Portland Aerial Tram, Portland

Oregon Museum of Science and Industry

OMSI is great for kids, with hundreds of hands-on activities with a particular emphasis on technology and earth sciences; you can spend a full rainy day here and not get bored

Mill Ends Park

The 'smallest park in the world', a title backed up by the Guinness Book of Records, Mill Ends was originally created satirically for the purpose of being 'a leprechaun colony and racetrack for snails

Tom McCall Waterfront Park

This wide expanse of green lawns along the downtown Portland waterfront is a scenic slice of park land, with views over the Willamette River and of the skyline

Oregon Maritime Center and Museum

Located on the Portland, a steam sternwheeler tug boat moored in the river, the museum contains numerous ship models, maritime artifacts and memorabilia, while tours are offered of the ship itself

Downtown

Downtown Portland is the heart of the city, centered around Pioneer Square and home to modern commercial towers, new condominiums, and converted lofts, along with several museums and urban parks of interest to tourists, including Tom McCall Waterfront Park along the river

Portlandia

Looming over the west entrance of the Portland Building is the second-largest hammered-copper statue in the U

Portland Saturday Market

This market and craft fair, where everything sold is handmade, is the largest open-air crafts market in continuous operation in the U

The Faux Museum

Gallery and Gift Store featuring interesting historical and quirky displays, such as the world's only remaining woolly ant

Portland Visitor Information and Services Center

Oregon Historical Society

Lots of artifacts and exhibits on the history of the state