Ports of Call - USA - Oregon - Portland
Portland is a city of parks, outdoor artwork, coffee carts, microbreweries, bridges and bookstores, of sumptuous dining and splendid hotels, all easily accessed and linked by a superb light-rail system. So cruise passengers embarking on a river cruise will find it easy to reach Portland's variety of hotels.
Within a short drive of Portland's downtown core natural wonders like the Columbia River Gorge, Mount Hood (a dormant volcano with year-round skiing), the Willamette Valley Wine Country and the rugged Oregon coastline await visitors.
For more than a decade, Portland has been known as the epicenter of America’s craft-brewing renaissance. With 23 breweries in the city limits and 34 breweries in the metro area, Portland is the USA's microbrew industry leader.
Just a reminder that it is not all beer in Portland – with more than 1.5-million books and occupying an entire city block, Powell’s in Portland is the USA's largest independent bookstore.
Portland is alive with attractions for the family – like the interactive Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (home of the Hunt for Red October submarine), the Oregon Maritime Center & Museum, and Oregon Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. The Portland Children’s Museum is part of a rich group of attractions in Washington Park – the Oregon Zoo, the Forest Discovery Center, the International Rose Test Garden, the Japanese Garden and Hoyt Arboretum.
Photo: The Queen of the West cruising the Columbia Gorge near Portland. Photo courtesy Majestic America Line.ATTRACTIONS
Main attractions in Portland, Oregon include:
Micro Breweries
interactive Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
Oregon Maritime Center & Museum,
Oregon Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
Portland Childrens Museum
Oregon Zoo
Forest Discovery Center
International Rose Test Garden
Japanese Garden
Hoyt Arboretum.
Powell's bookstore
Columbia River Gorge
Mount Hood
Willamette Valley Wine Country
Oregon coastline