It’s fun for the people of Portland to have unique quirks and small (or big) traditions. We say “Keep Portland Weird” for a reason; we want to maintain originality. Here’s a list of fun facts to prove that we know how to do that:
- Portland was named on a coin toss.
Flickr/Ian Ransley Had the coin landed on the other side we’d be living in Boston, OR.
- Portland is one of two cities in the US to have a dormant volcano within city limits.
Flickr/David Chilstrom We call it Mt. Tabor, and it has one of the prettiest parks in the city.
- Portland holds an annual World Naked Bike Ride.
Facebook/World Naked Bike Ride It’s considered a “well-established tradition” by the City of Portland.
- More brainiacs inhabit Portland than anywhere else in the country.
Flickr/Moyan Brenn But then again, you probably knew that already.
- We have the world’s smallest park.
Flickr/Craig Dietrich Mill’s End Park is 2.5 feet in diameter.
- Portland has more strip clubs per capita than any other city.
Flickr/Todd Mecklem Some serve steak and some are vegan!
- We have more microbreweries than anywhere else in the world.
Flickr/Mike McCune In. The. World.
- There’s an underground tunnel in downtown Portland.
Flickr/Bex Walton Its original purpose was to transport goods to the docks at the Willamette River, but ended up being used to kidnap men and women to sell them into the sex trade.
- There are miniature horses all over Portland.
As a part of the “Portland Horse Project,” people leave these horses so they can be used as a catalyst for people to realize the beauty in the details of our city.
- Powell’s Books is the largest independently owned bookstore in the world.
Flickr/j.kim12 Explains number 4.
- The International Rose Test Garden has over 500 types of roses.
Flickr/ Rebecca Bollwitt And it’s over four acres.
What are some facts about Portland that you know?
Flickr/Ian Ransley
Had the coin landed on the other side we’d be living in Boston, OR.
Flickr/David Chilstrom
We call it Mt. Tabor, and it has one of the prettiest parks in the city.
Facebook/World Naked Bike Ride
It’s considered a “well-established tradition” by the City of Portland.
Flickr/Moyan Brenn
But then again, you probably knew that already.
Flickr/Craig Dietrich
Mill’s End Park is 2.5 feet in diameter.
Flickr/Todd Mecklem
Some serve steak and some are vegan!
Flickr/Mike McCune
In. The. World.
Flickr/Bex Walton
Its original purpose was to transport goods to the docks at the Willamette River, but ended up being used to kidnap men and women to sell them into the sex trade.
As a part of the “Portland Horse Project,” people leave these horses so they can be used as a catalyst for people to realize the beauty in the details of our city.
Flickr/j.kim12
Explains number 4.
Flickr/ Rebecca Bollwitt
And it’s over four acres.
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