Portland

Accommodations at the Ace are more like hipster lofts than the stereotypical stuffy rooms of cookie-cutter hotels throughout the world, and... Read more

Portland is super compact for easy walking, but the real modus operandi for locals on the move is via two wheels. Bike lanes – wide ones – abound throughout, and many streets are festooned with big white “sharrows” (signs showing a biker and two big arrows painted onto the pavement, indicating that cars need to share the road). Rent some wheels downtown at Waterfront Bikes. (Photo: Waterfront Bikes)

The 5,000-acre Forest Park is one of the biggest urban parks in the world, filled with old-growth forest and a network of easily navigable... Read more

Portland International Airport is only a 20-minute drive from downtown. Take a taxi or, easier and almost as fast, ride the TriMet MAX light rail. Buy a $2.50 ticket in the baggage claim area, and board the train just outside the door at the southern edge of the terminal. (Photo: M.O. Stevens)

The golden era of Hollywood is the theme of the deLuxe, which opened in 2006. Just blocks from PGE Park for Portland Timbers soccer games... Read more

Hotel Lucia has fast evolved from boutique newcomer to Portland hotspot. With Pulitzer Prize-winning photographs in the lobby and pillows... Read more

One of Portland’s newest hotels, this chic establishment sits among the latest developments of Portland State University and adds to... Read more

A genuine city landmark, Jake’s Grill is known for fresh seafood, cowboy-calibre steak, and its spacious and woody bar. Uncomplicated,... Read more

On the slopes just above downtown, enjoy one of the region’s most beloved gardens, the leafy walking trails of the Hoyt Arboretum, as... Read more

Go back to school, drink beer, enjoy a soak in a giant Turkish bath, take in a movie... and repeat. Formerly an elementary school that was... Read more

Chef Gabriel Rucker – yes, those are pigeons tattooed on his arm – has fast ascended the ziggurat of culinary stardom. His cozy... Read more

Set in a Victorian home in the popular Northwest shopping district, Paley’s Place serves Pacific Northwest regional cuisine. Don’t... Read more

One of the best places in Portland to enjoy the Asian influence on West Coast cuisine, but in a certifiably Portlandy joint where people wearing... Read more

Check out one of the best collections of Northwest and Native American art anywhere in the world, as well as an extensive selection of Asian... Read more

Catch a Major League Soccer game at Jeld-Wen Field, home of the Portland Timbers. A recent $31-million renovation made the stadium even more... Read more

A million books. No, really – a million. Probably the biggest and arguably the best independent bookstore in the galaxy, Powell’s... Read more

Portland has a reputation for progressive urban planning, and the buses, light rail, streetcars and plentiful bike lanes all bespeak a city that is easy to navigate. The MAX lines transect the city and major suburbs, while the buses will easily zip you from Alberta Street, in the Northeast District, to the southwest part of downtown. (Photo: Steve Morgan)

This Alberta Arts District favourite is upscale yet un-snobby. Located in an old electric utility building, the Thai restaurant has super-high... Read more

Nearing its centennial, The Benson has retained much of its turn-of-the-last-century ambience and design. With some of the city’s best... Read more

More than a century old, The Governor is part of the triumvirate (which includes The Heathman and The Benson) of iconic Portland hotels. The... Read more

Honoured as a Historic Hotel of America by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, The Heathman manages to remain both classic and current.... Read more

If you want to trade downtown theatre and shopping for the east-side music scene, The Jupiter is your place. Adjacent to the famed Doug Fir... Read more

You must understand that as local staples go, it’s hard to beat the imaginative, off-the-wall, sometimes irreverent and always yummy... Read more