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Portland, Oregon, USA
"The City of Roses"

Portland is the largest city in the state of Oregon with a population of 1,800,000 in the greater metropolitan area, and approximately 510,000 people living inside the city limits. Nicknamed "The City of Roses," Portland is the center of art, business, science, and engineering within the state.

The city is situated on the banks of two rivers, the Willamette River, which runs through the middle of Portland, and the mighty Columbia River (the 2nd largest river in the USA), which forms Portland's northern border.

The central downtown area is a thriving, vibrant, beautiful, safe, friendly, convenient, and comfortable urban community. People live, work, play, attend school, shop, eat out; enjoy art, culture, and nature all within downtown Portland. All of this is just footsteps away from the Portland State University campus.

Portland is famous for its parks (especially the beautiful Rose Garden in Washington Park), bridges, fountains, tree-lined boulevards, public transportation system, shopping districts, restaurants and microbreweries, and the Portland Trailblazer's NBA basketball team. The city boasts numerous venues for concerts, shows, festivals and sports events. It is also the home of one of America's largest bookstores -- Powell's Books.

Ranked as one of American's most scenic and livable big cities, Portland is a popular Pacific Northwest destination for travelers and visitors. Portland is consistently mentioned in national magazines as a great place to live, including listings in Money Magazine ("America's Best Big City" - March 2001), Bicycling magazine ("North America's #1 cycling city" - November 2001), and Swing Magazine ("One of America's Top Ten Cities in Which to Live" - 1998).

Portland's nationally acclaimed urban design, public transportation system, and regional government are frequently studied by other cities around the U.S. and around the world as a model for urban development.

Day trips to the mountains and to the Oregon coast are a 90-minute drive from Portland. And the Portland International Airport is a mere 20-minute drive from downtown.

An added bonus is that there is no sales tax in Oregon or in Portland.

To learn more about this beautiful city, visit the Portland Oregon Tourist Association website.