Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #4 in Portland, United States

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Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 9.8 km
Ascend 228 m
Descend 214 m

Explore Portland in United States with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in PortlandIndividual Sights in Portland

Sight 1: Hawthorne Bridge

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The Hawthorne Bridge is a truss bridge with a vertical lift that spans the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, joining Hawthorne Boulevard and Madison Street. It is the oldest vertical-lift bridge in operation in the United States and the oldest highway bridge in Portland. It is also the busiest bicycle and transit bridge in Oregon, with over 8,000 cyclists and 800 TriMet buses daily. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in November 2012.

Wikipedia: Hawthorne Bridge (EN)

1424 meters / 17 minutes

Sight 2: East Portland Grand Avenue Historic District

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The East Portland Grand Avenue Historic District, located in southeast Portland, Oregon, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The district includes approximately 20 city blocks on or near Southeast Grand Avenue on the east side of the Willamette River, roughly bounded on the south by SE Main Street, north by SE Ankeny Street, west by SE Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, and east by SE Seventh Avenue. Most structures in the district are commercial buildings rising two to three stories. Immediately to the west of the historic district is Portland's east side industrial area, and to the east are industrial and residential areas.

Wikipedia: East Portland Grand Avenue Historic District (EN)

296 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: Inversion +/-

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Inversion +/- Original work: Annie Han and Daniel MihalyoDepiction: Another Believer / CC-BY-SA-4.0

Inversion: Plus Minus is a pair of outdoor sculptures designed by artists and architects Annie Han and Daniel Mihalyo, located in southeast Portland, Oregon. The sculptures, constructed from weathered steel angle iron, are sited near the Morrison Bridge and Hawthorne Bridge along Southeast Grand Avenue and represent "ghosts" of former buildings. The installation on Belmont Street emphasizes "negative space" while the sculpture on Hawthorne Street appears as a more solid matrix of metal. According to the artists, the works are reminiscent of industrial buildings that existed on the project sites historically. Inversion was funded by the two percent for art ordinance as part of the expansion of the Eastside Portland Streetcar line and is managed by the Regional Arts & Culture Council.

Wikipedia: Inversion: Plus Minus (EN)

760 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 4: Echo Gate

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Echo Gate Original work: Ean Eldred and the architectural firm RiggaDepiction: User:Another Believer / Fair use

Echo Gate is an outdoor 2001 sculpture by Ean Eldred and the architectural firm Rigga, located along the Eastbank Esplanade in Portland, Oregon, United States. It was funded by the City of Portland Development Commission's Percent for Art program, and is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council.

Wikipedia: Echo Gate (EN)

219 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Ghost Ship

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Ghost Ship Original work: James Harrison and RiggaDepiction: User:Another Believer / Fair use

Ghost Ship is an outdoor 2001 sculpture by James Harrison and Rigga, a group of local artists, located along the Eastbank Esplanade in Portland, Oregon. It is made of copper, stainless steel, art glass, and two lamps. It is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council.

Wikipedia: Ghost Ship (sculpture) (EN)

1123 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 6: Japanese American Historical Plaza

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Japanese American Historical Plaza is a plaza in Portland, Oregon's Tom McCall Waterfront Park, located where the Portland Japantown once stood.

Wikipedia: Japanese American Historical Plaza (EN)

321 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 7: Friendship Circle

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Friendship Circle Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives / Attribution

Friendship Circle is a collaborative art installation by American artist Lee Kelly and musician Michael Stirling, located in Portland, Oregon's Tom McCall Waterfront Park, in the United States. The installation features a stainless steel sculpture with two 20-foot towers, designed by Kelly, and a 35-minute score composed by Stirling. It celebrates the sister city relationship between Portland and Sapporo, Japan.

Wikipedia: Friendship Circle (sculpture) (EN)

503 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 8: Darcelle XV

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Darcelle XV Showplace is a drag venue in Portland, Oregon, opened and operated by drag performer Darcelle XV.

Wikipedia: Darcelle XV Showplace (EN), Website

570 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 9: Universal Peace & Baby Elephant

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Universal Peace & Baby Elephant Original work: Unknown artistDepiction: Another Believer / CC-BY-SA-4.0

Da Tung and Xi'an Bao, is an outdoor 2002 bronze sculpture, located at the North Park Blocks in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. The sculptor is unknown. It is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council.

