled with artwork, crafts, food, flowers, and much more. While walking along the stretch of booths there are musicians that play to make the atmosphere more energetic.