Indulge in the outdoor beauty found within the Leach Botanical Garden. The garden harbors a wide variety of native plants, including blooms that have been around since before the area was settled. If you want to dig a little deeper and get more insight to the garden's most beautiful flowers, take a look at the Botanical Library at Leach Garden.
Get something sweet to eat with your sweetheart at Portland's Voodoo Doughnut. This unique doughnut shop offers a wide variety of doughnuts: The Loop, with Fruit Loops on top; Grape Ape, with grape dust and lavender sprinkles; Mango Tango, filled with mango jelly and topped with tang; and their famous Voodoo Doll doughnut that's shaped like the voodoo dolls of folklore. Grabbing a treat here is the perfect way to end a romantic date.
Portland is one of the nation's most bicycle-friendly cities, so seeing Rose City from behind a set of handle bars kind of makes sense. Let the people at Pedal Bike Tours lead the way to the city's best sights, from Historic Portland to the Columbia Gorge, to the breweries and wineries and everything in between.
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.