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Don’t miss the landmarks of Portland.
Powell’s City of Books is the largest used and new bookstore in the world, occupying an entire city block and housing approximately one million books. Located in downtown Portland’s Pearl District, the City of Books has nine color-coded rooms and over 3,500 different sections, offering something for every interest, including an incredible selection of out-of-print and hard-to-find titles. Dozens of acclaimed writers, artists, and thinkers visit each month to read in the Basil Hallward Gallery (located upstairs in the Pearl Room), and a one-of-a-kind Rare Book Room draws bibliophiles from near and far to browse an impressive collection of autographed first editions and other collectible volumes.
Updated for COVID times:
Eight rooms at Powell’s City of Books have reopened to the public: Green, Blue, Orange, Rose, Purple, Red, Gold, and Coffee. You will have access to the inventory housed in the eight rooms of the store, including literature, children's and young adult, science fiction and fantasy, mystery, romance, graphic novels, history, politics, religion, heath and wellness, philosophy, entertainment, cooking, gardening, new arrivals, bestsellers, used books, small press, and gift items. You will also find a condensed selection of books from areas of the store that are currently closed to customers.
Plan your adventures around the Events at Powell’s…
See the beauty of the Gorge.
Multnomah Falls and other waterfalls and vistas of the Columbia Gorge are astonishing icons of geology, the sort that have inspired mythology and lore of warriors, gods and passions in every world culture. Meet the tallest waterfall in the state, and a few of the shorter but even more stunning ones, too; falls which could only be the daughters and sons of legend.
Take a half day, or a whole day to experience, explore and meditate on wonders of the overlooks and vistas that will have you gasping in awe. While Multnomah Falls and its iconic Benson Bridge are together the most-visited tourist attraction in the Portland area, they are only a part of the Gorge experience.
Discover South Waterfront.
Just a two mile walk from the Fulton House to Moody Ave & Tilikum Crossing, you’ll be introduced to the recent transformations of the South Waterfront Park / Willamette River/Tillicum Crossing area. Take a short walk to the Halpern Fountains where you’ll see a lot of action as the students of OHSU Robertson Life Science go about their business.
There are many restaurants and cafes. Tri-met, MAX light rail, Street Cars, runners, roller blades, scooters, walkers, cyclists, families with kids, dogs .....all can share the glorious pedestrian crossing that joins West & East Portland.
