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Visiting Portland Art Museum, Oregon: practical guide for first-time visitors

Portland Art Museum reopened its transformed campus on 20 November 2025, after a $116 million capital project added 100,000 square feet of new and upgraded space. The centrepiece is the new Mark Rothko Pavilion, named for the artist who grew up in Portland. This guide…

Lan Su Chinese Garden in Portland, Oregon.

Lan Su Chinese Garden, Portland: practical guide for first-time visitors

Lan Su Chinese Garden, in Portland's Old Town Chinatown, just marked its 25th anniversary in September 2025. This guide was updated in June 2026. Summer hours have also got shorter for 2026: the garden now closes at 5.30pm instead of 6.30pm. Adult admission has risen…

The Discovery Museum at the World Forestry Center in Portland, Oregon.

World Forestry Center, Portland: Ticket prices, hours and tips – plan your visit

The World Forestry Center is an educational discovery museum and event campus located within Washington Park in Portland, Oregon. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport or parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips. This guide was updated in May 2026 to reflect current entry…

Hoyt Arboretum, Portland: Ticket prices, hours and tips – plan your visit

Hoyt Arboretum is a public park and living museum of trees located within Washington Park in Portland, Oregon. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport or parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips. This guide was updated in May 2026 to reflect current entry policies,…

Oregon Zoo, Portland: Visitor guide with ticket prices, hours and must-know tips

Oregon Zoo is a 64-acre zoological park located in Washington Park in Portland, Oregon. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport or parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips. This guide was updated in March 2026 to reflect the current $26.00 adult admission price and…

The International Rose Test Garden in Portland.

International Rose Test Garden, Portland: Visitor guide with ticket prices, hours and must-know tips

The International Rose Test Garden is a historic testing ground and public park showcasing more than 10,000 rose bushes within Washington Park in Portland, Oregon. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport and parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips. This guide was updated in…

The Portland Japanese Garden in Portland, Oregon.

Portland Japanese Garden: Visitor guide with ticket prices, hours and must-know tips

The Portland Japanese Garden is a traditional Japanese garden and cultural centre located in Washington Park in Portland, Oregon. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport and parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips. This guide was updated in March 2026 to reflect the latest…

Pittock Mansion, Portland: Visitor guide with ticket prices, hours and must-know tips

Pittock Mansion is a historic French Renaissance-style house museum located in the West Hills of Portland, Oregon. This 2026 visitor guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport and parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips. To skip entry queues, book your Pittock Mansion tickets in advance.…

One of Portland's many, many food trucks.

Is Portland, Oregon, really full of hipsters?

Spend a few days in Portland, and you soon realise the craft brewing, coffee roasting and urban winemaking are about passion rather than a desire to be hip. Portland’s hipster reputation In the couple of decades, Portland has burst from basically not having a reputation…

The seedy history of Portland on a Shanghai Tunnels tour

Explore the seedy history of Portland, Oregon. Uncover tales of crime and corruption on a walking tour of the city's past, including the truth about the infamous Shanghai Tunnels. To choose from a range of Portland walking tours, investigate the options here. Erickson’s Nine Bar…