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PINCH THOSE PENNIES - PORTLAND FOR FREE
Dead broke, or just don't feel like spending a fortune? Check out Around the Sun
( www.aroundthesunblog.com ) .
Plenty of events are cheap or free; see www.travelportland.com/things-to-see-
and-do/attractions/free-attractions and www.travelportland.com/things-to-see-
and-do/attractions/annual-events . Here's our list of a few free (or cheap) Portland
attractions:
» International Rose Test Garden ( Click here )
» Hoyt Arboretum ( Click here )
» Forest Park ( Click here )
» Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden ( Click here ) Free admission Tuesday and
Wednesday; otherwise $3.
» Saturday Market ( Click here )
» Powell's City of Books ( Click here )
» Portland Audubon Society ( Click here )
» Portland Art Museum ( Click here ) Free admission from 5pm to 8pm on the last
Friday of each month.
» Portland Children's Museum ( Click here ) Free admission from 4pm to 8pm on
the first Friday of each month.
» Museum of Contemporary Craft ( Click here ) Free admission on the first Thursday
of each month.
» Oregon Zoo ( Click here ) Admission only $4 on the second Tuesday of each
month.
» Oregon Museum of Science & Industry ( Click here ) (OMSI) Admission only $2 on
the first Sunday of each month.
» World Forestry Center ( Click here ) Admission only $3 on the first Wednesday of
each month.
Northwest
When Portlanders talk about 'Northwest,' they are usually referring to the attractive
neighborhood surrounding NW 21st and 23rd Aves, north of W Burnside St. The residen-
tial heart of late-19th-century Portland, this area hums with street life.
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