Portland: Best of the City Small Group Walking Tour
ID: GYG1082995-1663301
Category:
Country: United States
Duration:
02:00 hours
Description
Explore Portland's cultural district, park blocks, and Portlandia on a small group walking tour. Discover the city's history of urban design, art, architecture, and activism.
Meet your guide at Director Park and set off on a walking tour of Portland. Explore the cultural district, park blocks, and Portlandia. Discover what makes Portland walkable, passionate, and full of activism. Learn about Oregon's history of urban design, art, architecture, and hippies.
From cast iron-fronted buildings to the grandly disastrous post-modern Portland Building, much of Portland’s history can be told through the buildings and street layouts; most importantly, the prioritization of parks throughout the city center.
Learn how the city’s early urban planners decided on their layouts, how modern designers look at the past and plan for the future, and who the people these streets are named for. Hear about the modern rise of radical activists in Portland and how that is intimately connected to the city’s history going back more than a century.
Highlights
- Discover the soul of Portland through its art, architecture, and parks
- Learn about the city's history of urban design and its passionate activism
- Explore the cultural district, park blocks, and the iconic Portlandia statue
- Hear stories of back-room deals, early deaths, greed, and the rise of hippies
- Enjoy an intimate experience with a small group of 14 or fewer people
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Tour duration is 2 hours
Tour covers approximately 2 to 3 miles (3.5 to 5 km)
Groups are limited to 14 or fewer people for a more intimate experience
Tours leave from Director Park (815 SW Park Ave, Portland OR)
INCLUDED
- Guided walking tour
- Visit to cultural district, park blocks, and Portlandia
- Discussion on Portland's history of urban design, art, architecture, and activism
- Visit to the Pearl District
- Exploration of public art, sculpture, murals, and graffiti
- Visit to the Pacific Northwest College of Art
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
