Hidden Portland: How to Visit Like a Local

Get to know the best spots in Portland to find your inner hipster, be one with nature, or simply enjoy some great food.

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Portland, Ore. has many different reputations. It's a model for civic planning, a food dream town, a hipster utopia, and a port city. Some of its local treasures are familiar to the whole world, but past Stumptown Coffee and Portlandia there are experiences here that are unique just to “Bridgetown,” and they're part of why, to locals, the “Rose City” is just rosy. Here's 10 ways to enjoy Portland like you're lucky enough to live here. 

Get a Trim at the Terrell Brandon Barber Shop

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Visit the Gardens

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Listen to Bands at the Doug Fir Lounge

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Daytrip to Multnomah Falls

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Try to Buy Books at Portlandia's Women and Women First

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Buy Local at the Portland Farmers Market

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Expose Yourself to Nature on Sauvie Island

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Shop at Fubonn

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Cheer With the Timbers Army

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Journey to Cartopia

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