Top Places for Art and Cultural Activities in Portland

A trip to Portland cannot be complete without understanding its rich heritage. The art and cultural activities in Portland will give you an insight into the city's history, traditions, and artwork. While visiting the cultural attractions in Portland would prove to be informative, attending its artsy events will leave you entertained. From cultural performances to historical monuments that give you a glimpse of the past, take a look at this list to know Portland better. Include these in attractions in your itinerary for Portland and have a great vacation.

Check the list of top places for art and culture in Portland:

  1. Pittock Mansion

    4.6 (2218 Votes)
    Pittock Mansion

    Architecture , Mansion

    The Pittock mansion is a beautiful architectural structure that was home to the pioneers of Portland. The Pittock Mansion reflects life how it was hundreds of years back from the perspective of the Portland pioneers. It’s a French Renaissance styled chateau whose interiors reflect the architectural style of Victorian Turkish and French forms. Trivia: The mansion has appeared in Hollywood ...Read more
  2. St. Johns Bridge

    4.7 (1832 Votes)
    St. Johns Bridge

    Park, Landmark, View Point, Bridge

    St. Johns Bridge is a steel suspension bridge that was built across the Willamette River in the city of Portland in the year 1931. This iconic piece of architecture is designated as a historical landmark in the city. A relaxing walk or a pleasant drive over this bridge would lead you to the historic downtown where the magnificent Cathedral Park and several sophisticated restaurants are located....Read more
  3. Portland Art Museum

    4.7 (2040 Votes)
    Portland Art Museum

    Art Museum, Educational Site, Arts And Crafts

    Portland Art museum, also known as the Portland museum of art (PMA) is an old renowned museum with an extensive collection of contemporary art, remarkable holdings of Maine art, exhibitions, commendable American and European art work and a lot more. The museum exhibits an unparalleled display of antique arts that goes way beyond one's imagination. Th...Read more
  4. Oregon Historical Society Museum

    Library, Museum, Exhibition , Specialty Museum

    Created in 1898, this fascinating Museum should probably be your first stop in Oregon before you go visiting the rest of the state.  it does a wonderful job of conveying the state's identity to you. There are over 85,000 artefacts here, the most famous of which includes the Portland Penny, which was used to decide the city's name; Captain Robert gray storage chest comma add 10000 year old ...Read more
  5. Multnomah County Central Library

    Library, Cafe

    Multnomah County Central Library is a room filled with knowledge and open to sharing its knowledge in the form of books and computers. The library is a wide and well maintained hall with brilliant staff and comfortable seating. You can choose your preferred read and spend some time in peace exploring the book. The library also has a café you can grab a bite from. If you love reading, thi...Read more
  6. Northwest

    Restaurant, Entertainment, Street Market, Shopping Center

    New visitors to the city can sometimes mistake the entirety of the Northwest as Nob Hill. The actual Nob Hill Neighbourhood stretches from NW 23rd Avenue to NW Lovejoy Street. It's basically thee parallel tree lined streets busy from the morning into the late at night with shoppers and bar hoppers. It's one of the best places in the city to shop and eat. You get vintage jewellery, accessories, ...Read more
  7. Portlandia

    Landmark, Statue, Sculpture

    Squatting above the entrance of the Portland Building is the Portlandia sculpture. It is the second largest copper repose statue in the country after the Statue of Liberty. It's supposed to be the anthropomorphic representation of the city. The statue is of 34 feet height and weighs almost 6000 kilograms. If standing the woman would be 50 feet high. People are always a little surprised that it ...Read more
  8. Ira Keller Fountain Park

    4.4 (51 Votes)
    Ira Keller Fountain Park

    Park, Architecture , Fountain

    The park is named in honour of the head of the Portland development Commission from 1958 to 1972. The main attraction here is the beautiful concrete water fountain designed by Angela Danadjieva who was inspired by the formation of the waterfalls in the Columbia River Gorge. More than 13000 gallons of water cascade through the waterfall every minute.  It is adorned with shore pine trees. Th...Read more
  9. Oregon Maritime Museum

    4.2 (17 Votes)
    Oregon Maritime Museum

    Library, Museum, Specialty Shop, Specialty Museum

    The Portland is the last operating steam-powered stern-wheel tug boat in the United States, and as such is on the National Registry of historic places. That is also the reason that the Oregon Maritime Museum, established here, offers tours of the tugboat that exhibit models of ships, maritime artefacts and other memorabilia. This also relates to underwater diving and World War II era shipyards....Read more
  10. The Grotto - National Sanctuary Of Our Sorrowful Mother

    4.7 (2775 Votes)
    The Grotto - National Sanctuary Of Our Sorrowful Mother

    Religious Site, Cave, Botanical Garden, Statue

    The Grotto - National Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother is a sacred shrine to the catholic community worldwide. However, anyone seeking peace and tranquility is welcome to the blessed place. The highlight of the grotto is a cave beautifully carved into a rock that is 110 feet tall. The grotto occupies 62 acres and is decorated with about 100 statues, beautiful reflection ponds, a chapel, a gift...Read more
  11. First Congregational Church

    4.3 (11 Votes)
    494 E Main St
    Church
  12. First Unitarian Church

    4.5 (2 Votes)
    1011 SW 12th Ave
    Church
  13. Cathedral Park

    4.7 (37 Votes)
    Cathedral Park

    Outdoors, Park, Walking Area, Picnic Spot

    Technically this could refer to the eponymous neighbourhood but for your purposes, it is the park under the St. John’s Bridge crossing Willamette River. It gets its name from the gothic style arches resembling cathedral arches that support the ridge. Apparently, according to local folklore, the ghost of a 15 year old girl named Thelma Taylor, who was murdered under the bridge here, haunts...Read more
  14. First Presbyterian Church

    4.7
    Church
  15. The Freakybuttrue Peculiarium And Museum

    4.2 (18 Votes)
    2234 NW Thurman St, Portland, OR 97210, USA
    Art Gallery, Museum