22 Things to Do in Portland, Oregon

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  • @Andernol
    @Andernol 4 роки тому +203

    Got so baked one time I got lost in Powell's books, ended up flipping through an astrophotography book for like 2 hrs.

    • @TechWithSean
      @TechWithSean 3 роки тому +1

      Watch out for those edibles 😂

    • @onesabez
      @onesabez 3 роки тому +5

      Epic! You took a trip to space 🚀

    • @youruncle3840
      @youruncle3840 3 роки тому

      My dude

    • @Tellico14
      @Tellico14 3 роки тому

      Did you buy it?

    • @anesthetized7053
      @anesthetized7053 3 роки тому +1

      massive respect, thats a great way to get lost and say fuckit im here lets get into it

  • @WheresVilla
    @WheresVilla 5 років тому +49

    Braking Cycles is a non profit coffee shop that helps young adults that come out of group homes that don’t have that many life skills or are unsure on the next step to do in life.
    They have a great coffee and have a great mission.

    • @eddiew2325
      @eddiew2325 3 роки тому

      In New York we say cawfee

  • @isabeldavis4960
    @isabeldavis4960 5 років тому +97

    I live in Portland and Have been to the majority of these places I never really realized how much I take for granted.
    Portland is amazing.
    And to all Portlandians all I have to say is -
    Stay Weird 😉

    • @SienaMelia
      @SienaMelia 5 років тому +1

      Same!

    • @ArtofBrandonTruster
      @ArtofBrandonTruster 5 років тому

      The *places* are amazing, its Natives are not.

    • @starrwilson6818
      @starrwilson6818 5 років тому

      ThyAlchemicLove Awesome!💜😊

    • @emsnewssupkis6453
      @emsnewssupkis6453 4 роки тому

      Most of these places won't exist in a year after nonstop riots.

    • @shrim1481
      @shrim1481 2 роки тому

      Portland and Oregon in general the worst. Filled with a bunch of racist white people. I wouldn't mind if Russia nuked it.

  • @OverlandTravelAdventures
    @OverlandTravelAdventures Рік тому +1

    Thanks!

  • @janagirt-kutter9731
    @janagirt-kutter9731 5 років тому +97

    As I scrolled through the comments I realized It always amazes me how a percentage of the population feels a need to be negative. This article is ""22 to Things to Do in Portland, OR" and as a native Oregonian, I agree with the writer. I've done about 98%, (I've missed some of the food/beverage suggestions.) Nowhere does he suggest moving to Portland or tell you how livable the city is. Portland, like any major city has it's social issues, such as the homeless and traffic, but that is not what the article is about. So enjoy his suggestions and add positive ideas of places to explore you feel he missed, like The Shanghai Tunnels and or The Victorian Mansion. An additional note, while Voodoo Donuts is not my favorite place for donuts, it is unique and features one of a kind donuts. That is worth exploring for nothing else than to check the place out and to say you've been there, i.e. worth exploring.

    • @malibu405
      @malibu405 2 роки тому +1

      I agree to a point and appreciate your ❤for kindness, however, visitors should be aware and prepared for the danger and deminished experience due to the conditions our city managers have allowed. 😢 our family doesn't spend time in.many of our favorite haunts anymore. too dangerous

    • @ramencurry6672
      @ramencurry6672 2 роки тому

      I agree. Compared to the cities on the east coast and Midwest, Portland is much safer.

    • @yuiopoli9601
      @yuiopoli9601 Рік тому

      Why even visit?
      Portlanders are mostly clickish assholes!
      They're so political they're exclusive to anyone that disagrees with them.
      To them a Nazi or fascist is literally anyone who they disagree with.

    • @yuiopoli9601
      @yuiopoli9601 Рік тому +1

      ​@@malibu405Don't be honest! They don't want you mention reality.

  • @anikakaiya
    @anikakaiya 5 років тому +25

    This video made me a little homesick as I lived in Vancouver (just outside of Portland and across the Columbia River for those of you who don't know). Now I live outside of Philly. I miss the PNW.

    • @danmeyers708
      @danmeyers708 5 років тому +1

      Portland has changed! antifa and the homeless problem the corrupt city government filth everywhere. Can't go downtown without the chanec antifa might attack you or your car. Portland has become a hatefilled facist city. Thanks to the leftest facist take over

    • @feleciajohnson8467
      @feleciajohnson8467 5 років тому +1

      How would we know lol wtf

    • @caitlinjane2752
      @caitlinjane2752 5 років тому +1

      Yo, I just moved from North Philly to Oregon.

    • @TixClinix
      @TixClinix 5 років тому

      Anika Kaiya Must have been a culture shock. The worst driving State in America to a Cultured State.

    • @juljasmaharchive
      @juljasmaharchive 5 років тому

      Anika Kaiya how many years ago did you leave

  • @kissnmakeup11
    @kissnmakeup11 4 роки тому +8

    This is the best “what to do in Portland” videos that I’ve watched, in researching my upcoming trip.

