Guidebook for Portland

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Guidebook for Portland

Food Scene

The coffee and pastries here are the best in the neighborhood.
Saint Simon Coffee Co. - Brazee
The coffee and pastries here are the best in the neighborhood.
I am a Peet's fan over Starbucks (although I do go to Starbucks on occasion). Wish it were local.
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Peet's Coffee
1441 NE Broadway
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I am a Peet's fan over Starbucks (although I do go to Starbucks on occasion). Wish it were local.
Pretty decent Mexican food on Williams. Enchiladas are my go to!
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La Cocina Restaurant
3901 N Williams Ave
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Pretty decent Mexican food on Williams. Enchiladas are my go to!
Great coffee. Right down the street! They also have beer and wine with a happy hour until 6 pm (then they close). The pastries are mediocre unfortunately. Bagels are passable.
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TwentySix Cafe
2723 NE 7th Ave
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Great coffee. Right down the street! They also have beer and wine with a happy hour until 6 pm (then they close). The pastries are mediocre unfortunately. Bagels are passable.
Closest spot (3 blocks - 7 min walk) that has decent food, pizza, beer/wine and cocktails. I walk to 15th to go to the Hophouse over this particular spot generally.
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The Pocket Pub
2719 NE 7th Ave
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Closest spot (3 blocks - 7 min walk) that has decent food, pizza, beer/wine and cocktails. I walk to 15th to go to the Hophouse over this particular spot generally.
Comfort coffee at its best.
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Starbucks
6003 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
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Comfort coffee at its best.
The closest voodoo. Moderation recommended. Cash only for both locations.
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Voodoo Doughnut - Davis
1501 NE Davis St
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The closest voodoo. Moderation recommended. Cash only for both locations.
Everytime we've visited we were happy with the quality of food and service.
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Petisco
1411 NE Broadway
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Everytime we've visited we were happy with the quality of food and service.
Vegans and vegetarians rejoice!
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Blossoming Lotus
1713 NE 15th Ave
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Vegans and vegetarians rejoice!
Excellent Ethiopian food at great prices.
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Queen of Sheba Restaurant
2413 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
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Excellent Ethiopian food at great prices.
There are a number of sushi places within walking distance but connoisseurs should consider making the trip out to Bamboom Sushi.
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Bamboo Sushi
310 SE 28th Ave
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There are a number of sushi places within walking distance but connoisseurs should consider making the trip out to Bamboom Sushi.
If you haven't heard of Salt and Straw then you are missing out on a unique experience. I proposed to my wife in the Alberta location.
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Salt & Straw
2035 NE Alberta St
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If you haven't heard of Salt and Straw then you are missing out on a unique experience. I proposed to my wife in the Alberta location.
My dad has lived around the world, is super picky and loves Italian food. He claimed this place had the best Italian style thin crust pizza he's had. I agree with him. To go or eat in.
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Lovely's Fifty Fifty
4039 N Mississippi Ave
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My dad has lived around the world, is super picky and loves Italian food. He claimed this place had the best Italian style thin crust pizza he's had. I agree with him. To go or eat in.
The best biscuits and gravy in town. We like the mushroom gravy. This location is more of a to-go spot versus the sit down restaurants but you don't need to deal with the 45 min waits!
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Pine State Biscuits | Schuyler
125 NE Schuyler St
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The best biscuits and gravy in town. We like the mushroom gravy. This location is more of a to-go spot versus the sit down restaurants but you don't need to deal with the 45 min waits!
Great bagel sandwiches. Cool vibe. Nice space.
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Tiny's Coffee North East
2031 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
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Great bagel sandwiches. Cool vibe. Nice space.
We went once. Although very hyped, I personally wasn't super impressed. You have to love meat.
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OX Restaurant
2225 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
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We went once. Although very hyped, I personally wasn't super impressed. You have to love meat.
The house-made noodles are amazing!
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Frank's Noodle House
822 Northeast Broadway
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The house-made noodles are amazing!
Not too crowded for breakfast compared the the rest of the Portland food scene. Also serves lunch, but we've never made it then. Reminiscent of a diner.
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Milo's City Cafe
1325 NE Broadway
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Not too crowded for breakfast compared the the rest of the Portland food scene. Also serves lunch, but we've never made it then. Reminiscent of a diner.
Local, organic, Portlandy frozen yogurt! Depending on the flavors it can be dangerously addictive. I'd check the website for seasonal flavors to see if any appeal to you before going.
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Eb & Bean Local Organic Frozen Yogurt (NE)
1425 NE Broadway
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Local, organic, Portlandy frozen yogurt! Depending on the flavors it can be dangerously addictive. I'd check the website for seasonal flavors to see if any appeal to you before going.
We try to avoid going here weekly and often fail. It's a must for Francophiles.
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St. Honoré Bakery
2335 NW Thurman St
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We try to avoid going here weekly and often fail. It's a must for Francophiles.
Great Indian street food!
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Bollywood Theater
2039 NE Alberta St
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Great Indian street food!
My go to pizza place for Italian style pizza!
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Life of Pie Pizza
3632 N Williams Ave
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My go to pizza place for Italian style pizza!
This area has a great bar called Pay Dirt as well as vegan pizza, Mexican and ramen although the fried chicken is my favorite.
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Basilisk
820 NE 27th Ave
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This area has a great bar called Pay Dirt as well as vegan pizza, Mexican and ramen although the fried chicken is my favorite.
If you like hazy beers, this is the must stop place for you.
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Great Notion Brewing and Barrel House
2204 NE Alberta St
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If you like hazy beers, this is the must stop place for you.
Some of the best tacos I’ve had in my life. The pork belly taco is to die for.
Matt's BBQ Tacos at Great Notion
Some of the best tacos I’ve had in my life. The pork belly taco is to die for.

