Walking Portland (eBook)

33 Tours of Stumptown's Funky Neighborhoods, Historic Landmarks, Park Trails, Farmers Markets, and Brewpubs

Becky Ohlsen (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2019 | 2. Auflage
Wilderness Press (Verlag)
978-0-89997-893-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Featuring 33 self-guided walking tours in Portland, Oregon, Walking Portland leads readers through some of the city’s most interesting, scenic, and historic places.

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Get to Know Portland's Vibrant and Historic NeighborhoodsGrab your walking shoes, and become an urban adventurer. Local author Becky Ohlsen guides you through 33 unique walking tours in the city that s famous for its great beer and for serious dining on a reasonable budget. Portland is home to hidden gardens, historic landmarks, award-winning restaurants, old-school taverns, oddball shops, and edgy warehouse galleries. Each self-guided tour includes full-color photographs, a map, and need-to-know details like distance, difficulty, points of interest, and more.Stroll past organic coffee shops that line the streets at the foot of an extinct volcano. Swing through an independent bookstore nestled against flavorful food-cart pods. Cross bridges and graveyards. Wander a Smithsonian-honored boulevard. See experiments in urban renewal. You ll soak up history, stories, and trivia on your way to the best parks, shops, restaurants, and nightlife in Oregon. So find a route that appeals to you, and walk Portland!

Autor

Becky Ohlsen has lived in Portland since 1995. She’s a freelance writer and editor who has contributed to a variety of publications, including Willamette Week, The Oregonian, Portland Monthly, and Lonely Planet, for which she has written several guidebooks about Scandinavia and the Pacific Northwest. She has recently updated Best Tent Camping: Oregon and is in the process of updating One Night Wilderness: Portland, both for AdventureKEEN. When she’s not out walking, Becky can usually be found losing quarters to one of Portland’s many excellent pinball machines.

Inhalt

Acknowledgments
Author’s Note
Locator Map
Introduction
Old Town and Chinatown
Downtown Park Blocks
Pearl District
Northwest 21st and 23rd Avenues
Goose Hollow
Washington Park
Forest Park
Chapman School to Leif Erikson Drive
Nicolai and Slabtown
Hawthorne Bridge to Steel Bridge
Tram to South Waterfront
Industrial Southeast
Division/Clinton, Ladd’s Addition
Hawthorne Boulevard
Stark-Belmont
Montavilla
Kerns and Laurelhurst Park
Irvington
Hollywood
Upper Sandy
Fremont to Williams
Mississippi to Killingsworth
Alberta Arts District
Historic Kenton
St. Johns and Cathedral Park
Columbia River Walk
Lents
Reed College and Woodstock
Sellwood
Multnomah Village

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 12.2.2019
• Reihe/Serie: Walking
• Reihe/Serie: Walking
• Zusatzinfo: Color photos throughout
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseberichte
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• ISBN-10: 0-89997-893-2 / 0899978932
• ISBN-13: 978-0-89997-893-2 / 9780899978932