    • @oliverhoffman4574
      @oliverhoffman4574 4 роки тому

      Also just explore downtown

    • @Th3lastsong
      @Th3lastsong 7 місяців тому

      @@oliverhoffman4574any specific part of downtown you recommend?

  • @hondakid9170
    @hondakid9170 5 років тому +9

    Absolutely love my birthplace ! I will never leave Oregon until I’ve explored everything here!!

  • @serenam4476
    @serenam4476 5 років тому +20

    4:57 The Grotto if you are ever in Portland around the Holidays, it has the most breathtaking Christmas lights all threw out it.

    • @stephenharris5532
      @stephenharris5532 5 років тому +1

      Also Peacock Lane for wholesome neighborhood Xmas lights and hot chocolate and carriage rides!

    • @nanwilder2853
      @nanwilder2853 3 роки тому

      ...”all threw out it” ?!
      Hilariously bad English Grammar!

  • @cucumberlumber1463
    @cucumberlumber1463 5 років тому +37

    I highly recommend Vista house if any of you plan on going out to Multnomah falls. If you have the opportunity, I would just drive all of the old historic highway 30 and you will see a ton of beautiful waterfalls that are usually much less crowded than Multnomah falls. I live only a few miles away from old highway 30 and i take my motorcycle out a few times a week just to ride that road and it blows me away every time. Also just an hour out of portland is the Mt. Hood National forest. Portland is a disgusting city and i highly recommend spending as little time as possible there. The streets are flooded with used heroin needles...

  • @chadrobedeau5858
    @chadrobedeau5858 5 років тому +25

    a place you left off was mt tabor, it's a beautiful park with a great hike, and an awesome view

    • @clairerinehart8242
      @clairerinehart8242 5 років тому

      I live on mount tabor

    • @seaturtledog
      @seaturtledog 4 роки тому

      He listed Rocky Butte and Washington Park so I think that covers the high view points. The thing he missed is walking the Downtown Park Blocks up at Portland State and the Art Museum. That area makes Portland stand out.

    • @christopherjohnson2474
      @christopherjohnson2474 4 роки тому

      I guess they vanish every time I arrive.

    • @nanwilder2853
      @nanwilder2853 3 роки тому +1

      Mt. Tabor is also a dormant Volcano!

  • @sumanthprabhu11
    @sumanthprabhu11 4 роки тому +3

    I LOVE PORTLAND........................I LOVE IT

  • @margarettait9635
    @margarettait9635 2 роки тому +3

    Thank you so much for this video. It was a huge help in planning our trip. We loved Salt & Straw and Pine Street Biscuits. Gravy was another hit and we recommend you try it if you haven’t before.

  • @nickkinler8547
    @nickkinler8547 5 років тому +199

    What about the food carts. I'm a Portland native and I've found some of the best food in town is the carts. Cuisine from everywhere in the world.

    • @danmeyers708
      @danmeyers708 5 років тому +8

      A lot of very good food carts but be careful some are very unsanitary.

    • @SienaMelia
      @SienaMelia 5 років тому

      Same

    • @jennmende2673
      @jennmende2673 5 років тому +1

      That famous chicken rice place is delicious 😋

    • @melparadise7378
      @melparadise7378 5 років тому +4

      Today, in Portland, I found a miniature food cart toy. I purchased it for $2. Now it lives on my counter. haha

    • @krishcaulfield
      @krishcaulfield 5 років тому +2

      They moved a bunch of them to the pearl rip

  • @baieeleaf
    @baieeleaf 5 років тому +7

    I moved from Florida to Vancouver WA and just recently went to the Japanese and rose garden! Absolutely beautiful !!

    • @ccatdaddy64
      @ccatdaddy64 6 місяців тому

      I'm in Florida. What made you decide to leave?
      Cost of living?
      Does the winters suck?

  • @matthewjpowers
    @matthewjpowers Місяць тому

    I’ve lived in the Midwest for 25 years but grew up in Tillamook, OR, and went with my dad to Portland often as he taught at PSU. It’s funny listening to folks in the Midwest trash talking about Portland and Seattle, but both cities are beautiful and have so much to offer, if you travel with an open mind. I love Dot’s on SE Clinton, Mt. Tabor, and the Doug Fir Lounge. St. John’s is a fun quirky neighborhood that I only visited recently. Great video, thanks as always.

  • @maureensmith4451
    @maureensmith4451 4 роки тому +3

    Oregon Zoo great old open air steam train ride through the woods at it above the Japanese Garden and Rose Garden. You can go zoo and depart to see the other sites, than ride train back to zoo afterwards. The woods are just relaxing & magical to ride the train through.

    • @DeWin157
      @DeWin157 3 роки тому +2

      Remember the old Ladybug Theater?

    • @davidwesley2525
      @davidwesley2525 2 роки тому +1

      @@DeWin157 I'm 56 years old , I remember the Lady Bug Theater.
      🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

  • @jeremyorr7469
    @jeremyorr7469 5 років тому +212

    OMSI needed to be on the list

    • @maxwellm1266
      @maxwellm1266 5 років тому +14

      It's a nice place to go but it gets boring after about an hour.

