Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #8 in Portland, United States

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Number of sights 11 sights
Distance 8.2 km
Ascend 480 m
Descend 291 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: Alphabet Historic District

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The Alphabet Historic District, is a historic district in the Northwest District of Portland, Oregon which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. It is 156.9 acres (63.5 ha) in area and includes 478 contributing buildings. It is roughly bounded by NW Lovejoy St., NW Marshall St., NW 17th Ave., W. Burnside St., and NW 24th Ave.

Wikipedia: Alphabet Historic District (EN)

363 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 2: Congregation Beth Israel

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Congregation Beth Israel is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 1931 NW Flanders Street, Portland, Oregon, in the United States.

Wikipedia: Congregation Beth Israel (Portland, Oregon) (EN), Website

432 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 3: 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)

659 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 4: King's Hill Historic District

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King's Hill Historic District Ian Poellet (User:Werewombat) / CC BY-SA 4.0

King's Hill Historic District, located in southwest Portland, Oregon, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Wikipedia: King's Hill Historic District (EN)

354 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: Vista Bridge

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The Vista Bridge is an arch bridge for vehicles and pedestrians located in Portland, Oregon, United States. It connects the areas of King's Hill and Vista Ridge which are both in the Goose Hollow neighborhood. The MAX Light Rail line and Jefferson Street/Canyon Road travel under the bridge, and Vista Avenue crosses the bridge.

Wikipedia: Vista Bridge (EN)

591 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 6: Packard Service Building

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The Packard Service Building is a building located in northwest Portland, Oregon listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Wikipedia: Packard Service Building (EN)

511 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 7: Loyal B. Stearns Memorial

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The Loyal B. Stearns Memorial Fountain, also known as the Judge Loyal B. Stearns Memorial Fountain, is an outdoor 1941 drinking fountain and sculpture by the design firm A. E. Doyle and Associates, located in Portland, Oregon. It was erected in Washington Park in honor of the former Oregon judge Loyal B. Stearns.

Wikipedia: Loyal B. Stearns Memorial Fountain (EN)

1416 meters / 17 minutes

Sight 8: Portland Japanese Garden

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The Portland Japanese Garden is a traditional Japanese garden occupying 12 acres, located within Washington Park in the West Hills of Portland, Oregon, United States. It is operated as a private non-profit organization, which leased the site from the city in the early 1960s. Stephen D. Bloom has been the chief executive officer of the Portland Japanese Garden since 2005.

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1838 meters / 22 minutes

Sight 9: Hoyt Arboretum Visitor Center

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Hoyt Arboretum is a public park in Portland, Oregon, which is part of the complex of parks collectively known as Washington Park. The 189-acre (76 ha) arboretum is located atop a ridge in the Tualatin Mountains two miles (3.2 km) west of downtown Portland. Hoyt has 12 miles of hiking trails, two miles of accessible paved trails, and is open free to the public all year. About 350,000 visitors per year visit the arboretum.

Wikipedia: Hoyt Arboretum (EN), Website

1300 meters / 16 minutes

Sight 10: Oregon Zoo

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The Oregon Zoo, originally the Portland Zoo and later the Washington Park Zoo, is a zoo located in Washington Park, Portland, Oregon, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of downtown Portland. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest zoo west of the Mississippi River.

Wikipedia: Oregon Zoo (EN), Website

786 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 11: Vietnam Veterans of Oregon Memorial

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Vietnam Veterans of Oregon MemorialChristopher from Portland, USA / CC BY 2.0

The Oregon Vietnam Veterans Memorial is an 8-acre (0.03 km2) outdoor war memorial dedicated to Oregonians who served in the Vietnam War. It is located in Portland, Oregon's Washington Park at 45.5120°N 122.71857°W. The memorial was dedicated in 1987, inspired in 1982 by visits to the national Vietnam Veterans Memorial by five veterans and the parents of a Marine killed in Vietnam. Landscape architecture firm Walker Macy of Portland designed the memorial, while construction labor and materials were almost entirely volunteer donations.The font used in the memorial was created for the exclusive use of the Memorial. It was designed by Janis Price, and is called Hoyt, in recognition of the Arboretum.

Wikipedia: Oregon Vietnam Veterans Memorial (EN), Website

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