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During your Portland vacation, don't miss these great establishments and attractions:
International Rose Test Garden
Covering 4 1/2 acres of hillside in the West Hills above downtown Portland, these are among the largest and oldest rose test gardens in the United States and are the only city-maintained test gardens to bestow awards on each year's best roses. The gardens were established in 1917 by the American Rose Society and are used as a testing ground for new varieties of roses. Though you will likely see some familiar roses in the Gold Medal Garden, most of the 400 varieties on display here are new hybrids being tested before marketing. Among the roses in bloom from late spring to early winter, you'll find a separate garden of miniature roses. There's also a Shakespeare Garden that includes flowers mentioned in the Bard's works. After seeing these acres of roses, you'll understand why Portland is known as the City of Roses and why the Rose Festival in June is the city's biggest annual celebration. The small Rose Garden Store (tel. 503/227-7033), is packed with rose-inspired products.
American Advertising Museum
Like it or not, advertising is here to stay. In this small museum, you'll learn about its history, from the 1700s to the present, through displays on historic advertisements, celebrities, and jingles. Tapes of old TV commercials provide a popular trip down memory lane. Lots of 20th-century advertising icons are on display, and the most influential ads of the past century are chronicled in detail. Definitely a fun and unusual little museum.
The Grotto--National Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother
Although this forested 62-acre sanctuary is first and foremost a Catholic religious shrine (with a marble replica of Michelangelo's Pietà set in a shallow rock cave at the foot of a cliff), the gardens are quite beautiful. The gardens are at their best in the early summer and during the Christmas season when the grounds are decorated with thousands of lights and a choral festival is held. An elevator ride to the top of the bluff offers panoramic views of the Cascade Range, the Columbia River, and Mount St. Helens. There are also a couple of chapels on the grounds, a gift shop, and a coffee shop. The Grotto is open to visitors of all faiths.
Four Points by Sheraton Portland Downtown
Nearby Airport: * Portland International Airport - 9 Miles Nearby Cities: * Raleigh Hills - 3 Miles * Beaverton - 5 Miles * Milwaukie - 5 Miles * Happy Valley - 6 Miles * Clackamas - 7 Miles * St Johns - 7 Miles * Tigard - 7 Miles * Gladstone - 8 Miles * Lake Oswego - 8 Miles * West Linn - 9 Miles * Gresham - 10 Miles * Oregon City - 10 Miles * Vancouver - 10 Miles * Wilsonville - 10 Miles ...
Embassy Suites Hotel Portland-Downtown
The Embassy Suites Portland Downtown is located in the Historic Multnomah Hotel. Established in an age of grace and beauty, it maintains all the style and elegance of its storied past while offering all the appointments and services you would expect to find in this first class contemporary hotel. Portland Intl Airport 9 MI SW, Airport shuttle - fee. Downtown 0 MI N, walking distance - free. Union Station Amtrak 1 MI S, walking distance - ...
Hampton Inn Portland - Gresham
The Hampton Inn Portland-Gresham is located 12 miles northeast of downtown Portland, seven miles east of Portland International Airport, and three miles away from downtown Gresham. Portland International Arpt 7 MI W, Shuttle-Cab - fee. Downtown Portland 12 MI W, City Trans - fee. Gresham Business Dist-Boeing 5 MI E, Walking distance. Union Station - Amtrak 12 MI W, Cab-City Trans - ...
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