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The Berry Botanic Garden Be the First to Rate It Map \| There are no berries to pick at this public garden and research...	Gardens / Arboretums	Downtown

Central Library Be the First to Rate It Map \| The elegant, etched-graphite central staircase and elaborate...	Libraries	Downtown

Chapman and Lownsdale squares Be the First to Rate It Map \| During the 1920s, these parks were segregated by sex: Chapman...	Squares	Downtown

City Hall Be the First to Rate It Map \| Portland's four-story, granite-faced City Hall, which was completed...	Government Buildings	Downtown

First Congregational Church Be the First to Rate It Map \| This Venetian Gothic church, modeled after Boston's Old South...	Religious Sites	Downtown

Governor Tom McCall Waterfront Park Be the First to Rate It Map \| The park named for a former governor of Oregon revered for his...	Parks	Downtown

Justice Center Be the First to Rate It Map \| This modern building houses the jail, county courts, and police...	Government Buildings	Downtown

Keller Auditorium Be the First to Rate It Map \| Home base for the Portland Opera, the former Civic Auditorium...	Arts / Performance Venues	Downtown

KOIN Center Be the First to Rate It Map \| An instant landmark after its completion in 1984, this handsome...	Architectural Sites	Downtown

Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse Be the First to Rate It Map \| Portland's BOORA Architects and the New York architectural firm...	Government Buildings	Downtown

Old Church Be the First to Rate It Map \| This building erected in 1882 is a prime example of Carpenter...	Religious Sites	Downtown

Oregon Historical Society Be the First to Rate It Map \| Impressive eight-story-high trompe l'oeil murals of Lewis and...	Museums / Galleries	Downtown

Pioneer Courthouse Square Be the First to Rate It Map \| Considered by most to be the living room, public heart, and commercial...	Squares	Downtown

Portland Art Museum Member Rating: 5.0 Map \| The treasures at the Pacific Northwest's oldest visual- and media-arts...	Museums / Galleries	Downtown

Portland Building Be the First to Rate It Map \| Portlandia, the second-largest hammered-copper statue in the...	Architectural Sites	Downtown

Portland Center for the Performing Arts Be the First to Rate It Map \| The "old building" and the hub of activity here is the Arlene...	Arts / Performance Venues	Downtown

Portland Farmer's Market Be the First to Rate It Map \| On Saturday from April through mid-December, local farmers, bakers...	Markets / Bazaars	Downtown

Portland State University Be the First to Rate It Map \| The state's only university in a major metropolitan area takes...	Educational Institutions	Downtown

State of Oregon Sports Hall of Fame Be the First to Rate It Map \| This museum has two multimedia theaters and sports memorabilia...	Museums / Galleries	Downtown

Terry Schrunk Plaza Be the First to Rate It Map \| A terraced amphitheater of green lawn and brick, shaded by flowering...	Squares	Downtown

World Trade Center Be the First to Rate It Map \| The three sleek, handsome World Trade Center buildings, designed...	Architectural Sites	Downtown

Yamhill National Historic District Be the First to Rate It Map \| Trains glide by many examples of 19th-century cast-iron architecture...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Downtown

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