Portland is currently full of greenery and shady parks, it is considered one of the most beautiful and fashionable cities. But it is interesting to know that he was not always like that. Founded in the 1840s, Portland was originally a logging city, but access to the Pacific Ocean through the Willamette and Columbia rivers soon turned it into a major mall attracting foreigners. Many of them were dubious sailors and people who came here to work, and therefore, for most of its history, Portland had a reputation as a dangerous and criminal city.
Since the 1960s, the situation has begun to change. As the hippie subculture gained popularity, Portland became more modern. Today, this largest city in Oregon is a center where there is entertainment for every taste: gourmet restaurants, breweries and, of course, amazing nature with high mountains and one of America's largest urban forests. Here are some things to see or do when you end up in Portland.
Immerse yourself in art
Portland is famous throughout the country for its work. Spend a few hours at the Museum of Art and the Center for Contemporary Art and Culture. Immerse yourself in the unusual world that makes Portland delightful and enchanting.
Take a walk in the forest park
The forest park, occupying more than 2, 000 hectares, is considered the largest urban forest not only in the United States, but throughout the world. Going there, put on comfortable shoes and take a camera for walking, and be sure to have a picnic outdoors.
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Sample Portland's Main Drink
Portland can be called the capital of craft beer in America. There is a huge number of breweries producing a wide range of ales and beers of a wide variety of types.
Visit Sunday Market
On Sundays, the already magical city is immersed in magic: the largest ever open-air market in the United States opens. Here you can find all kinds of dishes of different cuisines, products, works of art, clothes and much more.
Feel the incredible aroma of flowers
Not far from Forest Park is its more domesticated prototype - Washington Park. It houses the International Rose Garden - one of the oldest and most famous institutions for growing new varieties of roses. Tens of thousands of bushes belonging to hundreds of different species grow here.
Take a trip to the zoo
Washington Park also has an Oregon Zoo, which is one of Portland's greatest tourist attractions. It is home to a large number of rare and beautiful animals, including the almost extinct Amur tiger. The zoo introduces the public to the features of life in the wild and the dangers that animals face in the human world.