Wikipedia: Da Tung and Xi'an Bao Bao (EN)

521 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 10: Daddy Long Legs

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Daddy Long Legs Original work: Mel KatzDepiction: Another Believer / Fair use

Daddy Long Legs is an outdoor 2006 painted aluminum sculpture by Mel Katz, located in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is maintained by the Regional Arts & Culture Council.

Wikipedia: Daddy Long Legs (sculpture) (EN)

127 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: Floribunda

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Floribunda Original work: Mark CalderonDepiction: Another Believer / Fair use

Floribunda is an outdoor 1998 bronze sculpture by American artist Mark Calderon, installed in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council, which administers the work.

Wikipedia: Floribunda (sculpture) (EN)

86 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: Interlocking Forms

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Interlocking Forms Original work: Donald WilsonDepiction: Another Believer / Fair use

Interlocking Forms is an outdoor 1977 Indiana Limestone sculpture by Donald Wilson, located in downtown Portland, Oregon.

Wikipedia: Interlocking Forms (EN)

422 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 13: Gilbert Building

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The Gilbert Building, also known as the Jacobs Building and Taylor Hotel, is a historic building located in downtown Portland, Oregon listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Wikipedia: Gilbert Building (Portland, Oregon) (EN)

175 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 14: Fountain for Company H

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Fountain for Company H, also known as Second Oregon Company Volunteers, is a 1914 fountain and war memorial designed by John H. Beaver, installed in Portland, Oregon's Plaza Blocks, in the United States. Dedicated to the men of Company H of the 2nd Oregon Volunteer Infantry Regiment killed in service during the Spanish–American War, the limestone and bronze memorial was installed in Lownsdale Square in 1914. It is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council. The memorial has been included in published walking tours of Portland.

Wikipedia: Fountain for Company H (EN)

448 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 15: Keller Auditorium

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Keller Auditorium, formerly known as the Portland Municipal Auditorium, the Portland Public Auditorium, and the Portland Civic Auditorium, is a performing arts center located on Clay Street in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. It is part of the Portland's Centers for the Arts. Opened in 1917, the venue first changed names in 1966, being renamed again in 2000 in honor of a $1.5 million renovation donation by Richard B. Keller. An extensive remodeling and modernization in 1967–68 effectively changed its original exterior appearance beyond recognition.

Wikipedia: Keller Auditorium (EN), Website

154 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 16: Keller Fountain Park

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Keller Fountain Park is a city park in downtown Portland, Oregon. Originally named Forecourt Fountain or Auditorium Forecourt, the 0.92-acre (0.37 ha) park opened in 1970 across Third Avenue from what was then Civic Auditorium. In 1978, the park was renamed after Ira C. Keller, head of the Portland Development Commission (PDC) from 1958 to 1972. Civic Auditorium was renamed as Keller Auditorium in 2000, but is named in honor of Ira's son, Richard B. Keller.

Wikipedia: Keller Fountain Park (EN), Website

714 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 17: Hōlon

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Hōlon Original work: Donald WilsonDepiction: Another Believer / Fair use

Holon, also known as Hōlon, is an outdoor stone sculpture by Donald Wilson, located in the South Park Blocks in Portland, Oregon, United States. It was originally commissioned in 1978–1979 and re-carved in 2003–2004. It is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council, which administers the work.

Wikipedia: Holon (sculpture) (EN)

513 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 18: From Within, Shalom

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From Within, Shalom Original work: Steve GillmanDepiction: Another Believer / CC-BY-SA-4.0

From Within Shalom, or From Within, Shalom, is an outdoor 1984 granite sculpture by Steve Gillman, installed outside St. James Lutheran Church in Portland, Oregon, in the United States.

Wikipedia: From Within Shalom (EN)

1275 meters / 15 minutes

Sight 19: Facing the Crowd

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Facing the Crowd Michael Stutz (artwork only) / CC-BY-SA-3.0

Facing the Crowd is a series of two outdoor sculptures by American artist Michael Stutz, located outside of Providence Park in Portland, Oregon, in the United States. Composed of silicon bronze, the sculptures depict faces of a laughing man and a smiling boy. They were funded by the City of Portland's Percent for Art program and were installed in 2001, during a major remodel of the outdoor sports venue then known as PGE Park.

Wikipedia: Facing the Crowd (EN)

124 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 20: Howard's Way

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Howard's Way Original work: Lee KellyDepiction: Another Believer / Fair use

Howard's Way is an outdoor 2007 art installation comprising four stainless steel sculptures by American artist Lee Kelly, located in downtown Portland, Oregon.

Wikipedia: Howard's Way (sculpture) (EN)

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