Essentials

If you don't know Whole Foods Market you should. Great beer and wine selection, organic produce and wonderful staff.
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Whole Foods Market
1210 NW Couch St
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If you don't know Whole Foods Market you should. Great beer and wine selection, organic produce and wonderful staff.
It's a Safeway.
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Safeway
6901 NE Sandy Blvd
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It's a Safeway.
Knott Street Grocery Moa Chain
2709 NE 7th Ave
Like a 7-11.
We do our dry cleaning here.
Five Star Cleaners
1400 NE Broadway
We do our dry cleaning here.

Arts & Culture

Its a museum of course!
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Bảo tàng Mỹ thuật Portland
1219 SW Park Ave
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Its a museum of course!
If you want a break from the sightseeing, I highly recommend one of our many beer serving movie theaters. Grab a slice of pizza and a pitcher and relax for a couple hours.....
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Laurelhurst Theatre
2735 E Burnside St
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If you want a break from the sightseeing, I highly recommend one of our many beer serving movie theaters. Grab a slice of pizza and a pitcher and relax for a couple hours.....
Check ahead of time to see if the Trailblazers are playing during your visit. Don't hassel with public transportation or parking. Its a ~20 min walk!
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Trung tâm Moda
1 N Center Ct St
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Check ahead of time to see if the Trailblazers are playing during your visit. Don't hassel with public transportation or parking. Its a ~20 min walk!
Catch a Timber's game and see what the hype is about! Via public transportation and walking about a 25 minute trip! No parking hassles!
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Providence Park
1844 SW Morrison St
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Catch a Timber's game and see what the hype is about! Via public transportation and walking about a 25 minute trip! No parking hassles!
Unique rotating exhibits and a permanent one exploring the history of Oregon. Our favorite museum in town.
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Oregon Historical Society Museum
1200 SW Park Ave
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Unique rotating exhibits and a permanent one exploring the history of Oregon. Our favorite museum in town.
Expensive, but awesome.
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Vườn Nhật Bản Portland
611 SW Kingston Ave
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Expensive, but awesome.
Our dream is to buy local art from here one day. They also have affordable jewelry and trinkets in addition to larger pieces for sale. The area around this gallery also is home to other gallery's.
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Alberta Street Gallery
1829 NE Alberta St
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Our dream is to buy local art from here one day. They also have affordable jewelry and trinkets in addition to larger pieces for sale. The area around this gallery also is home to other gallery's.

