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Browse books in Powell's City of Books (they sell used and new books)
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Watch a movie in Cinema 21, a vintage theater
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Check out Portland Saturday Market or Portland Farmers Market
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Have breakfast at Fried Egg I'm In Love on Hawthorne (not the one on the west side). Their sandwiches was one of my highlights.
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Visit Loyly sauna - it's an authentic Finnish sauna with public hours for just $30 for a visit. It's really well designed.
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Skip Voodoo Doughnut, they're overrated
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Portland's special is food trucks grouped into food pods. My favourite is this one but you'll find lots of blocks across the city with food trucks. Explore and try things!
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Coava Coffee Roasters is a must if you're into coffee. They have a well designed space and they share the building with woodworking shop.
- Pacific Pie Company
- Lardo
- Bollywood Theater
- Sammich PDX
- I'll repeat Fried Egg I'm In Love because it's really good
- Baerlic Brewery & Taproom
- Cascade Brewing Barrel House
- If you're going camping, check out Next Adventure - their basement floor has great deals and I could equip for camping for $100 total.
- Drive to Columbia River George and Multnomah Falls
- Drive futher that scentic route and make it around Mt Hood and camp somewhere in the area (map)