    • @bonvivant55
      @bonvivant55 5 років тому +3

      It’s not a list for intellectuals. It’s a list for people visiting who want to do the things locals do.

    • @skyblueowo2999
      @skyblueowo2999 5 років тому

      OMG YES omsi is great

    • @danmeyers708
      @danmeyers708 5 років тому +1

      Omsi sucks

    • @clashofclans5190
      @clashofclans5190 5 років тому +1

      Goreon i went there when I was in 2bd grade and I don’t remember much so I went there again for Senior skip day and it was hella wack 😂 waist of money i should’ve gone paintballling with the other group of friends

  • @anavidlak3052
    @anavidlak3052 6 років тому +14

    Quarter world is a awesome place to visit! It's a bar with a cool arcade attached. I always have fun going there!

    • @ArtofBrandonTruster
      @ArtofBrandonTruster 5 років тому

      Does Ground Kontrol still exist downtown? It is a place that matches your description.

  • @that_norwegian_nerd2003
    @that_norwegian_nerd2003 5 років тому +5

    Hearing you talk about the trams made me think about all the times I used to ride on them when I was younger. OHSU (The college that the trams are connected to) is the place where I got diagnosed with type one Diabetes when I was five. I'm nineteen now and I still go there for my Diabetes appointments. I always like to look at the trams because of the nostalgia I get from it.

  • @misteratwood
    @misteratwood 4 роки тому +5

    I love how much you love doughnuts. Every video, doughnut recommendations!

  • @alexvanderkooy
    @alexvanderkooy 4 роки тому +28

    Just wanted to say, been watching travel vlogs for awhile now and you are one of my top 5 favorites for sure. Love that you do the voice over after. Super HQ. Well prepared, edited, and produced. Kudos my dude.

    • @HappyHermitt
      @HappyHermitt 2 роки тому

      The negative comments are due to the amount of whining you Portlanders do about everything and everything political. Anyone opposite of far left isnt welcome and you know it. That's 100% fascism.
      So yes, negativity will follow Portland until Portland can accept different opinions, ideas, and thoughts without resorting to violence, vandalism, and fascism, etc.
      Time to grow up.
      Anyo

  • @user-nn8xo5jb2u
    @user-nn8xo5jb2u 5 років тому +8

    I highly recommend 'Eem' on N Williams - one of the most amazing culinary experiences I've ever had, serving dishes unlike anything I've ever eaten. And I love 'Cider Bite' on NW Hoyt (so many yummy ciders) & 'Wailua Shave Ice' on W Burnside, both in the Pearl. 'Salt & Straw' had a seasonal lemon blueberry flavor earlier this summer that was mind blowing, but the Almond Brittle with Salted Ganache is a regular flavor that's fabulous. Portland has sooooooo much to offer that I could go on and on

  • @choosewisely616
    @choosewisely616 3 роки тому +1

    Will be spending a few days in Portland later this month. Thanks for all the great suggestions. Can’t wait!

    • @pdxcorgidad
      @pdxcorgidad Рік тому

      Hope you had a great visit to our Rose City!

  • @oliveri408
    @oliveri408 2 роки тому +5

    Great Notion for the beer!! Best brewery in the northwest!

  • @Andy-Mesa
    @Andy-Mesa 6 років тому +2

    Thanks for mostly sticking to the touristy places.

  • @wendywattnyc
    @wendywattnyc 5 років тому +9

    I really loved Ruby Jewel for ice cream (Marionberry!) and Habibi for their mezza platters!

  • @justnerdystuff
    @justnerdystuff 2 місяці тому

    Stumptown coffee is the best! My daughter lives in Portland and I used to visit there several times a year. However, since I've moved down to New Mexico I haven't been there since 21. Going there in 25.

  • @nayaalwal
    @nayaalwal 6 років тому +29

    Can’t forget the Farmer’s Market!

    • @oliverhoffman4574
      @oliverhoffman4574 4 роки тому

      Ananaya Alwal wait they don’t have that everywhere!?😳🤯

    • @miapdx503
      @miapdx503 3 роки тому

      Saturday Market?

  • @Dnez44901
    @Dnez44901 5 років тому +1

    Oregonians love Portland so much that most have to come check out just what they’re saying about the destination! I love Oregon.

  • @krisoltman-reid9707
    @krisoltman-reid9707 5 років тому +457

    For the love of everything skip Voodoo...

    • @chickenskate9060
      @chickenskate9060 5 років тому +15

      Never skip voodoo they are ok but use a lot of sugar

    • @MaySpitfire
      @MaySpitfire 5 років тому +21

      theyre pretty expensive

    • @illfuckuup1168
      @illfuckuup1168 5 років тому +4

      The only good spot on this list lol

    • @Nattraks
      @Nattraks 5 років тому +16

      They are sex traffickers

    • @maggiek1714
      @maggiek1714 5 років тому +7

      Oatmealman why do you say that

  • @adamschroeder2072
    @adamschroeder2072 2 роки тому +5

    We went and used some of your recommendations and appreciated your insight. Loved the Japanese Gardens and Tea House, Chinese Gardens and Tea House, the Rose Test Garden (Washington Park in general), and the Tram up to the hospital. And Voodoo donuts!
    I’ve got a couple extra ideas should you go back.
    USS Blueback submarine tour - as long as you can handle tight spaces. A lot more interesting than we thought it would have been.
    PDX Dönerländ was a great place to eat but our favorite restaurant was adjacent to Occidental Brewery called Urban German Wursthaus, next to the St. John’s bridge.

