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Portland Aerial Tram
Portland, Oregon
Built more safely than the trams in the Swiss Alps, this public transportation (you read that right, it's public transport!) is the hottest new thing in Portland and a great...
Aerial Ride
Classical Chinese Garden
Portland, Oregon
This garden is a peaceful, beautiful place with many lovely trees, plants, and sculptures to keep the whole family busy. Kids will enjoy scampering down the garden's paths as adults...
Scenic Landmark
Garden
Oaks Amusement Park
Portland, Oregon
This old-fashioned (yet updated) amusement park is a lot of fun for everyone. Surrounded by oak trees (hence the name) here are state-of-the art thrill rides, bumper...
Amusement Park
Oregon Zoo
Portland, Oregon
It's like a world safari in a compact walking space: a lush, hilly terrain in which you explore friendly, state-of-the-art animal exhibits arranged by ecosystem. With over...
Zoo
Powell's City of Books
Portland, Oregon
Powell's is not only the best-known independent bookstore in the Pacific Northwest, it's also an entire city block that you'll need a map to explore. It's a feast of...
Boutique
Enchanted Forest
Portland, Oregon
Enchanted Forest is a unique amusement park and a lovely place for children of all ages. Walk through the Tudor-style entranceway and find yourself among statues of favorite fairytale...
Water Park
Amusement Park
Theater
International Rose Test Garden
Portland, Oregon
Portland is serious about roses. So serious that this free public garden in Washington Park has over 6,800 rose bushes in it (the city has even developed a rose martini...
Garden
World Forestry Center Discovery Museum
Portland, Oregon
Part of six kid-friendly museums in Washington Park, the World Forestry Center not only backs up to the real forest of the park but has a simulated forest environment inside. ...
History Museum
Science & Nature Museum
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
Portland, Oregon
Visiting the OMSI is fantastic fun for the whole family. There's the Science Playground where kids ages 0-6 conduct experiments (like playing with "flubber" and watching scientists make "oobleck"), play...
Science & Nature Museum
Special Collection
Pioneer Courthouse Square
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city of well-planned parks and open spaces, and Pioneer Courthouse Square, which opened in the mid-1980s, is a terrific example of an awesome urban space...
Park
Live Music Venue
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