Pioneer Courthouse Square

"Portland's Quirkiest Tour! We all love a free tour and this introduction to Portland was a perfect one. What’s the tour, you ask? Well, it’s the Secrets of Portlandia tour of course! The walk covers all of the weird facts, sites, and signs that make Portland the crazy fun city it is. Eric's personality really makes the walk downtown an enjoyable one. The tour ends at Vodoo Doughnuts and across the street is the Keep Portland Weird sign for those irresistibly awkward photo ops! Note: This tour doesn’t discuss the show at all. I’m actually really surprised nobody has jumped on the bandwagon and decided to do a tour spotting the highlights of the show. Eric, our tour guide, points this out in the beginning of the tour."

"This brick-lined plaza's central location—right in the heart of downtown, on the light rail line—has prompted it to bill itself as "Portland’s Living Room;" but with the recent arrival of five permanent carts, it might as well be considered a dining room, too. You'll see everyone descending on the square, from office workers on a lunch break, to hungry shoppers and tourists. There's something to please everyone here, from Burger Stevens' cheeseburgers (definitely the juiciest in town), to the offerings at Melty & Meaty, a genius partnership between the charcuterie experts at Olympia Provisions and the cheesemongers at Tillamook Cheese; Fried Egg I’m in Love focuses on drippy fried-egg sandwiches smothered in creative condiments, and Whole Bowl, the sole vegetarian spot, draws patrons in with its addictive sauce." - Danielle Centoni