  • @friendlyneighborhoodemo8508
    @friendlyneighborhoodemo8508 5 років тому +40

    Us Oregonians like our wine, beer, coffee, and donuts

    • @terkish6203
      @terkish6203 5 років тому +2

      "us Oregonians" I bet you haven't been here 5 years

    • @HerAeolianHarp
      @HerAeolianHarp 5 років тому +1

      We West Coast Americans are lucky that way.

    • @fliguy43
      @fliguy43 5 років тому +3

      And moly

    • @Creepermoss
      @Creepermoss 5 років тому +1

      @@terkish6203 $10 says he's originally from another state, too.

  • @thrasherx9319
    @thrasherx9319 5 років тому +1

    We have lived here for 18 years and you have given us some fresh tips. Great work. Thanks.

  • @scvcnnah
    @scvcnnah 5 років тому +204

    I’m so surprised you didn’t mention the Pittock Mansion!!!!

    • @scvcnnah
      @scvcnnah 5 років тому +3

      olivia bettineski you kidding? I loved it. So much history and charm. Touring the inside was amazing

    • @scvcnnah
      @scvcnnah 5 років тому +3

      olivia bettineski okay lmao

    • @normanclature9819
      @normanclature9819 5 років тому +1

      He wouldn't know about the Pittock Mansionbecause he probably lives someplace light nose hole Nebraska

    • @TixClinix
      @TixClinix 5 років тому

      Savannah Dodson why?

    • @NeuroPulse
      @NeuroPulse 5 років тому

      It looks amazing!

  • @margehatfield9317
    @margehatfield9317 5 років тому +1

    I live in Vancouver WA. Across the river on I-5, we have a downtown River Walk. Excellent place to go an view Portland. Vancouver is less weird then the city of Portland. We like to keep it that eay.

    • @cmedema
      @cmedema 3 роки тому

      Stay normal, Marge.

  • @telahgrove5705
    @telahgrove5705 5 років тому +60

    Oaks Amusement Park in SE Portland. Has 25 rides, a new coaster, a skating rink, food and miniature golf.

    • @kelechi321
      @kelechi321 5 років тому

      I 100% agree.
      My kids loved Oaks park...visting Portland once a year they love going to this amusement park.

    • @ameliaeustice7720
      @ameliaeustice7720 5 років тому

      Telah Grove it’s in Sellwood

    • @ianmccuaig2232
      @ianmccuaig2232 5 років тому

      @@ameliaeustice7720 Sellwood is in Portland... aka its a neighborhood not a city.

    • @ameliaeustice7720
      @ameliaeustice7720 5 років тому

      ian mccuaig I know but oaks park is in sellwood

    • @ianmccuaig2232
      @ianmccuaig2232 5 років тому

      @@ameliaeustice7720 Sellwood is in SE Portland though. I guess I am not sure what you are trying to clarify here.

  • @MR_JESTER556
    @MR_JESTER556 5 років тому +1

    if your going to multnomah falls id highly recommend stopping at crown point on the way back especially at sunrise/sunset. well worth the view and driving scenic route 30 is always fun

  • @rylievankleek7452
    @rylievankleek7452 5 років тому +19

    When he mentioned Tualatin I was so happy cuz that’s where I live. Also recommendation #23 go to a timbers or blazers game the atmosphere there is amazing

    • @dianeericson7900
      @dianeericson7900 4 роки тому

      Have you seen the videos on the Tualatin Valley . org site? A Tualatin Valley Adventure shows how great Portland's backyard is!

  • @bencruzsf
    @bencruzsf 2 роки тому +1

    Great video, thank you! I am planning to visit Portland after 30 years and excited to see how much it has changed!

    • @yuiopoli9601
      @yuiopoli9601 Рік тому

      You'll become disenchanted!
      Honestly, read recent news articles about previous residents returning years later only to have their car's windows broken out three times in a week and all their stuff stolen, or being assaulted by junkies that are in every block and have the police refuse to come to them even if they were shot at!

  • @andybishop8437
    @andybishop8437 6 років тому +3

    As a local, this is a great list. I would add Tasty & Alder for brunch or dinner.

  • @VenkyM-q9o
    @VenkyM-q9o Рік тому

    Beautiful City... I Love Portland

    • @BloomOnOldFarm
      @BloomOnOldFarm 6 місяців тому

      What location do you stay? Do you recommend public transportation?

    • @andrzejszpak688
      @andrzejszpak688 3 місяці тому

      @@BloomOnOldFarmDefinitely use the public transport, its some of the best in the country.

