Portland Info
Oregon does not charge sales tax when shopping! Click here for an overview of some of the city’s main shopping districts, along with links to more neighborhood shopping suggestions.
From gardens to museums, Portland’s sights will stimulate all of your senses. Whether you want to explore the outdoors or indulge in tax-free shopping, Portland’s beautiful "City of Roses" has a lot to offer and so much to see!
For more suggestions on activities in and around Portland go to Travel Portland’s website: http://www.travelportland.com/
Some of the local attractions include:
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Portland Art Museum Includes an outdoor sculpture court and historical interiors. Tour the world and travel through history in magnificent permanent collection galleries, six stories of modern art and special exhibitions. |
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OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry) One of the nation’s leading science museums, OMSI is 219,000 square feet and has five enormous halls that bring science to life with hundreds of interactive exhibits and displays. You can experience an earthquake, take part in live lab demonstrations, see a movie in the OMNIMAX® Dome Theater, explore the universe in a world-class planetarium and even tour a real submarine. |
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Portland Saturday Market The nation’s largest weekly open-air arts and crafts market. Stroll down row upon row of unique arts and crafts created by the people who sell them. Listen to live local music and enjoy a plethora of exotic foods in the international food pavilion. Open rain or shine, Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. March through December 24th. Located in Portland’s historic Old Town at S.W. Ankeny and Naito Parkway and at the Skidmore Fountain MAX station. |
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International Rose Test Garden Visit one of the largest and oldest rose test gardens in the country — for free. The International Rose Test Garden, just minutes from downtown Portland in Washington Park, has 7,000 rose bushes, spectacular views of the city and an onsite Rose Garden Gift Shop (call for hours). The garden is open daily, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. |
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Pioneer Courthouse Square Located in the heart of downtown Portland, Pioneer Courthouse Square is affectionately known as the City’s “living room” and hosts over 300 events each year. With more than 26,000 people passing by the square each day, and thousands more visiting the Square directly, it is the single most visited site in Oregon’s most visited city. |
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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, 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. |
Portland Attractions Pass
The Portland Attractions Pass is available in four configurations, each offering more than 25 percent off adult admission to multiple venues. Passes are valid for five days from requested start date, and are only available online. Each pass is good for one adult; picture ID may be required upon entrance. Additional fees may apply for special exhibition entry at the Portland Art Museum. Prices listed below do not reflect service charges and may be different at the time of publishing. Passes are non-refundable.
BIG PASS
This is your ticket to many of Portland’s biggest attractions! This pass includes:
♦ Lan Su Chinese Garden
♦ Oregon History Museum
♦ Oregon Zoo
♦ Pittock Mansion
♦ Portland Art Museum
♦ Portland Children’s Museum
♦ Portland Japanese Garden
♦ World Forestry Center
Price: $53.55 ($75.50 if purchased separately)
WASHINGTON PARK PASS
With an abundance of attractions and plenty of places for a picnic lunch between venues, this pass includes admission to:
♦ Japanese Garden
♦ Pittock Mansion
♦ Portland Children’s Museum
♦ Oregon Zoo
♦ World Forestry Center
♦ Pass includes bonus information on the nearby International Test Rose Garden
and Hoyt Arboretum
Price: $31.50 ($44 if purchased separately)
DOWNTOWN PASS
Explore the best of downtown with this pass and save 30% off regular adult admission to:
♦ Lan Su Chinese Garden
♦ Oregon History Museum
♦ Portland Art Museum
Price: $22.50 ($31.20 if purchased separately)
GARDEN PASS
Nature lovers will enjoy 30% off regular admission with this pass featuring:
♦ Lan Su Chinese Garden
♦ Pittock Mansion
♦ Portland Japanese Garden
Price $17.85 ($26 if purchased separately)
For more information about the attractions, visit their websites at:
► Lan Su Chinese Garden www.lansugarden.org
► Oregon History Museum www.ohs.org
► Oregon Zoo www.oregonzoo.org
► Pittock Mansion www.pittockmansion.org
► Portland Art Museum www.portlandartmuseum.org
► Portland Children’s Museum www.portlandcm.org
► Portland Japanese Garden www.japanesegarden.com
► World Forestry Center www.worldforestry.org