Portland's International Rose Test Garden is free to visit and offers more than 650 varieties of roses. Come here for a beautiful view of Mt. Hood, a guided tour, or just a whiff of the thousands of roses on display.
The first thing to do is to go to the Rose Test Gardens. Just see all the blossoming flowers and smell the fragrances.
Then take a slow drive down 23rd and make your way to Schoolhouse Electric. Great coffee—and also one of the cutting edge places for design and lighting. It’s a huge, giant, amazing space.
Then go to the Chinese Gardens and explore that garden, too.
Then come down to the East Side, and get happy hour at Por Que No, and ice cream at 50 Licks. Did you get that? 50 Licks, it’s so good!