  • @ca1mello
    @ca1mello 4 роки тому +8

    Hey Josh, I've recently had a 3 day stop-by in Portland and, thanks to your tips, I was able to visit Powell's, OHSU Skyline, The Stag Sign and Salt and Straw. Beautiful blue skies and beautiful tips. Congrats!!

  • @rosstorres3543
    @rosstorres3543 4 роки тому

    Beautiful place in Portland I love

  • @willalbright4331
    @willalbright4331 3 роки тому +5

    You need to add Sugar Street Bakery and Bistro on this list. Honestly the cupcakes are Delicious and they are named after Portland streets.... Naito, Pettygrove, Alberta, etc. This place is so popular but still a lot of non locals have no idea about it!

  • @KallyJones
    @KallyJones 4 роки тому

    Damn. I started salivating watching them roll out that biscuit dough. So few places do it right because it takes time and attention to detail.

  • @Italionmex
    @Italionmex 6 років тому +6

    I got a sugar rush just watching those voodoo donuts. Them biscuits though oh my. A video highlighting you’re favorite beers and breweries sounds like a great idea.

    • @JeffaHensley
      @JeffaHensley 6 років тому +1

      Italionmex2015 voodoo donuts is stupid.

  • @scottm2553
    @scottm2553 5 років тому

    So many good date ideas...

  • @elenamerezh1894
    @elenamerezh1894 5 років тому +328

    I live in Portland and I haven’t even heard of a lot of these places 😂🤦‍♀️

  • @freebird127
    @freebird127 5 років тому

    Best introduction of Portland I watched so far.

  • @chickenskate9060
    @chickenskate9060 5 років тому +13

    If u don't live in Portland cause I live here the festival's are the rose festival and cinco de mayo and rose is near summer and cinco is from May 4 to the 6 but beware of the many homeless people oh and busy Multnomah falls it's beautiful

    • @ArtofBrandonTruster
      @ArtofBrandonTruster 5 років тому

      Wow, you just summed up another reason why I can't stand Portland. Was that thing you wrote up there supposed to be some sort of sentence? Go drink some more tap water, I don't think you've had enough...

    • @ameliaeustice7720
      @ameliaeustice7720 5 років тому +1

      the beans Art & Music what’s your problem with my home

    • @ArtofBrandonTruster
      @ArtofBrandonTruster 5 років тому

      @@ameliaeustice7720 It's full of fake hippies with all of their fake "love" and stupid LOA religions. It is full of passive-aggressive backstabbers who use you for a free ride. Cost of living is high. California is taking over. All sorts of reasons to not like Portland. I loved it at first until all of the fake revealed itself to me.

    • @emsnewssupkis6453
      @emsnewssupkis6453 4 роки тому

      No more 'festivals' now it is nonstop RIOTS. Dead city walking.

  • @niaw3995
    @niaw3995 4 роки тому

    Von Ebert's Brewing has great beer and great wings! We live in Pennsylvania and visit Portland/Eugene often, and Von Ebert's is a regular for us.

  • @waitnformyedward
    @waitnformyedward 5 років тому +4

    The Duck House (by Portland State University) is a great restaurant in general, but my fav is the soup dumplings

  • @shagwellington
    @shagwellington 5 років тому +1

    Two donut shopes. He really likes doughnuts. I liked this video. He moved right along.

  • @JoaquinParker
    @JoaquinParker 5 років тому +4

    I live in PDX and appreciate all these places. Your video is so well done! Every single one of these is an absolute MUST if you need Portland in a nutshell.

  • @tonyball4412
    @tonyball4412 5 років тому +1

    I'm visiting Portland for the first time next week from San Francisco and I plan on visiting Great Notion Brewery! Cheers!

  • @loganmedford4241
    @loganmedford4241 6 років тому +8

    Hey gotta tell you guys I live in Portland and theres alot of things to do if you just walk down divson some of the few places I recommend or PDX sliders de Nicholas montage definitely check out some of the food carts

    • @ThroughMyLens
      @ThroughMyLens  6 років тому

      Thanks for the tips!

    • @ArtofBrandonTruster
      @ArtofBrandonTruster 5 років тому

      Nah, I would rather just avoid Portland altogether. It is too bad, too, I still have legit friends who live out there who aren't from there. Maybe that is why they aren't shitty people?

    • @Creepermoss
      @Creepermoss 5 років тому

      @@ArtofBrandonTruster Most of the really shitty "locals", came from California in the last 25 years. The actual locals do treat visitors poorly, because they have to deal with the ones who stayed.

  • @alexthegreat062
    @alexthegreat062 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you so much for this. Im going to Portland this summer

  • @yessiare5883
    @yessiare5883 5 років тому +67

    Don't forget to get stuck in traffic! What is a 10-15 min drive takes over a hour.

