Guidebook for Portland

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Guidebook for Portland

Drinks & Nightlife

Friday and Saturday nights, they have free comedy from 10-11:30 or so. It's corny and only occasionally 'good', b/c the crowd often sucks, but it's free, and it's free.
McMenamins Ringlers Annex
303 SW 12th Ave
Friday and Saturday nights, they have free comedy from 10-11:30 or so. It's corny and only occasionally 'good', b/c the crowd often sucks, but it's free, and it's free.
30s+ crowd Cheesy live music Too-close, big tvs There may be more than 2 people in this bar, which is exceptional in Portland Some of the people here are attractive, also possibly exceptional
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Henry's 12th Street Tavern
10 NW 12th Ave
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30s+ crowd Cheesy live music Too-close, big tvs There may be more than 2 people in this bar, which is exceptional in Portland Some of the people here are attractive, also possibly exceptional
Decent sports bar. Empty outside of big games. Decent food. Decent beer. Good-ish service. Nice-ish bartenders. Big joint. Gentrifying area.
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Ladd Taphouse
2239 SE 11th Ave
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Decent sports bar. Empty outside of big games. Decent food. Decent beer. Good-ish service. Nice-ish bartenders. Big joint. Gentrifying area.
Free Sunday Night indie rock shows. You might see me here.
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Rontoms
600 E Burnside St
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Free Sunday Night indie rock shows. You might see me here.
This is a good bar. You should go here. And drink a PBR. You will like it. There is an outdoor patio, obv. They have food. And music you never heard before, which is the most important part, of course
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Paymaster Lounge
1020 NW 17th Ave
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This is a good bar. You should go here. And drink a PBR. You will like it. There is an outdoor patio, obv. They have food. And music you never heard before, which is the most important part, of course
Go here when you want to feel terrible about yourself. Make sure to pay $5 (i.e. too much) to listen to some probably-bad music in the attached concert room.
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Kelly's Olympian
426 SW Washington St
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Go here when you want to feel terrible about yourself. Make sure to pay $5 (i.e. too much) to listen to some probably-bad music in the attached concert room.
Go see a show here. It's probably good music, and a cool place.
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Mississippi Studios
3939 N Mississippi Ave
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Go see a show here. It's probably good music, and a cool place.
Punk rock/metal bar that has live shows nightly-ish. I will go here soon.
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The Know
3728 Northeast Sandy Boulevard
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Punk rock/metal bar that has live shows nightly-ish. I will go here soon.
Hotel bar and concert space. Never been. Seems overpriced for starter and cover bands. Who pays $12-$14 for that? Someone, apparently. Has lots of day events, including "Pickin Sundays" in Jul/Aug.
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Doug Fir Lounge
301 E Burnside St
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Hotel bar and concert space. Never been. Seems overpriced for starter and cover bands. Who pays $12-$14 for that? Someone, apparently. Has lots of day events, including "Pickin Sundays" in Jul/Aug.

Shopping

It's just a must see if you like books. If you love books it's a ++good must see.
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Город книг Пауэлла
1005 W Burnside St
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It's just a must see if you like books. If you love books it's a ++good must see.

Arts & Culture

Land Gallery -- cool-ish, tiny art space. Better than nothing.
3925 N Mississippi Ave
3925 North Mississippi Avenue
Land Gallery -- cool-ish, tiny art space. Better than nothing.
Another cool gallery i have not been to yet!
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Compound Pdx
986 SW 10th Ave
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Another cool gallery i have not been to yet!
aka The Portland Homelessness Project -- this is where the homeless of Portland are put on display as an art exhibit. A small portion of your AirBnb fees will go to homelessness here in PDX. Really.
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Парк на набережной Тома МакКолла
98 SW Naito Pkwy
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aka The Portland Homelessness Project -- this is where the homeless of Portland are put on display as an art exhibit. A small portion of your AirBnb fees will go to homelessness here in PDX. Really.
This is a sports stadium where rabid fans almost certain spew violent and racist rhetoric against people wearing different-colored uniforms than those of the Home Team, the Portland Timbers (soccer).
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Провиденс Парк
1844 SW Morrison St
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This is a sports stadium where rabid fans almost certain spew violent and racist rhetoric against people wearing different-colored uniforms than those of the Home Team, the Portland Timbers (soccer).

Sightseeing

Worth the trip. Great views. Try to go on a clear day. Your daily transit pass does not include a ride on this, but a week+ pass will work. It's $5 round-ish trip.
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South Waterfront Lower Tram Terminal station
3303 S Bond Ave
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Worth the trip. Great views. Try to go on a clear day. Your daily transit pass does not include a ride on this, but a week+ pass will work. It's $5 round-ish trip.
Center of downtown. There's a visitors center there -- and a funky little funny tacky 'show' at 12 noon every day. Worth the wait!
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SW 6th & Yamhill Northbound station
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Center of downtown. There's a visitors center there -- and a funky little funny tacky 'show' at 12 noon every day. Worth the wait!
I finally checked this out. It's nice. $10 or so for entry. The $10 entry reminds me of...America. The noisy traffic reminds me of...America. Nice view of Portland, tho.
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Японский сад в Портленде
611 SW Kingston Ave
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I finally checked this out. It's nice. $10 or so for entry. The $10 entry reminds me of...America. The noisy traffic reminds me of...America. Nice view of Portland, tho.
This is a rose garden. If you love roses, you might like this place. It has potential, but this is still America.
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Международный Розарий
400 SW Kingston Ave
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This is a rose garden. If you love roses, you might like this place. It has potential, but this is still America.

Food Scene

This is a lounge-y bar. It is cool. It has music. I don't understand the vibe, but everyone there is cooler than me. I wish they had more live DJs. The dead ones are not very good.
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Muu-Muu's
612 NW 21st Ave
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This is a lounge-y bar. It is cool. It has music. I don't understand the vibe, but everyone there is cooler than me. I wish they had more live DJs. The dead ones are not very good.
Go here if you want to know what 'failed space' looks like. I do recommend the quesadilla, tho. It's big.
Broadway
200 NW Broadway
Go here if you want to know what 'failed space' looks like. I do recommend the quesadilla, tho. It's big.

Entertainment & Activities

I hear service is good. Friday nights (?) - don't think you have to be Jewish. Beautiful building (I haven't seen the inside, myself.)
Congregation Beth Israel
1972 NW Flanders St
I hear service is good. Friday nights (?) - don't think you have to be Jewish. Beautiful building (I haven't seen the inside, myself.)

Everything Else

Cool homeless and hipster park. Get your cancer on. Read. Sleep. People-watch.
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Couch Park
551 NW 19th Ave
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Cool homeless and hipster park. Get your cancer on. Read. Sleep. People-watch.
Cool park during the day. Airy and modern. Big chess set. Lighted canopy area at night. Hidden-in-plain-sight movie theatre right there. Good grub/drinks/beer at Elephant Cafe joint. People-watching.
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Парк Директора
815 SW Park Ave
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Cool park during the day. Airy and modern. Big chess set. Lighted canopy area at night. Hidden-in-plain-sight movie theatre right there. Good grub/drinks/beer at Elephant Cafe joint. People-watching.
Go here to see the worst 'bar' in America. And I don't mean worst as in 'so bad it is cool' -- I mean so bad it will make you accelerate your plans to leave the country.
University Place Hotel & Conference Center
310 SW Lincoln St
Go here to see the worst 'bar' in America. And I don't mean worst as in 'so bad it is cool' -- I mean so bad it will make you accelerate your plans to leave the country.
It's a place!
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Portland
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It's a place!