Portland
Hugging the Columbia River, Portland greets you with wide eyes and open minds. Surrounded by lush forests and foliage, the liberal, eco-friendly culture pervades a landscape of urban centres and creative pursuits. The Japanese Garden's woody colours and International Rose Test Garden's varieties of floral beauty exude infectious ease. A high number of strip clubs and an obsessive fanaticism for hipster culture notwithstanding, Portland is handsome and charming all the same.