Portland
A laid-back city of bridges, food carts and small breweries, with the Columbia River Gorge and Mount Hood within the hour. Oregon has no sales tax.
What to see
Powell's City of Books Landmark
The largest bookshop in the world, a whole city block.
Japanese Garden Nature
One of the finest Japanese gardens outside Japan, in Washington Park.
Multnomah Falls Water
Half an hour east in the Gorge: a 620-foot waterfall with a bridge across it.
National parks nearby
Tours that go there
The Pacific Northwest
from €2,200 p.p.
The Oregon Coast and Crater Lake
from €2,100 p.p.