Drinks & Nightlife

If you are looking to catch a local show or just hang out and absorb the youthful hipness of portland. This would be a good place to start.
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Mississippi Studios
3939 N Mississippi Ave
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If you are looking to catch a local show or just hang out and absorb the youthful hipness of portland. This would be a good place to start.
If you want to see Portland from 30 stories up, this is one way to do it. Can be difficult to get seats with a view during happy hour so go early. They have a restaurant as well ($$$$).
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Portland City Grill
111 SW 5th Ave
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If you want to see Portland from 30 stories up, this is one way to do it. Can be difficult to get seats with a view during happy hour so go early. They have a restaurant as well ($$$$).
Non-profit Brewery! Nice location. Outdoor and indoor seating. Great beer and decent food.
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Ex Novo Brewing Co.
2326 N Flint Ave
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Non-profit Brewery! Nice location. Outdoor and indoor seating. Great beer and decent food.
Vegan/vegetarian. Hip. Punk. Bar. Haven't been there but food is supposed to be good.
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Black Water Bar
835 NE Broadway
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Vegan/vegetarian. Hip. Punk. Bar. Haven't been there but food is supposed to be good.
Great food and happy hour. Very much a bar, however. No minors.
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Swift Lounge
1932 NE Broadway
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Great food and happy hour. Very much a bar, however. No minors.
The crowd varies from fratbro to underground depending on the act. We've been once and had a great time.
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45 East
315 SE 3rd Ave
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The crowd varies from fratbro to underground depending on the act. We've been once and had a great time.
This establishment was founded by the same owners as Tasty and Sons. The decor is great. Nice outdoor seating. Food is pretty good.
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Interurban
4057 N Mississippi Ave
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This establishment was founded by the same owners as Tasty and Sons. The decor is great. Nice outdoor seating. Food is pretty good.
Best food for a brewery in Portland. And strangely enough, there beer is the best in Portland as well. As you can imagine it gets crowded. They have a downtown location as well, where the food is not as good.
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Breakside Brewery - DEKUM
820 NE Dekum St
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Best food for a brewery in Portland. And strangely enough, there beer is the best in Portland as well. As you can imagine it gets crowded. They have a downtown location as well, where the food is not as good.
Wonderful jump off point for finding dinner downtown afterwards.
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Breakside Brewery - NW Slabtown
1570 NW 22nd Ave
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Wonderful jump off point for finding dinner downtown afterwards.
Well known standard venue in Portland.
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Doug Fir Lounge
301 E Burnside St
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Well known standard venue in Portland.
Awesome cocktails, cute neighborhood vibe within walking distance! They have food/snacks too!
Drifter
Awesome cocktails, cute neighborhood vibe within walking distance! They have food/snacks too!

