Intro to Portland Small Group Walking Tour

Uncover the unique and colorful past of Portland on a historic walking tour. Explore the city’s buildings, parks, and stories that shaped its history. Join us for an engaging and personalized experience!

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Director Park - All tours start at DIRECTOR PARK. We’ll meet you in the southeast corner of this urban hardscape park, near the intersection of SW Taylor and SW Park Ave. Our meeting spot is across the street from entrance to the Regal Fox Tower.

Parking is available on the streets nearby or in lots in the adjacent building. The MAX light rail comes just a block away, at the Pioneer Square stop.

What's Included
  • Certified Guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities (always appreciated)
Additional Information

Tours start at 10:00 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 4:00 p.m.

Meeting point is DIRECTOR PARK.

Our tours through downtown Portland, Oregon are lively, well-structured and vibrant, providing the Best of the City! Portland is a quirky place, but each building, park and brick holds a story. We have compiled the finest elements of our city, and indeed, its most intricate and controversial aspects as well. As the world evolves, so does the narrative of our city.

Portland’s rich history can be narrated via its architecture and street patterns, with parks gaining prominence in the city center. The history is anything but dull, filled with secret deals, untimely deaths, avarice, and eventually, the arrival of the hippies!

How did Portland evolve into the foremost city on the West Coast to have a fine art museum? How did the initial cultural standing of the city shape its mid-20th century, and why has it become such a hotbed for racial justice demonstrations? We’ll delve into what defined, defines, and will define the essence of the city.

For a personalize experience and to ensure safety, we limit groups to a maximum of 15 individuals.

Location
Director Park
Southwest Park Avenue
DIRECTOR PARK, 815 SW Park Ave, diagonally across Yamhill Street from Nordstrom and across from the Elephants Deli. We'll meet you near the paved fountain on the north end of the park, the NE corner of the park.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Jeanne_z
Sep 2, 2024
Intro to Portland - Shannon gave a great history of Portland from its beginnings up to the present. She was engaging, knowledgeable, personable and a pleasure to spend a couple of hours with.
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Ana_m
Sep 2, 2024
Short but Sweet Tour - Great tour to get a quick feel for downtown Portland. Our tour guide Kelly was awesome, friendly and very knowledgeable! I highly recommend this tour!
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Brenda_c
Sep 1, 2024
Great Start - Shannon was a great guide. She’s very knowledgeable & personable. We really enjoyed the tour & learned a bunch about Portland. A great start to our trip.
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Graeme_b
Aug 25, 2024
Portland surprised us! - Great tour, our guide was very knowledgeable and willing to share the darker and more political history of the city which was a welcome addition to describing what we were physically seeing, it brought the whole tour to life for us.
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Sally_s
Aug 25, 2024
Enriching and entertaining. - I love hearing about stories of a city and its architecture. Out tour guide was very knowledgable and engaging about several iconic Portland buildings and weaved in the context of political history as well. I highly recommend this tour.
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Deanna_g
Aug 13, 2024
Good tour, nice walk, lots of interesting info - Nancy was very knowledgeable about Portland history and it was an interesting tour. It was a nice walk and she pointed out lots of history, politics, and architecture.
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Mark_p
Aug 1, 2024
Well organized - Glad I did it! Successful and enjoyable tour. I learned interesting history and had fun. Tour leader was knowledgeable.
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742pureva
Jul 18, 2024
Do it! A greattour from a local - We had such a nice time walking through downtown. We learned a lot about the history of the architecture and stories about its past. Our tour guide, Kelly, was really down-to-earth and knowledgeable, and it was a fun time. We saw things that we would have overlooked had we walked around ourselves, and we also got some great local food recommendations from Kelly at the end of the tour for lunch. I would definitely 100% recommend this to anyone visiting Portland.
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Zodeee
Jul 15, 2024
Great walking tour - have recommended to others! - Very friendly, knowledgeable and easy to talk with guide - Sarah made me feel like I knew Portland well by the time I left! Thank you for a great 2 hours and for sharing all your knowledge.
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Michael_h
Aug 29, 2024
Informative look at Portland - Good historic and cultural intro to Portland of the past century as seen through its buildings and experiences of a native Portlander.
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