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Downtown Portland has a LOT to see and do within walking distance of the event hotels. There is serious nightlife here.

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No Sales Tax in Oregon.
Increase your credit lines and bring extra luggage. We'll have boxes on hand, for shipping things home.

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Powells City of Books - 6 blocks.
"Media Mail" postage to ship your purchases home, may be less than the Sales Tax you don't pay.

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Nordsroms - 1 block.
Macy's - 2 blocks.
Sak's - 3 blocks
Nike Town 0.2 Blocks
Pioneer Fashion Mall and Food Court - 2 blocks

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The Portland Streetcar - 2.5 Blocks, runs between the new South Wateront district with it's Pill Hill Tram through Portland State University, and downtown, stops at Powells City of Books and continues through the trendy Pearl District, then loops through the trendy NW 23rd area.

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Portland's Theater Districts.The event hotel is in the middle of one. Others are walking distance.

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Pioneer Square - 1 block.
Portland's civic "living room" park.

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Public Transportation
Portland's has a zone downtown where all rail transportation is free including light rail and streetcar (but not busses any more). The main AG hotels are in the middle of this zone. The main overflow hotel is also in this zone. Here's a MAP to help you know where you can go for free.

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ADA: Downtown Portland, the event hotel, and public transportation are all highly ADA compliant. All street corners have ramps, trains and busses kneel or have ramps, taxicab companies have wheelchair cabs and Tri-Met, our public transport agency has special short busses.

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$2 from/to the airport on MAX our light rail line. Drops you about 400 feet from the hotel's front door.

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River Cruises Six short blocks to the East is the Willamette River with multiple cruises every day including lunch and dinner cruises.

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Wine Country - the Oregon Wine Industry has over 2,000 vineyards, they start less than one hour to the West, and half an hour to the South. We'll have formal and informal tours, or you can rent a car and just explore.

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Brew-Pub Tours - Portland has more brew pubs per capita than any city in America. We'll have formal and informal tours.

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Local Craft Beers featured in Hospitality

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Portland Art Museum - 4 blocks.
Oregon History Center - 3 blocks. Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) ~ $10 by cab, $1.45 by bus.

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All in the same area: ~$10 by cab, $1.45 by bus and Light Rail:
Oregon Zoo
Children's Museum
Western Forrestry Center
Oregon Vietnam Memorial
Hoyt Aboretum
Japanese Gardens
Rose Test Gardens

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Waterfront Blues Festival Schedules for the July 4th weekend. About a half mile from the event hotel.

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Fireworks Probably won't be visible from the hotel. A 7 block walk to the east will let you watch a substantial display from the Waterfront Blues Festival. Then there's Vancouver Washington's Fireworks 10 miles north, is billed as the biggest fireworks display west of the Mississippi River. (65,000 people attend this show). You can take MAX Yellow line to within two miles of the fireworks.

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PGE Park Baseball, Soccer. Free on MAX
Rose Garden - Basketball, Hockey, Arena Rock acts. Free on MAX

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Lloyd Center Shopping Mall Free on MAX

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Safeway - 6 blocks
Whole Foods - 8 blocks also on Trolley.
Fred Meyers 12 blocks.

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The Pearl District - 6 blocks also on Trolley. America's newest and most exciting urban re-development.

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Moonstruck Chocolate Co. is a local firm. They'll probably present at the AG since they love presenting at our RGs. As seen on Oprah. 526 NW 23rd Ave., 503-542-3400,

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Oregon Symphony and their 2,500 seat Concert Hall - 1 block.
Portland Opera and their 3,000 Seat Concert Hall - 6 blocks.
Portland Center for the Performing Arts - 1 block.

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Movie Theaters Two first-run theaters with a combined 11 screens - 1 block each.
Two Art house Movie Theathers with 4-6 screens each 3 and 6 blocks, respectively.

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City Blocks are only 200 feet, plus sidewalk and street. The original land developers wanted plenty of corner lots. This makes Downtown Portland very human scale and easy to walk.

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