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Having Fun in Portland
Shopping
We have a variety of National retailers as well as our own style including The Real Mother Goose and Moonstruck Chocolates and REI the outdoor store extraordinaire! For more information please visit: Discover our Town or the Travel Portland Shopping Guide
Powell's Books
Powell's
City of Books is a book lover's paradise, the largest used and new bookstore
in the world. Located in downtown Portland, Oregon and occupying an entire
city block, the City stocks more than a million new and used books. Nine color
coded rooms house over 3,500 different sections, offering something for every
interest, including an incredible selection of out-of-print and hard-to-find
titles.
Each month, the Basil Hallward Art Gallery (located upstairs in the Pearl
Room) hosts a new exhibit, as well as dozens of author events featuring acclaimed
writers, artists, and thinkers such as Roddy Doyle, Susan Sontag, Robert Olen
Butler, Annie Leibovitz, and former President Jimmy Carter.
The City's Rare Book Room gathers autographed first editions and other collectible volumes
for readers in search of a one-of-a-kind treasure.
Portland Attractions Pass
Visit Portland's top 10 attractions for a fraction of the combined
regular price. Upon purchase, passes are good for a five-day period.
The pass is not valid with any other discount offer, group rate or
advance ticket sales. Prices and participation subject to change. Special exhibition fees may apply.
The Festival of Lights at The Grotto
Continuing a wonderful holiday tradition begun
as a gift to our community in 1988, The Grotto's Christmas Festival of Lights
welcomes all who seek the true spirit and meaning of Christmas. Through the
presentation of spectacular lights, hourly music concerts, outdoor caroling,
and other family entertainment, The Grotto's festival surrounds visitors with
the traditional sights and sounds of this wondrous holiday season. Few holiday
celebrations can hope to compare with the grandeur offered by The Grotto's
pristine sanctuary garden setting with magnificent architecture, towering firs,
and an angel-covered Cliffside as a backdrop. The Grotto's Christmas Festival
of Lights is a walk-through event. Free parking is available. While all
entertainment areas are fully tented and all concerts are performed indoors,
visitors and volunteers should dress for the weather, including warm rubber
soled shoes. Nightly temperatures are typically in the mid- to upper forties
during festival hours. The average visitor's stay lasts approximately 75 to 90
minutes. While the festival is fully accessible to those with disabilities, caution
should be used regarding the appropriateness of this event for some
individuals. Please realize that this is an outdoor winter event and pathways
are dark and not entirely level.
The Oregon Zoo
In
1887, Richard Knight, a local pharmacist who collected animals as
a hobby, officially presented his menagerie to the city and the oldest
zoo west of the Mississippi was created. The Oregon Zoo is home to
animals from all corners of the world, including Asian elephants,
Peruvian penguins and Arctic polar bears. From the mist-filled Africa
Rain Forest to the majestic Great Northwest exhibits, the zoo encourages
visitors to understand and experience the natural world. Committed
to conservation of endangered species and their habitats—both
locally and around the globe—the zoo is a center for wildlife
preservation and field research. The Oregon Zoo’s award-winning
education programs serve more than a half-million people both at
the zoo and at schools, senior and community centers around the region.
A summer concert series, seasonal events and the zoo railway help
this popular Oregon attraction draw more than one million visitors
each year. The Oregon Zoo is all of this, but it is also a safe place
for families to share moments of discovery and fun.
Hoyt Arboretum
Hoyt Arboretum, a 187-acre living museum of trees and plants from
all over the world, is located just 2 miles west of downtown Portland. Volunteers staff the Visitor's center and are there to answer questions and help interpret the Arboretum and
its tree collections during Visitor Center hours. A variety of trail
maps and educational and self-guided walk brochures are available in
the brochure rack outside the Visitor Center at all times.
A
place of beauty and serenity in all seasons, the Arboretum is easily
accessible from anywhere in the metropolitan area, by car, bus or the
MAX light rail. You will also find parking, restroom facilities, ADA
accessible trails and ADA parking at or near the Visitor Center.
Admission is free.
End of the Trail Interpretive Center
Oregon Trail history told through presentations by living-history interpreters; Bound for Oregon,
a 30-minute original film; exhibits; and interactive, "please-touch"
activities. Visit the End of the Oregon Trail and get the Historic
Oregon City pass, which includes admission to the Museum of the Oregon
Territory and the Stevens Crawford House.
1726 Washington St., Oregon City 503.657.9336.
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