Portland sights

Jenn Y: Spectacular waterfall hike all year round. Take the hike up to the waterfall. Oh nature, you are so wonderful. So very worth the trip.

Jenn Y: This ice cream shop has quite the cult-following for inventive flavors like Honey Balsamic Strawberry with Cracked Pepper. It's every bit as good as the hype - go.

Jenn Y: True Thai street-food! Praise from from the NY Times to Bon Apetit for staying true to Thai taste profiles and refusing to dumb it down for the western palate. No wait here, unlike the SE location.

Jenn Y: The largest independent in the US. Like the Strand, but 10x more friendly.

Jenn Y: Hiking! Volcanoes! Trees! Reservoirs! Awesome place to hike and explore without leaving the city!

K12 Inc: Did you know? China’s 31,000 native plants, some of which can be found nowhere else on Earth, represent nearly 1/8th of the world’s total plant species.

K12 Inc: Did you know? The founder of Mill Ends Park claimed it was the site of the "only leprechaun colony west of Ireland" and often wrote of the leprechauns' activities in his column in the Oregon Journal. Leia mais.

K12 Inc: Did you know? During World War I, out of fear that unique rose hybrids would be lost to the bombings in Europe, hybridists abroad sent plants to Portland to keep them safe. Leia mais.