    • @jimmywong6231
      @jimmywong6231 5 років тому +8

      Just try to drive in L.A

    • @juljasmaharchive
      @juljasmaharchive 5 років тому +1

      spigetfinner 17 L.A is as bad as portland

    • @TasteLikeChicken
      @TasteLikeChicken 5 років тому +4

      Yessi Rice ...and the driver stuck behind you is thinking the same thing...and the driver stuck behind the driver stuck behind you is thinking the same thing and the driver stuck behind the driver stuck behind the driver stuck behind you is thinking the same thing....if you’re driving in traffic then your part of the problem that you’re creating...and complaining is not the solution.

    • @amdz4696
      @amdz4696 4 роки тому +1

      Traffic ain't so bad right now..

  • @Basura90731
    @Basura90731 Рік тому

    Only had a few hours in Portland. All the recommendations were spot on! Loved the tram ride and Mill Ends park.

  • @queenofadventure
    @queenofadventure 6 років тому +24

    Great video! You should check out Vista House for sunset! Auhmazing!

    • @ThroughMyLens
      @ThroughMyLens  6 років тому

      Thanks for the suggestion, I will have to check that out!

    • @itsmidtrib1569
      @itsmidtrib1569 6 років тому +2

      No please stay in your own state

    • @chickenskate9060
      @chickenskate9060 5 років тому

      Vista is the best I rode with my cousin up there at the begging of February and it was perfect no wind nice and cool

  • @gilliganmcneuter4550
    @gilliganmcneuter4550 6 місяців тому

    This is a great video! There are some pretty terrible travel vlogs featuring Portland that came up first in my search results and I'm glad I found this one. Thank youuuu!!

  • @Earthmoonstars-el6rd
    @Earthmoonstars-el6rd 6 років тому +14

    Make sure you are making between 150 thousand to 250 thousand a year if you want to live there because that's what it takes to live in Portland OR nowadays. Nice place to visit.

    • @heatherkaye8653
      @heatherkaye8653 5 років тому +1

      Horseshoe 2398 , the median income in Portland is close to $90,000! I just found that out, and now so much stuff makes sense. I now understand why every day is a financial struggle! meh

    • @Earthmoonstars-el6rd
      @Earthmoonstars-el6rd 5 років тому +5

      @@heatherkaye8653$90,000 is about right but the point is, Portland has gone mad over the years on how much you must make in order to live. It's like a bunch of crooks in Portland got together to see what they can do in order to make 10s of millions of dollars off the people.

    • @Nattraks
      @Nattraks 5 років тому +1

      ​@@Earthmoonstars-el6rd People are reading Culture of Critique

  • @hesspet
    @hesspet 5 років тому +2

    Damm, Portland is on the other side of the globe. I've to visit Portland before I die. It's time.

  • @ayyuh2200
    @ayyuh2200 5 років тому +5

    My great grandpa worked on the St. John's bridge

  • @Johlibaptist
    @Johlibaptist 4 роки тому +1

    Excellent video. I know Portland well and you have shown it in a great light. Well done!

  • @0Rachizzle0
    @0Rachizzle0 5 років тому +16

    People are so aggressive 😂 Portland is a great city with lots to offer! It's a reasonably affordable city to visit compared to other touristy cities. It's fun and quirky. It's no more dangerous or drug ridden than other big cities 🤷🏼‍♀️ Good video

    • @phorewhoresman1897
      @phorewhoresman1897 5 років тому +4

      You obviously don't live in Portland.

    • @charlespapak6464
      @charlespapak6464 5 років тому

      I do, and besides nutty tramps, it’s great

    • @miapdx503
      @miapdx503 3 роки тому +1

      Well said Rachael! It's a beautiful city, the whole nation is going through something but we're just fine! ☺

  • @wallflowercommenter3610
    @wallflowercommenter3610 5 років тому

    I recommend OMSI, Departure at the Nines, the Tilt, Farmer markets, just walking around forest park, and for coffee, stumptown and heart

  • @natalirodriguez3880
    @natalirodriguez3880 5 років тому +7

    The rose garden is beautifulllll

  • @william101ization
    @william101ization 5 років тому

    A great place to check out in Portland is Pearl Bakery on NW 9th Avenue and NW Couch Street. They have many great coffee concoctions and alot of unique pastries.

  • @onecookielater
    @onecookielater 5 років тому +6

    The Witch's Castle wasn't a house. It's the remains of a public restroom that was destroyed during the Columbus Day Storm in 1962.

  • @JJR93
    @JJR93 2 роки тому +2

    I'm considering a trip to Portland in November, so this is very helpful, thanks!

  • @bayleighconnors4160
    @bayleighconnors4160 4 роки тому +2

    You should check out Jenni's Sacred grounds when you're here next. They have awesome food the best coffee and the owner does a lot of amazing things for her community.

  • @JinCaloyPinoYJuanderer
    @JinCaloyPinoYJuanderer 3 роки тому +1

    I love your videos!! We will surely visit some of your recommendations in portland.thank you!!

  • @joshuaray4038
    @joshuaray4038 5 років тому +5

    Alright I'm a Portland local and still found this video actually useful.

