Portland City Overview and Garden Tour

On this 3-hour tour, you'll get a broad overview of the Central City. We'll make stops at Pittock Mansion and the International Rose Test Gardens. At Pittock Mansion, you'll get pictures of the best views of the city, and Mt. Hood if it's a clear day. You'll have plenty of time to smell the roses at the Rose City's most famous garden. Your expert guide will provide background on the sites and city history, while navigating through city traffic, so you don't have to. You'll meander through all of the major neighborhoods of inner Portland on both sides of the river while gaining views of 14 of Bridgetown's 29 notable bridges. Your guide will return you to your departure location at the end of the tour.

Meeting Point

Director Park

815 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR 97205, USA

The meeting point is Director Park, which is 1 city block, 200 ft (60 m) on each side. The guide will pull over wherever there is an opening, on either side of the park. Look for a black, high-top, extended-length Transit or Sprinter.

What's included:

• PA system

Not included:

• Gratuities (always appreciated)

What to expect:

Duration: 3 hours

International Rose Test Garden

400 SW Kingston Ave, , Portland, 97205-5883, Oregon

Here you'll get to stop and smell the roses, in the City of Roses, at the oldest continuously running public rose test garden in the US.

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Pittock Mansion

3229 NW Pittock Dr, Portland, 97210-5099, Oregon

Walk around the grounds of Portland's premier French Renaissance-style château, and get a view of the city from above. If conditions are clear enough, you'll also see Mt. Hood, Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Adams, Mt. Rainier, and Mt. Jeffrson.

20 minutes

Hoyt Arboretum

4000 SW Fairview Blvd, Fisherlane, Portland, 97221-2706, Oregon

We'll drive through a garden that contains over 2000 woody plant species from around the world, 63 of which are vulnerable or endangered.

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Oregon Zoo

4001 SW Canyon Rd, Portland, OR 97221, USA

Watch out for elephants!

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Portland Japanese Garden

611 SW Kingston Ave, , Portland, 97205-5886, Oregon

Get a brief glimpse into the most authentic Japanese Garden, outside of Japan. To experience the garden from the inside, come on our Portland Garden City Tour.

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Washington Park

4033 SW Canyon Rd, , Portland, 97221-2760, Oregon

Home to Hoyt Arboretum, Oregon Zoo, Children's Museum, Holocaust & Vietnam memorials, Sacagawea, Portland Japanese Garden, and International Rose Test Garden.

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Providence Park

1844 SW Morrison St, Portland, 97205-1605, Oregon

Portland landmark since 1926, now the home of Portland's soccer team, the Timbers.

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First Presbyterian Church

1200 SW Alder St, , Portland, 97205-2298, Oregon

Most would agree that this High Victorian Gothic structure is the most beautiful church in the City of Portland...

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Crystal Ballroom

1332 W Burnside St, Portland, 97209, Oregon

The only remaining floating dance floor in the US.

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Al's Den

303 SW 12th Ave, In Basement, Portland, 97205-2302, Oregon

This basement of an old flatiron and the Crystal Hotel contains a bathhouse.

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Portland Art Museum

1219 SW Park Ave, , Portland, 97205-2430, Oregon

The oldest art museum on the West Coast.

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Simon Benson House

SW Park and Montgomery, Portland, Oregon

Home of the most important figure during Portland's Golden Age.

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Oregon Historical Society

1200 SW Park Ave, , Portland, 97205-2483, Oregon

See the location of this excellent museum of local history.

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First Congregational Church

1126 SW Park Ave, , Portland, 97205-2484, Oregon

The most prominent Venetian Gothic structure in the city.

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Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

1037 SW Broadway, , Portland, 97205-3004, Oregon

The location of the vertical "Portland" sign on Broadway, that is so iconic.

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Pioneer Courthouse

555 SW Yamhill St, , Portland, 97204-1336, Oregon

Second oldest federal building west of the Mississippi.

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Pioneer Courthouse Square

701 SW 6th Ave, Broadway between Morrison and Yamhill, Portland, 97204-1410, Oregon

Portland's living room.

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Heathman Hotel Lobby Lounge

1001 SW Broadway, In the Heathman Hotel, Portland, 97205-3004, Oregon

The 50 Shades of Grey hotel.

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Portlandia

1120 SW 5th Ave, Portland Building, Portland, 97204-1912, Oregon

The namesake for the television series.

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Elk Fountain

Southwest Main Street, , Portland, 97201, Oregon

This iconic statue was donated in 1900 by the founder of the Oregon Humane Society.

