Portland’s Top 5 Spots

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angeleka when planning your trip to
Portland budget in some time to visit
these five attractions number one the
classical Chinese garden the garden
occupies an entire city block near
Chinatown and was conceived as a
microcosm of the natural world the
garden offers a series of composed
vistas and vegetation the gardens
official name land su yon means Garden
of awakening organs number two the
Oregon Zoo resting on 64 acres in
Washington Park and providing shelter
for more than 1,000 animals the zoo has
become one of the state’s largest
attractions animal habitats replicate
natural environments and the zoo works
diligently to protect endangered species
and prevent threatened ones from
becoming extinct attractions within the
zoo includes sections that mimic the
terrains of Africa Alaska the Amazon
rainforest and the savanna number three
the Portland saturday market looking for
a souvenir for your travels or just an
immediate taste of Portland head to the
saturday market a weekend event that’s
held in the city since 1970 for the
market is perfect for gift shopping or
just absorbing the sights and sounds of
Portland and people watching number 4
forest park it’s the country’s largest
urban forest located within the city
encompass a more than 5,000 acres it’s
filled with 40 miles of hiking and
equestrian trails the park can be found
on the eastern portion of the northwest
hills and it’s only 10 minutes from
downtown if you’re a wildlife lover it’s
almost guaranteed that you’ll catch
glimpses of an abundance of local
and fauna number five Governor Tom
McCall’s waterfront park even in bad
weather a multitude of people congregate
along the waterfront and on nice days
families bikers bladers and joggers all
find a way to coexist peacefully
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