    • @deeatlanta7060
      @deeatlanta7060 5 років тому

      Am from Atlanta need a plug-in from out there

    • @ameliaeustice7720
      @ameliaeustice7720 5 років тому

      What about the art museum,OMSI i didn’t seem that on the list

  • @brucewarlick2160
    @brucewarlick2160 5 років тому +1

    Bent shovel brewery, stone cliff inn, Glendoveer golf and tennis walking trails, Sellwood antique shops

  • @Fernyg323
    @Fernyg323 6 років тому +3

    Great video. I’ll be out in Portland for work but I’m definitely gonna hit some spots you recommend. Thank you!,

  • @thelonelybarbarian
    @thelonelybarbarian 5 років тому

    great notion and prost! those are the only beer places you need

  • @pdxballoons3013
    @pdxballoons3013 5 років тому +15

    Um.. Portland Saturday Market!? (Sundays too!) A fantastic way to experience what Portland is all about. TONS of local artist, vendors, and street performers! Every weekend from March to Christmas!
    Portland is a fantastic place to VISIT nowadays. But please don't move here. The housing situation has gotten pretty tough. Instead, bring your weird experiences and the spirit of Portland back home with you! :)

    • @windexofficial
      @windexofficial 5 років тому +1

      aAh, I love the Saturday market! Living in Hillsboro, it's fairly accessible to me, and I love checking out the new booths

  • @ffrreeddyy123456
    @ffrreeddyy123456 5 років тому

    Shoulda shouted hoodie out to visit in the Gorge if the falls are packed. And we have a few great vineyards making some delicious wine too.

  • @Flavormaster85
    @Flavormaster85 6 років тому +32

    Awe man. You missed screen door. Such a dope place to eat.

    • @ThroughMyLens
      @ThroughMyLens  6 років тому

      I have been there before, it is a great spot as well!

    • @angelabaldwin5460
      @angelabaldwin5460 5 років тому +1

      For transplant millennial wanna be Portlanders. People only go there because they have no ties to any cultural places here.

    • @sunsetprojector
      @sunsetprojector 5 років тому +2

      @@angelabaldwin5460 oof, who hurt you?

    • @angelabaldwin5460
      @angelabaldwin5460 5 років тому +1

      Daniela Rivera
      My Love... The property developers and the people who especially come to soak into the creative scene. I, and my beautiful friends from way back spent my life starting projects and going forward with another hundredfold. Finally, after 50 years in my hometown, my rent is far too high. Two jobs does not make it. I have no contempt for folks who have endeavored to come here...Love, I meet and love so many. My issue is start your own. I see too many tech people expecting to come to the old contingent. We did this far before the internet existed. Think about how I must feel. I was not trying to be intolerant but I well see now how that comes across. I grew up at the top of Cathedral Park. My heart breaks. Please understand. Gal, what about how your hometown was it that brought you here? XOXOXOXXXXX

    • @angelabaldwin5460
      @angelabaldwin5460 5 років тому

      Daniela Rivera and Thank you for your lovely and dignified response.

  • @realtruthseeker521
    @realtruthseeker521 5 років тому

    Thanks going for several days. Can’t wait for the bookstore.

  • @upperleftcoastchelseafan7718
    @upperleftcoastchelseafan7718 5 років тому +23

    I'm so old I remember when Saturday Market used to be the hippest thing to do in Portland. There are still great places and great things to do but there's also too much traffic, junkies and crime now. Guess that's to be expected given it's meteoric growth and influx of people from mostly Cali. If you can afford it and are lucky enough to secure tickets try and catch a Timbers MLS match at Providence Park, built in 1926 and gone through extensive renovation it's as close to an old school English football stadium that you'll find in the US. Now if they would just ditch that field turf and install a hybrid pitch like a real and proper English stadium I could die a happy man. We used to go up to the Witch's Castle all the time as teenagers and smoke weed while keeping an eye out for narcs. Now we just sit at home and smoke weed with our neighbors who are cops, ahh the benefits of legal recreational Mary-e-wanna.

    • @stephenharris5532
      @stephenharris5532 5 років тому +1

      Spot on! Also a Portland native and I remember when Hawthorne started to become super trendy and I was so happy since I lived in the neighborhood. Hawthorne and Saturday market were the place to go for hippy trinkets and wondering around. It's a shame everything has gotten so crowded and expensive, but it's still a super dope city.

    • @dianeericson7900
      @dianeericson7900 4 роки тому +1

      Are you old enough to remember the shallow concrete pool that we could wade in? How about the downtown Morrow's Nut House, pre Lloyd Center? Best cashews ever! Speaking of L.C. how about skating on real ice and watching the Zamboni smooth it out while waiting to be among the first on the fresh ice?

    • @maureensmith4451
      @maureensmith4451 4 роки тому

      First place I ever ate gelato was at the Sat Market when I was a teenager. It was mind blowing.

  • @gabi4186
    @gabi4186 3 роки тому

    Wonderful video! Thank you.

