Tour Length: Appr. 3.5 hours
Dates: daily (year round)
Departure Time: 9:00am or 2:00pm (passenger van or bus)
Price: $50 per person (All entry fees included and pick up and drop off at Central Library and select hotels locations in Portland)
Images of Portland
The New Portland City Tour
We don’t just show you the highlights of downtown, we introduce you to the City of Portland. The only city tour in Portland that offers a well-balanced overview of both downtown and surrounding area’s history, culture and current events. Travel through the various parts of the city and visit all the must-see attractions, then we take you on another adventure throughout the various parts of the city neighborhoods, historical buildings, businesses and sights.
Itinerary Summary
Welcome to Portland, the vibrant city of roses, bikes, bridges, art and restaurants on our acclaimed Portland City Tour. Some of the many attractions may include:
1. Downtown Portland: Enjoy the sites of Pioneer Square and learn about the great diversity found in Portland’s downtown area, the historical importance it has played in the state’s history and the fast-growing culture that exists in the City of Portland. Learn about the final resting place of many prominent and notable citizens of Oregon, including many governors and United State Senators and other notable burials in the City of Portland. Here’s just a few you may hear about on our city tour.
a. Lola Baldwin, (1860–1957) first female police officer in the United States
b. Simon Benson, (1852–1942) Portland businessman and philanthropist
c. Abigail Scott Duniway, (1834–1915) women’s rights pioneer
d. Dorothy McCullough Lee, (1902–1981) first female mayor of Portland
e. Henry Pittock, (1836–1919) publisher The Oregonian newspaper
f. Isaac W. Smith, (1826–1897) Pioneer of Portland’s water system
g. Henry Weinhard, (1830–1904) brewer and Portland businessman
2. Portland Food Carts: Whether your tastes run from Greek gyros, Vietnamese Pho, Indian curries, Polish sausages, to Moroccan tagines, you can whet your appetite at Portland Food Carts all over town.
3. Pittock Mansion: A French Renaissance Chateau listed on the national registry of historic places. Enjoy the spectacular views from the grounds of the Pittock Mansion.
4. Portland International Rose Gardens: With our 550 different varieties of Roses and the lush and beautiful Washington Park featuring some of the most amazing cascade mountain views around.
5. Portland Center Backstage Tour: A perfect opportunity for your organization, business or club to learn about what it takes to put together a professional theater production. Let theater professionals take your group on a virtual tour through there state-of-the-art facility, giving you an in-depth look at how we create costumes, sets and new worlds onstage. Learn facts about professional actors, the rehearsal timeline, costume design, creating wigs, props, building sets and other professional theater “fun” facts. The group would see the backstage area for both theaters in the building, dressing rooms, green rooms and the costume shop.
7. Portland Neighborhoods: Some of the most popular neighborhoods may includes Nob Hill, The Pearl District, North Mississippi, Alberta and North Portland, Vista Hills and Council Crest.
9. McMenamins Chapel Pub: Once known as the “Little Chapel of The Chimes” by a National Register of Historical Places, it was renovated from a mortuary into a collection of McMenamins restaurant, microbrewery pub company headquarters. Many historical facts, art and craftsmanship is in abundance in the renovated space, with original work mixing with new additions.
10. Beverly Cleary Sculpture Garden in Grant Park: Surely everyone knows Ramona and Beezus? Henry and Ribsy? Emily and her runaway imagination? Jean and Johnny? This sculpture garden contains three life-sized bronze statues, all character’s from author Cleary’s beloved Ramona (the Pest) Quimby series of children’s books. The park is named after Ulysses S. Grant who visited Portland many times.
In additon, we have expanded our tours to offer some information on the representation of cultural diversity in the state of Oregon. Throughout the year America’s Hub World Tours will continue to expand to include Asian, Japanese, Chinese, German, French, Italian, Hispanic and more information about cultural groups and their importance in the state of Oregon. Take advantage of all the city has to offer on the Portland City Tour! The only tour that gives you a well rounded view of Portland and the surrounding area.
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Requirements
We hope you join in on the activities and display team spirit. We suggest you bring a light jacket. The days can be pleasantly cool in the winter months, around 40-48 degrees mostly and summer months, warm around 70 to 85 degrees, with cooler evenings. Tour participants should keep this in mind and bring suitable clothing. Additional information will be provided for recommended clothing prior to travel.
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