Step into one of the city's oldest public places and visit Ankeny Plaza. Within the plaza, you'll find the Skidmore Fountain which has been hailed “as one of the finest fountains in American art,” and is the oldest piece of public art in the city. The plaza also has a number of preserved historic buildings, and Portland's popular Saturday Market event is held here as well.
Plan a little romantic getaway with your significant other and spend a night or two at The Lion and The Rose Victorian Bed & Breakfast Inn. This cozy bed and breakfast is settled nicely inside a Queen Anne mansion, circa 1906, boasting an historic atmosphere with classic furnishings and modern amenities.
Be serenaded by the sounds of jazz music at the Portland Jazz Festival. The festival is hosted in effort to preserve an original American art form: the jazz music genre. Legends of the genre and up-and-coming jazz musicians have performed at this event.