Sightseeing

The largest park located within a city's limits. You can't miss the Rose Garden June-September. Oregon zoo, Children's museum. 80 miles of hiking trails.....whaaat?
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Công viên Washington
4033 SW Canyon Rd
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The largest park located within a city's limits. You can't miss the Rose Garden June-September. Oregon zoo, Children's museum. 80 miles of hiking trails.....whaaat?
Great little town in the Gorge with some of the best breweries in the nation. Spots to stop an hike on the way! Small river beach on the waterfront, weather permitting. It can get windy in the summer and is very popular for kite-surfing.
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Hood River
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Great little town in the Gorge with some of the best breweries in the nation. Spots to stop an hike on the way! Small river beach on the waterfront, weather permitting. It can get windy in the summer and is very popular for kite-surfing.
This is a functional tram between different parts of the OHSU campus. People take it back and forth simply for the views.
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South Waterfront Lower Tram Terminal station
3303 S Bond Ave
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This is a functional tram between different parts of the OHSU campus. People take it back and forth simply for the views.
If you happen to be in Portland between May and August, it's worth stopping by. Early in the day or late in the day are the best times to go. Otherwise parking can be difficult.
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International Rose Test Garden
400 SW Kingston Ave
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If you happen to be in Portland between May and August, it's worth stopping by. Early in the day or late in the day are the best times to go. Otherwise parking can be difficult.
Amazing historical home that is open to the public. Even if you don't go inside, the gardens are stunning and the 360 panoramic views, if clear, are the best in Portland.
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Pittock Mansion
3229 NW Pittock Dr
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Amazing historical home that is open to the public. Even if you don't go inside, the gardens are stunning and the 360 panoramic views, if clear, are the best in Portland.
One of our favorite neighborhoods in Portland. A number of our recommendations are situated here.
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North Mississippi Avenue
North Mississippi Avenue
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One of our favorite neighborhoods in Portland. A number of our recommendations are situated here.
Great shops, food, bars, etc all along Alberta from around 12th and Alberta up to 33rd.
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Alberta
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Great shops, food, bars, etc all along Alberta from around 12th and Alberta up to 33rd.

Shopping

Um....the bookstore occupies a square city block. They have almost every book you could want. Great place to pick up souvenirs as well.
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Thành phố sách của Powell
1005 W Burnside St
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Um....the bookstore occupies a square city block. They have almost every book you could want. Great place to pick up souvenirs as well.
Forgot your charger? Need something more stylish to wear out at night? Let's go to the mall!
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Lloyd Center
2201 Lloyd Center
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Forgot your charger? Need something more stylish to wear out at night? Let's go to the mall!
Massive vintage store with clothes and other items. Guaranteed to leave you feeling hipper. Many other bars, restaurants, shops nearby.
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House of Vintage
3315 SE Hawthorne Blvd
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Massive vintage store with clothes and other items. Guaranteed to leave you feeling hipper. Many other bars, restaurants, shops nearby.
Cannabis is now legal in Oregon. If you are interested this dispensary has a 5 star review on Yelp. Please no smoking cannabis in the unit! For inclement weather the deck is fine. No tobacco smoking inside either please.
Happy Leaf Dispensary
1301 NE Broadway
Cannabis is now legal in Oregon. If you are interested this dispensary has a 5 star review on Yelp. Please no smoking cannabis in the unit! For inclement weather the deck is fine. No tobacco smoking inside either please.
If you feel like a $10 bottle of wine or something fancy, this great shop has you covered!
Great Wine Buys
1515 NE Broadway
If you feel like a $10 bottle of wine or something fancy, this great shop has you covered!
This is the better of the two liquor stores in the neighborhood. If you have a car, I would come here if you’re on foot it is still not too far of a walk, but you could also do a closer store, but customer service there is not recommended.
MLK Liquor
3532 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
This is the better of the two liquor stores in the neighborhood. If you have a car, I would come here if you’re on foot it is still not too far of a walk, but you could also do a closer store, but customer service there is not recommended.

Entertainment & Activities

There is a water area with fountains in the summer. Kids love it!
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Irving Park
707 NE Fremont St
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There is a water area with fountains in the summer. Kids love it!
This isn't quite an amusement park, but a great place to go with kids. They have a small toddler room, but even at 4 years old, we aren't thrilled with the number of older kids running around here. Perhaps perfect for 5-12 year old children.
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PlayDate PDX
1434 NW 17th Ave
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This isn't quite an amusement park, but a great place to go with kids. They have a small toddler room, but even at 4 years old, we aren't thrilled with the number of older kids running around here. Perhaps perfect for 5-12 year old children.
This is a place that is fun for everyone. Their exhibits can be phenomenal and the rotating ones are very much geared towards adults. Plenty of places to play for kids as well. We have a membership and go frequently.
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OMSI
1945 SE Water Ave
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This is a place that is fun for everyone. Their exhibits can be phenomenal and the rotating ones are very much geared towards adults. Plenty of places to play for kids as well. We have a membership and go frequently.