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Hawthorne Bridge

Main to Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard, , Portland, 97204, Oregon

Oldest continuously running lift bridge in North America.

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Mill Ends Park

Southwest Front Avenue and Taylor Street, median strip of SW Naito Parkway, Portland, 97204, Oregon

Smallest park in the world. For reals.

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PSU Farmers Market

1803 SW Park Ave, Portland, 97201, Oregon

Largest farmers market in Oregon.

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Portland Saturday Market

108 W Burnside St, Portland, 97209-4008, Oregon

Items must be locally-made and handcrafted.

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Portland Oregon Sign

70 NW Couch St, Portland, 97209-4038, Oregon

This iconic sign next to the Burnside Bridge, used to be the Stag Sportswear sign.

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Japanese American Historical Plaza

NW Couch St, Naito Parkway in Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Portland, 97209, Oregon

A memorial to the Japanese internment camp victims of WWII.

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Oregon Convention Center

777 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, , Portland, 97232-2742, Oregon

Contains the worlds largest Foucault pendulum.

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Steel Bridge

Connects Northwest Front Avenue and Northwest Flanders Street to Northeast Williams Avenue, , Portland, 97209, Oregon

The only dual independent lift bridge in the world.

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Lan Su Chinese Garden

239 NW Everett St, Portland, 97209-3957, Oregon

Modeled after the classical gardens of Suzhou, Portland's sister city, Lan Su is an oasis downtown, one block in size. To experience the garden from the inside, come on our Portland Garden City Tour.

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Pearl District

Portland, Oregon

A 21st-century archetype of urban conversion.

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Powell's City of Books

1005 W Burnside St, , Portland, 97209-3114, Oregon

World's largest new & used independent bookstore.

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Portland Center Stage at The Armory

128 NW 11th Ave, Portland Center Stage, Portland, 97209-4160, Oregon

This Romanesque Revival structure was built as an Oregon National Guard armory annex to contend with anti-Chinese rioting during the 1870s & 80s.

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Broadway Bridge

Connects Northeast and Northwest Broadway, , Portland, 97209, Oregon

Longest double-leaf bascule in the world at the time of construction.

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Fremont Bridge

Connects Interstate Highway 5 with Interstate 405 and Highway 30, , Portland, 97209, Oregon

The 6000-ton center span with the arch was lifted into place using 32 hydraulic jacks, and was the heaviest lift ever completed.

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St. Johns Bridge

8600 NW Bridge Ave, , Portland, 97203, Oregon

The most beautiful bridge in the City of Portland.

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St. Patrick Catholic Church

1623 NE 19th Avenue, Portland, 97209, Oregon

Another prominent landmark in the city, this Renaissance revival structure, with a 35-foot high dome, is the oldest church in Portland that is still operating as such, along with First Presbyterian. Both were completed in 1890.

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Northwest (Nob Hill)

Northwest 23rd Avenue and Northwest 21st Avenue, NW Everett St to NW Thurman St, Portland, 97210, Oregon

This neighborhood is known for old Victorians, high-end boutiques, galleries, cafes, restaurants, and old stone churches & synagogues.

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Ladd's Addition

Between Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard and Division Street from 12th to 20th avenues, , Portland, 97214, Oregon

This neighborhood of diagonal streets, alleyways, roundabouts, gardens, old trees, and vintage homes harbors the oldest rose bush in the city, planted in 1901.

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Hawthorne

3345 SE Hawthorne Blvd, , Portland, 97214-5046, Oregon

The locus of Portland hippie culture during the 1970s, now known for vintage homes, boutiques, cafes, restaurants, pubs, and dive bars.

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Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery

Southeast Morrison Street at Southeast 20th Avenue, , Portland, 97214, Oregon

One of the largest and oldest cemeteries in Portland, and the second largest arboretum in the city. To experience the garden outside of the vehicle, come on our Portland Garden City Tour.

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Sunlan Lighting Inc

3901 N Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR 97217, USA

Many Portlanders think of North Mississippi Avenue as the epitome of Portlandia. We'll cruise down this street, and we may even get out for a brief stroll into Sunlan Lighting Inc, where you can buy virtually every light bulb known to man.

15 minutes

Oregon Museum of Science and Industry

1945 SE Water Ave, , Portland, 97214-3356, Oregon

You'll pass by by the OMSI on this tour.

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Mount Hood

Hood River, Oregon

Mt Hood is the highest point in Oregon, about 50 miles outside of Portland.

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