Favorite Portland Places

Proper Eats

2007-04-23 10:43:04.810659+00:00

Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden

2005-07-06 00:00:00+00:00

Kids always free

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Kennedy School

2006-03-28 23:54:24.946503+00:00

Commercialized Hogwarts

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SCRAP

2006-03-09 06:30:27.522288+00:00

Reuse outpost, social hub and shop. Open workshops every day they''re open. Crafting booths at most interesting public events.

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Ground Kontrol

2008-07-21 22:56:55.828569+00:00

There's a Retrocade Nearby, Lucky!

55 Classic Machines

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Backspace

2006-01-03 10:27:31.640936+00:00

Coffee and arcade fun. Free wireless. Open until 2am. Here is what they say, "Visit & discover a techno-playground; a modern arcade for the modern gamer featuring top of the line networked systems on a fat internet pipe."

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Museum of Contemporary Crafts

2008-08-06 19:31:58.682553+00:00

Museum of Contemporary Crafts (503) 223-2654

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Vita Cafe

2008-11-19 14:52:03.189908+00:00

Vegan pies and cakes. Veggie options on everything and Kids happy hour, weekdays 5-7pm. They eat for $1.

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Community Cycling Center

2006-03-07 15:05:59.652576+00:00

Free GEEK

2007-01-20 03:13:53.045253+00:00

Refurbished and in need of refurbishing hardware, parts. Volunteer to repair and distribute to folks in need. A keep Portland weird poster child/tech community center.

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Launch Pad Art Space

2008-11-19 16:07:17.735275+00:00

You never know. Performance, art sale, corsett fashions and lots of support for local emerging artists.

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Tryon Creek State Park, Main Entrance

2006-04-08 13:26:38.466645+00:00

A beautiful park with tons of trails. From the main parking lot I really enjoy taking the dogs on the North Horse Loop. There are generally fewer hikers here so it is easier to let the dogs loose. The nature center has maps of all the trails in the park, and there are many!

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Pirate Town (zoom in satellite view)

2006-03-16 09:06:48.677401+00:00

Under the nopo trainbridge, lies this sinking abandoned, turn of the century wooden barge. I actually don't know one bit of history on it, but it's obviously either been ship wrecked here, of was the first of a one ship boat graveyard. It is a thrilling place to risk tetnus, scurvy and radiation poisoning, all in one sitting.

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Voodoo Doughnuts

2006-04-21 13:31:19.650548+00:00

Cocoa Puff doughnuts, voodoo doll doughnuts, cock&balls doughnuts. Only open in the middle of hte night, 10pm - 10am. Mostly organic locally grown ingredients too! OOh, they have eating contests, bands play there etc. http://www.voodoodoughnut.com/

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Witches' Castle - Stone House

2005-12-13 01:55:42+00:00

Somewhat old stone house ruins. It is unclear exactly what it had been, but rumors of rituals have always surrounded this magnificently mossy specimen.

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The Tao of Tea

2007-02-10 22:40:46.75475+00:00

Staff Picks: Best Place to Get Out of the Rain "A quiet, meditative and relaxing place to spend an afternoon trying a huge selection of gourmet teas in a Japanese garden-ish atmosphere. Take a good book. Nice menu with an amazing smoked vanilla ice cream." - Drew

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Portland Farmer's Market

2007-05-14 12:02:29.762491+00:00

The central city farmer's market - runs 8:30am - 2pm Saturdays, April through December. Great local farmers and producers of everything from chocolates to cheeses, pates, and wines. Not a bad place for a morning snack, either - wood-oven asparagus pizzas, anyone?

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more everyday sunshine

2006-02-12 06:49:19.741787+00:00

This is as good a place as any to start discovering one of Portland's most conceptual public art projects. Along the entire length of the streetcar line, there are fourteen motion-sensored spotlights that are triggered by pedestrians walking along the sidewalk. You must be on the same side of the street and walking in the same direction as the streetcar runs. The spotlights are attached to utility poles. The light won't come on immediately - sometimes it takes several minutes for it to fade on and slowly fade off. The spotlights illuminate things you might not normally think too much about, like a simple architectural feature, a park bench, or a patch of dirt. When I first heard Harrell Fletcher describe his concept for the project, it went something like this: "When I was a boy, my father and I would go on walks and he would point at things that he thought were interesting. Later in my life, I studied photography, and I thought of that as a form of pointing, or saying "I find this interesting." The spotlights are intended to illuminate things that I found interesting along the streetcar line." This public art piece makes a really fun evening walk for the curious.

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Giant Mexican Indoor Flea Market

2009-05-06 23:02:34.057597+00:00

I love this place. It really is worth the trek if you are in need of say Guayabera for the kids, wonderful fresh food or supplies to make your child's teacher dinner for Teacher Appreciation week. All reasons I've been. Its a bit of arm chair travel being able to be in a good Mexican flea market in Portland.

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Glowing Greens Blacklight Miniature Golf

2008-09-01 23:27:16.02485+00:00

Underground black light miniature golf. Fun to play in the almost dark but the holes are not very inventive. Recommendation: play second 9 and skip the glasses. Airbrush images are wild!

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Clyde Common

2007-08-31 12:51:09.262152+00:00

Man the media in this town can't help but out-review each other. Blogs, both weeklies, the daily and the monthly magazine all have hyped this place in the span of two weeks. When we went, it was the kind of place that is cool, but makes you feel cooler and more attractive for being there. Our drinks were solid, the bartender was friendly and knowledgeable and our happy hour bites were delicious. We're excited to return and try some of the offal coming out of the kitchen.

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