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BrickFest PDX 2004 - Portland, Oregon, USA - Things to See & Do!
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Have some time to explore through Portland while at Brickfest PDX 2004?
Not sure what Portland, Oregon, USA is all about?
Check out these cool and informative PDX Websites prior to arriving BrickFest
PDX 2004!
:: transportation ::
PDX Airport - http://www.portlandairportpdx.com
PDX Regional Transportation - TriMet - http://www.trimet.org
Use MAX Lightrail System To Get Around Town! -
http://www.trimet.org/guide/usingmax.htm
TriMet Maps - http://www.trimet.org/schedule/index.htm
TriMet PDA Trip Planner & Schedule Viewer -
http://www.trimet.org/schedule/handheld.htm
Get Your TriMet “Adventure Pass” For 3 Full Days Of Unlimited Rides In All
Zones For $10.00!! - http://www.trimet.org/store/adventurepass.htm
Don’t Feel Like Opening Your Wallet For Train Fare? No Problem! The Oregon
Convention Center Is Within The “Fareless Square” -
http://www.trimet.org/fares/fareless.htm
Portland Streetcar System – The First And Finest Modern Streetcar In The United
States - http://www.portlandstreetcar.org
…Or Ride The Trolley - http://www.trimet.org/guide/trolley.htm
Portland Streetcar Realtime Train Locator -
http://www.nextbus.com/predictor/publicMap.shtml?a=portsc
:: general regional information ::
State Of Oregon - United States of America (33rd State Of Union - 1859) -
http://www.oregon.gov
City Of Portland Website - http://www.portlandonline.com
Portland & Regional Maps - http://www.travelportland.com/visitors/maps.html
Oregon Convention Center - http://www.oregoncc.org
:: visitor information ::
Portland Visitor’s Association - http://www.travelportland.com
CitySearch - For Your Entertainment Needs (Originated In PDX!) -
http://portland.citysearch.com
Got Wi-Fi? The Oregon Convention Center Provides Wi-Fi Access For $6.00/Hour or
$12.00/Day! - http://www.oregoncc.org/exhibitors/high_tech_services_FAQ.htm
Portland Is The Most Wireless City In The Nation! -
http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/20030304corp.htm
To Find Your Free Hotspots, Check These Out! - (Type In Portland For City &
Oregon For State) - http://www.wifinder.com,
http://www.wireless-hotspots.com, http://www.wififreespot.com &
http://www.wi-fihotspotlist.com
:: shopping ::
Want To Save Some Cash While You’re Here In PDX? - Portland Offers The “Big
Deal” (Includes Savings At Toy R Us In Lloyd Center!) -
http://www.travelportland.com/big_deal
General Portland Shopping Information -
http://www.travelportland.com/visitors/visguide/tax_free_shopping.html
Looking For LEGO? Check Out Lloyd Center - http://www.lloydcenter.com
Portland’s Classiest And Most Lively Neighborhood - The Pearl District -
http://www.shopthepearl.com
Where To Shop In The Pearl - http://www.shopthepearl.com/map.htm
Take The Portland Streetcar In The Pearl District -
http://www.shopthepearl.com/streetcar.htm
Pioneer Place - In The Pioneer Courthouse Square - http://www.pioneerplace.com
Portland’s Farmer’s Market - http://www.portlandfarmersmarket.org
Visit The Largest Bookstore On The West Coast - Powell’s City Of Books! -
http://www.powells.com
Check Out A Classic Piece Of PDX History, And Some Beautiful Architecture...The
Brewery Blocks - Henry Weinhard Began His Brewery Adventure Right Here In
Downtown PDX! - http://www.breweryblocks.com
Don’t Forget Your Sweetheart This Valentine’s Day - Tiffany & Company
http://www.tiffany.com/locations/store_locations_city.asp?storeID=75&us=Y&ContinentID=1&fl=&
Need A Feather In Your Felt Cap? Visit Portland’s Finest Haberdasher -
http://www.johnhelmer.com
Classic Downtown Specialty Toy Stores LEGO IN-STOCK!! (accessible by MAX):
Portland Is Headquarters For:
:: interpretive & sights ::
Portland Public Parks - http://www.parks.ci.portland.or.us/Default.htm
Portland Is Home To The Largest Urban Park In The United Sates -
http://www.parks.ci.portland.or.us/Parks/ForestPark.htm
...And The Smallest Public Park in the World -
http://www.parks.ci.portland.or.us/Parks/MillEnds.htm
Check Out Oregon’s Science Museum - Oregon Museum Of Science & Industry (OMSI) -
http://www.omsi.edu
Want To Hang Out In The Northwest’s Coolest “Outdoor Living Room”? Check Out
Pioneer Courthouse Square - http://www.pioneersquare.citysearch.com
The Columbia River Gorge Is A Must See! - http://www.crgva.org
People Do Not Refer To Portland As “Rose City” For Nothing! Portland’s Well
Known International Rose Test Garden In Washington Park -
http://www.parks.ci.portland.or.us/Parks/IntRoseTestGarden.htm
Want To Hit The Slopes While You’re Here? - http://www.timberlinelodge.com
Portland Classical Chinese Garden - Just Over The Steel Bridge! -
http://www.travelportland.com/visitors/visguide/pdx08.html &
http://www.portlandchinesegarden.org
Check Out The Oregon Zoo! - http://www.zooregon.org
Visit The Most Active Volcano In North America - Mount St. Helens - 90 Drivable
Miles To The Crater Rim! - http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/mshnvm
Catch A NBA Blazers Basketball Game Just 1 Block From The Oregon Convention
Center! - http://www.nba.com/blazers
Check Out A Western Hockey League Ice Hockey Game - Portland Winterhwawks -
http://www.winterhawks.com
Portland Is Also Known As “Bridge City” -
http://www.odot.state.or.us/eshtm/port.htm
:: arts & culture ::
Portland Arts & Culture -
http://www.travelportland.com/arts_culture/arts_culture.html
Regional Arts Council - http://www.racc.org
Visit The Northwest’s Finest Art Museum - Portland Art Museum -
http://web.pam.org/index.asp
Check Out The NW Film Festival! - http://www.nwfilm.org
Catch A Broadway Performance! - Portland Performing Arts - http://www.pcpa.com
Need To “Jazz” Up Your Weekend? Check Out The Creative Music Guild -
http://www.creativemusicguild.org & http://www.jsojazzscene.org
Best Theatrical Performances You Will Experience - http://www.pcs.org &
http://www.artistsrep.org
First Thursday Arts Event - http://www.firstthursday.org
Contemporary Art for the Aficionado - http://www.pica.org/index_fl.html
PDX Alternative Weekly Publication - http://www.wweek.com
In The Mood For Some Ballroom Or Swing Dancing? -
http://www.lifespacedesign.com/DanceSchedules.html
:: culinary ::
Restaurants Adjacent To The Oregon Convention Center Area -
http://www.supercomp.org/sc99/tourism/ConvCtrRest.html
Restaurants Within 1 Mile Of Oregon Convention Center – Type In 97232 For
Oregon Convention Center Area “Zip Code” - http://www.chowbaby.com
Book your itineraries for Portland, Oregon, USA and we’ll see you at BrickFest
PDX 2004!
-jeremy rear
pnltc
http://www.pnltc.org
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