Pizza Week, runs through Sunday the 21st. Loads of local pizza joints create a special pizza and sell it by the slice for a very good price, a great way to spend the day is to rent a bike and hit as many pizza places as you can! Tip well, it gets wild out there

SE

5801 SE 28th Ave, Portland, OR 97214

Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden

Small parking lot, might have to park in neighborhood around Reed College and walk there, closes at 4, pretty flowers, pretty cheap entrance, can easily kill an hour or two, Liz saw a bald eagle there

Free on Mondays, $5 entry other days

Quarterworld, 4811 SE Hawthorne. an all-ages arcade with loads of pinball, arcade games, and fun stuff for kids and adults alike. They serve drinks and pizza as well.

Slappy Cakes, 4246 SE Belmont Ave. It’s a place where you make your own pancakes at the table, loads of fun toppings, kids LOVE it

Portland Axe Throwing, 5901 SE Foster Rd

Thrifting/Consignment Stores: SE Hawthorne Ave has a Buffalo Exchange, Red Light, and a few other nifty spots within a several-block radius!!

Red Fox Vintage on SE Woodstock is also a great place for neat finds.

TPK Brewing at 5051 SE Hawthorne: a Dungeons & Dragons brewery with professional DMs on staff, you can schedule a one-shot ahead of time and have your own magical adventure even if you’re a total beginner! LOTS of fun

Wyrd Meadery & Leatherworks, 4515 SE 41st Ave: a brewery that specializes in mead, with the most IMMACULATE fantasy vibes. We’re talking stone floors, open fire places, suits of armor, and bartenders dressed as elves. The actors who played the hobbits in LOTR love the place and visit it when they’re in town.

Coffin Club, 421 SE Grand Ave. It’s a goth themed bar that has dance nights every weekend, a great vibe, coffins, etc. It’s also near other dance spots like Swan Dive and Lollipop Shoppe that are not particularly themed, lol. But if you wanna go out dancing, SE Grand Ave has a good variety of spots!

Creepy’s, 627 SE Morrison Ave. Clown-themed bar. A fun place, but don’t get the pickle-tini unless you like sweet pickles…

Downtown

Hallway PDX, 20 NW 3rd Ave. A VERY small karaoke bar that is themed after The Shining!

611 SW Kingston Ave, Portland, OR 97205-5886

Portland Japanese Garden

Limited Pay for parking, $22 tickets, right next to rose garden, roses probably not in bloom

Portland Zoo

4001 SW Canyon Rd, Portland, OR 97221-2799

I’ve never been and all I know is that the parking lot is very small and they recommend taking the MAX (light rail) to get there

Powells City of Book, big independent book store

1005 W Burnside St, Portland, OR 97209-3114

239 NW Everett St, Portland, OR 97209

Chinese Garden, never been but looks cool

SATURDAY ONLY - saturday market, lots of people selling things

Near the Salmon Street Fountain near Hawthorne and Naito you can rent bikes and ride around the esplanade!

Oregon Art Museum

OMSI - science museum with different exhibits, also a submarine you can tour!! They have a sloth you can see too, and they’ve got a Sci-Fi film fest happening right now as well

Don’t waste your time going to Voodoo Donuts, it’s touristy but not very good. Good, bougie donuts are at Blue Star, and phenomenal and inventive vegan donuts can be had at Doe Donuts.

Fertile Ground Film Festival

Pittock mansion - go see a big house with THE iconic, lookout-point Portland viewpoint. The hiking trail that leads to it is also gorgeous (though steep)

‘In-town’ Forest Park has lots of trails for walking and hiking, over 40 miles of beautiful urban forest.

Glowing Greens Putt-Putt Golf, 509 SW Taylor St. Indoor blacklight pirate-themed mini golf!

Gathering of the Guilds: a showcase of local artisans and craftsmen! April 19-21 at the Oregon Convention Center.

Frisbee Golf: Jack recommends Pier Park, which is in town, and Blue Lake which is a bit further out.

About an hour away

Sightsee the Gorge from the Crown Point Vista House, it’s way up there so you can see all around, might do if you were already going to the gorge like Multnomah Falls or some of the hiking that way

Head east to the Columbia River Gorge to see Wahclella Falls, follow the Clackamas River to Mount Hood National Forest and find Tamanawas Falls, or drive south along the Cascade Mountains to Silver Falls State Park

About an hour away, towards Silver Falls (1 big water fall, lots of hiking to see 6 other water falls)

Wooden Show Tulip Festival! they have some small rides for kids and some craft booths, hot air balloon rides (schedule in advance), and fields of incredible, colorful tulips. Great spot for photos especially in nice weather!