  • @erickavillela5170
    @erickavillela5170 5 років тому +5

    I live in Portland I love it here

  • @charleshereth7283
    @charleshereth7283 5 років тому +2

    I live I tualatin and my uncle works for ponzi& lives in Portland. We always go to visit them and I’ve been to almost all of these places and I didn’t realize how much I take for granted. I love portland

  • @lilybissonette6859
    @lilybissonette6859 4 роки тому +2

    Ahhh I live here I love pips donuts go there all the time pls pls go there if u visit

  • @EMStechy
    @EMStechy 5 років тому

    Also a family owned brewery near Sherwood Oregon is wolves and people. They make their own beer and very nice community based winery. Recommend checking it out. They could use the support right now

  • @BK-yf2fu
    @BK-yf2fu 5 років тому +5

    The Bonneville fist hatchery near Bonneville dam is a spot not to be missed, i think!

    • @dan_hitchman007
      @dan_hitchman007 5 років тому

      And watch how few fish actually make it through the dam system. I went as a kid and it was teaming with salmon. Not anymore. The dams (and over fishing and pollution) are killing them off.

    • @nathanstrong9598
      @nathanstrong9598 4 роки тому +1

      It’s mostly because of the sea lions, they have swam all the way up to the dam and eat the fish. But they are considered endangered and cannot be killed, or removed.

  • @thewanderingisraelite
    @thewanderingisraelite Рік тому

    Very good..! Speedy and informative at the same time..!!

  • @danmeyers708
    @danmeyers708 5 років тому +12

    If you come to Portland please bring extra large garbage bags. It seems we've forgotten how to keep it clean!

    • @rickcomer8497
      @rickcomer8497 5 років тому

      The thing I've noticed in Portland is a lack of public garbage cans (atleast on eastside). If you have some trash, you better be prepared to schlep it around with you until you get home.

  • @LindseyDominguez
    @LindseyDominguez 4 роки тому

    Grew up in Portland and currently live in Albuquerque, NM. Love the shout out to Ex Novo as they are from NM and have a taproom here as well. A fave spot to visit when we got back up to PDX and have breakfast is def City State Diner for us or Fat City Cafe in Multnomah.

  • @annaprutsko7343
    @annaprutsko7343 5 років тому +30

    You forgot to say about Oregon zoo, Cristal Spring Garden and 7 waterfalls.

    • @yailensoto4034
      @yailensoto4034 5 років тому +2

      oaks park 🤷🏽‍♀️

    • @bibleortraditions
      @bibleortraditions 4 роки тому +1

      The one zoo where the animals are actually out and playing. Unlike L.A and San Diego zoos.

    • @oliverhoffman4574
      @oliverhoffman4574 4 роки тому

      Yailen soto there’s theme parks everywhere and oaks park is pretty average

    • @oliverhoffman4574
      @oliverhoffman4574 4 роки тому

      I don’t think our zoo is much better than any other zoo

    • @emsnewssupkis6453
      @emsnewssupkis6453 4 роки тому

      All of Portland, OR is now a zoo with the animals wearing black clothing and killing/looting/burning the city to the ground.

  • @williamhutchinson8881
    @williamhutchinson8881 2 роки тому

    Perfect vid! Quick and to the point! Spanks!

  • @ceyrrahlmfao9288
    @ceyrrahlmfao9288 5 років тому +8

    They forgot oaks park Ik it’s near Gresham but still it’s in Portland....

    • @ceyrrahlmfao9288
      @ceyrrahlmfao9288 5 років тому

      Madison Nelson yes it is I live in Gresham you dumbass

    • @mcgoldrickarellano
      @mcgoldrickarellano 5 років тому +1

      Oaks park is near Sellwood-Moreland on the Willamette. Get your areas correct. Gresham is next to Troutdale. Near the Sandy river.

    • @mcgoldrickarellano
      @mcgoldrickarellano 5 років тому

      Nugget Nationz I’m thinking you’re confusing Mt Scott community center that has a skate rink and a pool.

    • @ceyrrahlmfao9288
      @ceyrrahlmfao9288 5 років тому

      horacio arellano and it dosent have a pool

    • @Creepermoss
      @Creepermoss 5 років тому

      @@ceyrrahlmfao9288 Oaks park is south of Portland, Gresham is to the east. You either don't live in Portland, or you're really bad with directions. Like, REALLY bad.

  • @FiendishFatty
    @FiendishFatty 5 років тому

    I can’t wait to go to Portland.

  • @amberwilson1977
    @amberwilson1977 5 років тому +4

    Ooooh I’m going this weekend 😍

  • @andrewgorgey2127
    @andrewgorgey2127 4 роки тому

    Well done. Thanks for taking the time to make this and share. Good foundation.

  • @jackrundle1398
    @jackrundle1398 5 років тому +3

    Fun fact: the witches castle is often used by high school students late at night on weekends for huge parties and smoke sessions.

    • @gwenvolkov1451
      @gwenvolkov1451 5 років тому

      Good to know! I'll put a tip-in for the police so they can make sure no dumbass kids like you are ruining the area.

  • @JAZZY2REALZ
    @JAZZY2REALZ 4 роки тому

    Thank you sharing!