Get picked up from your Portland hotel and drive through downtown to a number of sites, including Pioneer Courthouse Square—known as Portland's "Living Room"—and learn about the city's history and modern-day culture from your guide.

Witness amazing mountain views from beautiful Washington Park. Walk through Pittock Mansion, a French Renaissance château listed on the National Registry of Historic Places, and continue to the Portland International Rose Gardens, where you discover 550 varieties of roses on a leisurely stroll.

Explore Portland's vibrant, eclectic neighborhoods, including Nob Hill, the Pearl District, North Mississippi, Alberta, and North Portland. Take a stroll through the Peninsula Park Rose Garden and the Chinese Gardens.

Pass Portland's famous food carts, which sell a diverse range of cuisine. Enjoy lunch on your own before continuing to the Columbia River Gorge, to discover a handful of incredible waterfalls. Your guide explains how ice age forces, and especially the great flood of Lake Missoula, propelled 500 cubic miles (2,084 cubic km) of water, ice, rock, and mud across eastern Washington, cutting through the Columbia River Gorge and covering the Willamette Valley. See remnants of powerful geological forces as you explore several waterfalls, including Bridal Veil Falls and Horse Tail Falls. Walk up to the bridge that stands beneath Multnomah Falls.

Your next stop is at Crown Point Vista House, a home with a marble-interior built in 1916, and known for its scenic lookout of the Columbia River. After your time here, return to Portland.

Drive the scenic Columbia River Highway on a 3.5-hour tour to many of the region's gorgeous waterfalls. Visit a number of prominent sites, including the Portland Women's Forum, Crown Point Vista House, Latourell Falls, Multnomah Falls, and Horsetail Falls.

The Lake Missoula Flood from the end of the last ice age left scars from Montana to the Pacific Ocean. Escape the hustle and bustle of the city to explore the waterfalls along the Columbia River while guides share research uncovering the effects of the Lake Missoula Flood in Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington.

The catastrophic flood propelled over 500 cubic miles (2,084 cubic km) of water, ice, rock, and mud across Eastern Washington, and covered the Willamette Valley with up to 400 feet (122 m) of water, leaving gravel bars a mile (1.6 km) wide and several stories high. Guides show you many of the signs still visible today.

The waterfalls you see along the Old Historic Columbia River Highway may include Latourell Falls, Bridal Veil Falls, Multnomah Falls, Horsetail Falls, and Wahkeena Falls, as well as the Crown Point Vista House, a National Historic Landmark.

Grab a flashlight and explore Portland behind-the-scenes—exposing the city's crimes, scandals, and controversial characters. Led by witty tour guides, you learn the untold stories of Portland’s sordid history during Prohibition and the myths behind the legendary Shanghai Tunnels.

The striking gates of Old Town Chinatown, lined with iconic red lamp posts and 2 imposing bronze lions, set an impressive backdrop at the beginning of your tour. Stroll to an open view of the Willamette River and notice the famous White Stag sign welcoming you to Old Town Portland. Then, stop at the noteworthy 24 Hour Church of Elvis to see a notorious fortunetelling machine and an elaborate window display of Elvis-inspired art.

Dive into the vibrant underground culture and learn some of the best-kept historical secrets of local government, police, and famous events that shaped this unique city. Under the historic Merchant Hotel, delve into the legendary Shanghai Tunnels and get goose bumps when you learn the crimping reality that shaped the infamous underpasses.

In just over 2 hours this PG-13 tour exposes the stories of political unrest and social suppression that molded Portland’s dark and seedy history.

Marvel at Oregon's scenic grandeur as you enjoy dramatic views of its coastline. Stops may include Manzanita, Oswald West State Park/Short Sand Beach, Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Tillamook Rock Lighthouse/Ecola State Park, and of course, the majestic Pacific Ocean.

The tour begins with a stop at Neahkahnie Point. From this spot you look south for 30 miles! With a huge expanse of ocean before you, this is one of the coast’s best whale watching locations.

Next, we will stop in the town of Manzanita which is a beautiful oceanside city with seven miles of sandy beach and the third most photographed scenery in Oregon.

Short Sand Beach is our next stop. This is a beautifully secluded sandy beach with a 1/4-mile trail leading to breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean.

We will continue north and stop in Cannon Beach. This picturesque small-town village by the sea is easily walkable and you will be able to explore meandering pathways, enjoy public art and courtyards spilling over with flowers.

Next your tour brings you to historic Haystack Rock, a 235-foot-tall basalt monolith that serves as a marine wildlife sanctuary. Teeming with a myriad of aquatic and avian life forms, the Haystack Rock tidal pools shelter sea slugs, starfish, sea anemone, crabs, and limpets.

No visit to Cannon Beach would be complete ¬without visiting Ecola State Park, perched dramatically on the edge of Tillamook Head.